ARLINGTON, Texas -- Texas Tech's all-in bet just paid off.
After an offseason of big dreams and bigger spending, the No. 4 Red Raiders secured their first Big 12 championship in program history Saturday with a 34-7 rout of No. 11 BYU.
It was another dominant display from a 12-1 squad unlike any ever seen in Lubbock, one that fuels even more confidence about a deep College Football Playoff run.
After the confetti fell inside AT&T Stadium and coach Joey McGuire hoisted a trophy he's been chasing every day for four years, he fought back tears as he embraced billionaire board chair Cody Campbell, general manager James Blanchard, athletic director Kirby Hocutt and the many stakeholders who helped set this program up for a historic season.