Harrell helps No. 8 Texas Tech rout Kansas 63-21

[October 27, 2008]  LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) -- Graham Harrell passed for 386 yards and five touchdowns and No. 8 Texas Tech breezed past No. 19 Kansas 63-21 Saturday, scoring on eight of its first nine possessions.

Harrell, the nation's leader in yards passing, also scored on a 1-yard run for the Red Raiders (8-0, 4-0 Big 12), who have matched their best start in 32 years. Altogether, Texas Tech rolled up 556 total yards against an outmanned Kansas defense to kick off a brutal four-week stretch that'll include No. 1 Texas, No. 7 Oklahoma State and No. 4 Oklahoma.

Kansas (5-3, 2-2) matched Harrell touchdown-for-touchdown through a first quarter that ended 14-14. But the Red Raiders ripped off 49 unanswered points for their 10th victory in 11 games against the Jayhawks.

[Associated Press; By DOUG TUCKER]

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