It could have been a seminal moment for Texas Tech’s defense and its seemingly never-ending quest toward respectability.
With third-ranked TCU facing fourth-and-goal and down to its final play, the Red Raiders had a prime opportunity to land the biggest win of the Kliff Kingsbury era while catapulting themselves into the Big 12 title conversation.
Instead, Trevone Boykin's desperation pass bounced off Josh Doctson's hand and into the arms of diving running back Aaron Green, robbing Tech's defense of a signature moment while giving the Horned Frogs the improbable game-winning score.
“We had TCU down to fourth down, we could say that we deflected the pass,” defensive coordinator David Gibbs said in a recent phone interview with ESPN.