No. 11 Iowa State suffers its first loss of the season, falling 23-22 to Texas Tech in the final seconds

No. 11 Iowa State suffered its first loss of the season, losing to Texas Tech 23-22 on a 5-yard touchdown run by Tahj Brooks with 19 seconds left in the game.

With the loss, the Cyclones drop to 7-1 overall and 4-1 in the Big 12, falling behind No. 9 BYU (8-0, 5-0) and tied with Colorado (6-2, 4). are in second place -1). No. 17 Kansas State (7-2, 4-2) falls to fourth place after the Wildcats' 24-19 loss to Houston.

The Red Raiders drove 71 yards in 12 plays with 1:41 left to give the go-ahead score. A two-point conversion attempt to gain a three-point lead failed.

Texas Tech reached the 1-yard line with 35 seconds left on a 13-yard pass from Behren Morton to Jordan Brown. But a false start penalty on the next play pushed the offense back to the 5-yard line. However, Brooks scored two plays later.

With just over two minutes left, the Cyclones took a 22-17 lead. Rocco Becht hit Carson Brown for a 44-yard catch-and-run that put the Cyclones on top after much of the fourth quarter. That was Brown's only reception of the game.

Texas Tech had two chances to take the lead in the final two minutes of the game, but Behren Morton first knocked down an open Josh Kelly for what would have been a 60-yard score. On a 49-yard pass attempt, Kelly failed to make another reception in the end zone.

Kelly completed eight receptions for 127 yards with his two touchdowns. Morton passed for 237 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions, completing 21 of 40 passes. Brooks rushed for 122 yards and scored on 25 carries. Texas Tech improves to 4-2 in the Big 12 and 6-3 overall, staying ahead of the game for a berth in the conference title game despite the disarray at the top.

With just over five minutes to play, the Cyclones went for a go-ahead score, but strangely called for a quarterback run on third-and-10 from the Texas Tech 32-yard line. Becht gained just 1 yard at right tackle, forcing Iowa State to settle for a 51-yard field goal attempt.

However, Kyle Konrardy missed and shot the ball wide to the right.

Texas Tech took a 7-0 lead on its first possession and capped a 72-yard drive with a 35-yard touchdown pass from Morton to a wide-open Kelly.

Later in the third quarter, the two scored for 19 yards, giving the Red Raiders a 17-13 lead.

For Iowa State, Becht completed 22 of 39 passes for 332 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. Jayden Higgins had 10 catches for 149 yards and a score, while Jaylin Noel contributed six catches for 68 yards. Abu Sama III led the Cyclones with 74 yards rushing on 13 carries, and Carson Hansen ran for 46 yards on 11 carries.