Texas Tech’s special season fell short of preseason national championship expectations surrounding the program after building one of the most talented rosters in college football.
Every single position was loaded with depth and it certainly showed going roughshod through a competitive Big 12 that includes the program’s first 12-win season and Big 12 Championship.
Since the inception of the expanded 12-team playoff, teams seeded No. 1 through No. 4 are a combined 1-7 in the second round. No. 5 seed Oregon dispatched Tech with ease, being held scoreless after averaging more than 40 points per game in the regular season…