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No. 13 Texas Tech opens Big 12 title defense vs. 22 Houston as league goes int'l

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Things to watch this week in the Big 12 Conference: Game of the week No. 22 Houston (2-0, 0-0 Big 12) at No. 13 Texas Tech (2-0, 0-0), Friday, 7 p.m. CT (FOX) Texas Tech, the reigning Big 12 champion and a favorite to repeat, has won its last nine home games while allowing no more than 17 points in any of them. The Red Raiders play their conference opener against a Houston team in its third season with coach Willie Fritz and looking for a real breakthrough in the Big 12. The Cougars won 10 games last year after four wins in each of their first two seasons in the league. Both teams have already beaten Oregon State this year. Houston’s season opener was a 33-20 win at home over the Pac-12’s Beavers, who last week lost their home opener 35-24 to Texas Tech. The undercard Arizona State (1-1, 0-0) vs. Kansas (1-1, 0-0), at London, Saturday, 11 a.m. CT (FS1) The Sun Devils and Jayhawks both traveled well over 4,000 miles for the first college football game ever to be played at historic Wembl