If there was ever the perfect time for the Texas Tech football team to host an FCS opponent, it would be the week after a 20-point loss to open the season left the program reeling. But while the Red Raiders are facing questions up and down the roster, the Lamar Cardinals will come to Lubbock with a much more positive mindset after a huge win to open the season.
Playing in the Southland Conference, Lamar went just 2-9 in 2017 and 1-8 in league play. They fell to the only FBS team they faced, North Texas, 59-14 and lost to recent Texas Tech opponents Sam Houston, S.