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FORT WORTH, Texas -- Patrick Mahomes and Texas Tech can certainly pile up the points and the yards. That doesnt always translate to wins.The Red Raiders are coming off a game in which Mahomes completed 52 of 88 passes and matched an FBS record with 734 yards passing, while breaking a record with 819 total yards. And they lost 66-59 .Texas Tech (3-4, 1/3 Big 12) takes a three-game losing skid into Saturdays game at TCU (4-3, 2-2), which has won the last two games in the series with some big numbers of its own.That home game last week against 16th-ranked Oklahoma was Texas Techs fourth loss since the start of last season when scoring more than 50 points. The first was 55-52 in the Big 12 opener last year against TCU, which scored on a fourth-down pass in the final minute.I usually get past losses, Mahomes said, referring to the last game against the Horned Frogs. But with that one ... you fought to the very end, and they got a tipped pass touchdown and it changed the whole dynamic of the season.Tech lost five of seven games after its 3-0 start last year.When the Red Raiders last visited Fort Worth two years ago, TCU set school and Big 12 scoring records in an 82-27 victory . In their first meeting as Big 12 foes in 2012, Texas Tech won 56-53 in triple overtime.First-year Horned Frogs quarterback Kenny Hill is second in the Big 12 with 357.1 total yards a game -- 150 yards behind Mahomes national-leading 507.1 yards per game.But Hill has only 394 total yards combined the last two games. The 34-10 setback at West Virginia last week was TCUs most-lopsided loss in five Big 12 seasons.I dont think just the quarterback, I think we need to play with more swagger, TCU coach Gary Patterson said. Hes got to have more people to throw to. Young players hit the grind. ... Kenny, hes got a little bit of confidence back. Sometimes on throws its not always the quarterbacks fault. But hes the one that gets blamed.Some other things to know when the Horned Frogs and Red Raiders play:RETURN OF TURPSix weeks after injuring his left knee, TCU receiver and returner KaVontae Turpin is expected to be back for the Horned Frogs on Saturday. He got hurt Sept. 17 against Iowa State. He had gone into that game as the national leader with 236 all-purpose yards per game, and was TCUs leading receiver after seven catches in each of the first two games.STILL HEALINGMahomes still doesnt feel like he has the same zip on the ball as he did before spraining a joint in his throwing shoulder against Kansas on Sept. 29, exactly a month ago Saturday. But hes improving. Its actually feeling the best its felt so far since Ive had the injury, said Mahomes, who got hurt when tackled against the Jayhawks. Im going to keep rehabbing and keep getting out there and practicing and it will get better every day.KNOWING KENNYTexas Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury was previously the offensive coordinator at Texas A&M, where he was involved in the recruitment of Hill. Hes a guy who I thought was going to be a star, and hes heading that way, Kingsbury said. You watch him play, hes still learning their system, still getting comfortable, but the sky is the limit on his potential.BOTH SIDES OF BLOWOUTSTCU co-offensive coordinator Sonny Cumbie has been in some scoring history in the series. He was with the Horned Frogs for that 82-point game in 2014. The most points allowed by TCU under Patterson came 10 years before that, when Cumbie was the starting quarterback for the Red Raiders in a 70-35 win.MORE THAN BIG 12This is only the fifth game as Big 12 rivals for Texas Tech and TCU -- they are 2-2 in those games, 1-1 at each teams stadium. 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The Longhorns (14-4, 3-2) got their biggest win of the season with their third in the row in the Big 12. FCS Playoffs First RoundThe Matchup -- Illinois State (6-5) at Central Arkansas (9-2)Kickoff -- 3 p.m. ET Saturday at Estes Stadium in Conway, ArkansasCoverage -- ESPN3Series -- Illinois State leads 1-0Players to Watch -- Illinois State: QB Jake Kolbe (212 of 336, 2,495, 20 TDs, 7 INTs), WR Anthony Warrum (57 receptions, 956 yards, 9 TDs), DE B.J. Bello (67 tackles, 6 sacks); Central Arkansas: QB Hayden Hildebrand (203 of 328, 2,668 yards, 17 TDs, 8 INTs), WR Desmond Smith (61 receptions, 808 yards, 6 TDs), S/LB George Odum (74 tackles, 8 TFL)The Skinny -- The only previous meeting occurred in Central Arkansas first year on the Division I level, when Illinois State won 18-3 at home. This is the first time UCA has hosted an FCS playoff game and they hope to go from winning on their purple and gray stripes to playing on Eastern Washingtons red turf in the second round. The Bears had some of the nations better defensive numbers until top-ranked Sam Houston State routed them for the Southland Conference title this past Saturday. They surrender an FCS-low 67.9 rushing yards per game on only 2.2 yards per carry, and have 26 takeaways. The offense willl turn to different ball carriers, but underrated QB Hildebrand fuels the unit.dddddddddddd Illinois State enters the playoffs as only the second team to earn an at-large bid with a 6-5 record (fellow Missouri Valley Football Conference Western Illinois was the first last year). Coach Brock Spacks Redbirds forged their way in with three straight impressive wins to end the regular season. Theyre not nearly as dangerous as their playoff teams the last two seasons (including the 2014 national runner-up), but strong-armed QB Kolbe is developing into a standout and the defense has talent and balance, with nine defenders totaling at least 50 tackles. 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