No. 3 TCU faces Texas Tech in each team's B12 opener

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) Texas Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury sees his players maturing this season and is eager to see how that translates to improved performance when the Red Raiders host third-ranked TCU in the Big 12 opener for both teams.

This is an early test against the team that scored a Big 12 record 82 points against them last season.

''I think I've seen more fight in them this year,'' Kingsbury said. ''And they learned a lot from last year.''

The Red Raiders (3-0) have the fewest penalty yards per game in the Big 12 this season after ranking last in the league last year. The Red Raiders have also turned around their penchant for turnovers lost, sitting at No. 30 in the nation with only three…