Texas Tech football: Red Raiders’ thin defense fading after halftime

The Texas Tech football team’s precariously thin defense has made a habit of wilting in the second half this year.

If college football games were only two quarters in length, the Texas Tech football team might sport a top-50 defense in the nation. But because it is a unit with virtually no depth, the Red Raider defense is struggling mightily in the second half of games.

Overall, the numbers for DC Keith Patterson’s defense are ugly. The Red Raiders rank just 116th in the nation in total defense allowing 460.5 yards per game. That includes a pass defense that sits at No. 122 overall by surrendering 284.9 yards per game, which is more than in 2018 when Tech was second-worst in the country…