Undefeated no more.

No. 7 BYU suffered its first loss of the season Saturday against Texas Tech, falling 29-7 to the No. 8-ranked Red Raiders .

The Cougars are now 8-1 on the year and 5-1 in Big 12 play.

3 takeaways

BYU’s offense and special teams units both struggled mightily. Aside from a respectable defensive effort, the Cougars were flat-out embarrassed in Lubbock.

BYU only made one trip inside the red zone and committed three turnovers. The Cougars were 3 of 14 on third down and averaged 2.5 yards per carry, while putting up just 157 total yards through the first three quarters of action.

Texas Tech’s elite defense gave Bear Bachmeier fits. Outside of the fourth quarter, BYU’s true freshman QB went 12 of 21 in passing for 89 yards and an interception. He did find Chase Robert

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