With all the respect Thomas Castellanos earned last Saturday with his 18-for-28 passing performance in a 53-48 win over West Virginia, people are overlooking that his receivers played arguably their best all-around game as a position group.

Seven players caught at least one pass against West Virginia, with three catching touchdown passes.

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Kenny Johnson and Terrance Carter combined for 165 yards and four touchdowns on 9 receptions to lead a Tech offense that ended the game with 362 passing yards in total.

However, in pressure situations like long-yardage and fourth downs, Castellanos made connections with two receivers who haven’t made many plays this season.

Freshman Chase Campbell had his number called on with a 43-yard reception to add to his 56-yard performance, and Micah Hudson finished with 76 yards on two catches, including a 23-yard jump ball catch on fourth-and-three in the fourth quarter.

Not to mention tight end Jett Carpenter catching a goal-line pass for his first touchdown of the season.

For Texas Tech, the arrival of more production from receivers will be key going into Saturday’s matchup, because both Tech and Oklahoma State have two of the more boom-or-bust secondaries in the conference.

TTU and OSU are first and second in interceptions, which on the surface is fantastic, until you consider they also stand third and fourth in passing touchdowns allowed.

What has worked for Oklahoma State has been the balanced attack in the air, with four players having 400-plus receiving yards, including the duo of Justin Bowick and Wyatt Young, who combine for 1,553.

Adding the output of the Cowboys' receivers to arguably the top quarterback prospect in the 2027 NFL Draft, Drew Mestemaker, who has thrown only nine interceptions to his 29 touchdown passes, and you have an offense that is third in both points per game (43.9) and passing yards per game. (339.1)

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This, along with the performance that the Red Raiders had last week, has the country expecting another vintage Big 12 shootout. The question is, which offense will come out on top?

Texas Tech and Oklahoma State will kick off on Saturday at 8:30 p.m. CT, at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

Source: Yahoo Sports