Tackle Kerry Hyder among players performing well along defensive interior

The best part of the Red Raiders starting the season with three blowout wins might be that Jones AT&T Stadium could be a noisy place again when No. 6 Oklahoma and No. 8 West Virginia visit in early October.

Here are five things that stood out after Tech's 49-14 win against New Mexico

Senior quarterback throws a career-high six touchdown passes, five in the first half, as the Red Raiders roll the Lobos, 49-14

The "Celebrate Cotton" theme is a campaign to raise awareness of the key West Texas industry

During the 49-14 victory Saturday, Tech rushed for 325 yards - their most since 1998 - and limited New Mexico to 84 rushing yards on 35 attempts, an average of 2.4 yards per carry.

For the second week in a row, Tech recovered a short kickoff Saturday and then turned it into a touchdown.

The Lobo offense was held to a season-low 127 total yards while Tech's balanced offense shredded the Lobos defense for 702 yards in a 49-14 Red Raider victory.

With an 18-yard pass to Bradley Marquez in the first quarter, quarterback Seth Doege became the eighth Tech signal-caller to eclipse the 5,000-yard career passing mark.

Updates and analysis throughout the game from Jones AT&T Stadium

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Scott Hall, who spent part of his youth in Lubbock, attended Texas Tech and still has family in the area, created this cartoon in the famous style of the late Dirk West.