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The wait for the start of the 2023 college football season is over for the Wyoming Cowboys and Texas Tech Red Raiders as the teams kick off their seasons Saturday, Sept. 2 at 5:30 p.m. from …
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The wait for the start of the 2023 college football season is over for the Wyoming Cowboys and Texas Tech Red Raiders as the teams kick off their seasons Saturday, Sept. 2 at 5:30 p.m. from Wyoming’s Jonah Field at War Memorial Stadium. The game will be televised nationally on CBS.
THIS WEEK’S MATCHUP
It has been over 30 years since the Wyoming Cowboys and Texas Tech Red Raiders have played each other. That last meeting came in Lubbock, Texas, on Sept. 12, 1992.
Wyoming will kick off Saturday’s game with 17 returning starters, including 10 of 11 returning starters on defense, five on offense and both its starting place-kicker and punter. Texas Tech also returns 17 starters — 10 on offense, six on defense and its starting punter.
Wyoming finished the 2023 season with a 7-6 overall record and a 5-3 Mountain West Conference mark to finish second in the MW Mountain Division. The Cowboys defeated rivals Air Force, Colorado State and Utah State along the way and earned their fifth bowl bid in the past seven seasons, ending with a hard-fought single overtime loss (27-30) to Ohio in the Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl.
Texas Tech enters the 2023 season ranked No. 24 in the nation in the Preseason USA Today/Coaches Poll and is receiving votes in the Preseason Associated Press Media Poll. Texas Tech finished the 2022 season with an 8-5 record and a 5-4 conference mark to finish fourth in the Big 12. The Red Raiders concluded the ‘22 season with a four-game winning streak and a 42-25 win over Ole Miss in the TaxAct Texas Bowl.
WHERE TO WATCH AND LISTEN
For fans who are unable to attend Saturday’s game there are several ways to watch and listen.
Every Cowboy Football game is broadcast live on the 26 affiliates of the Cowboy Sports Network. Announcers are Keith Kelley, play-by-play (second year), Kevin McKinney, color analyst (26th year) and Erick Pauley, sideline reporter (second year). The pregame show begins 90 minutes prior to kickoff.
Saturday’s game will be televised nationally on CBS. Announcers will be Rich Waltz (play-by-play), Aaron Taylor (color analyst) and Amanda Guerra (sideline analyst).
There are tickets available for Saturday’s season opener, but tickets are going fast. Fans are encouraged to purchase their tickets as early as possible to get the best seats among those remaining.
