ESPN News Services September 3, 2023, 1:33am ET3 minutes read
Fans storm the field after Wyoming takes the thrilling 2OT victory
Wyoming is coming off a thrilling 35-33 double overtime win over Texas Tech.
LARAMIE, Wyo. – Andrew Peasley threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to tight end John Michael Gyllenborg on fourth-and-7 and running back Sam Scott scored the 2-point conversion as Wyoming stunned Texas Tech 35-33 in double overtime Saturday night at War Memorial Stadium in the season opener for both teams.
Tyler Shough, who finished the game with 338 passing yards and three touchdowns, had given the Red Raiders a 33-27 lead after finding Jerand Bradley for a 15-yard score, but the senior’s conversion pass Quarterbacks failed.
Scott’s walk-off score sent the 26,450 crowd onto the field late Saturday after the game was delayed 78 minutes due to a thunderstorm that moved through Laramie.
Peasley, who limped off the field at the end of regulation after deflecting a heavy hit from nose tackle Jaylon Hutchings, ran for a 5-yard touchdown on the first possession of overtime.
“For this game it was just about getting them to the bottom of the pool and they’re going to get out,” Peasley said in his on-field postgame interview with CBS. “That’s exactly what we did and I’m just happy to come away with the W.”
Tahj Brooks answered for Texas Tech with a 6-yard touchdown run on third-and-2 to force a second overtime.
The Red Raiders quickly stormed to a 17-0 lead with the help of fumbles from Wyoming running backs Jamari Ferrell and DQ James.
John Hoyland, a preseason AP All-America second-team selection, hit a career-high 56-yard field goal to stop the Cowboys’ bleeding and start a 20-0 run.
Peasley continued to play with minor injuries, but in the end it didn’t seem to matter to him.
“I always say ‘I’m injured, not injured’ so I can still play. That’s kind of my motto,” Peasley said. “I just kept going, kept reading and it turned out.”
The Red Raiders entered the season with high expectations after beating Oklahoma and Texas in the same season for the first time in 2022, but they were one of four Big 12 clubs to stumble on Saturday. Baylor, TCU and West Virginia also lost in Week 1, and only the Mountaineers were an underdog.
Especially with the Big 12 now expanding, don’t expect Texas Tech to schedule any more road games against Group 5 opponents in the near future.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.