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LUBBOCK, Texas -- Texas aims for its first road win this season when the Longhorns face Texas Tech on Saturday. Marvin Webster Jersey .The two teams have identical records, but the Red Raiders (2-3, 4-4) have won one game away from Lubbock -- after losing two earlier this season. They beat TCU last week in Fort Worth on a field goal in the second overtime.Texas coach Charlie Strong says his players need to summon a home-game mindset for the Longhorns (2-3, 4-4) to get their first road win in Lubbock.So how good you feel when youre at home, thats the same feeling that we have to take when were on the road, even though its a different atmosphere.Texas biggest challenge will be stopping Texas Tech quarterback Patrick Mahomes, who leads the nation in passing yards (3,519) and total offense (471.3 yards per game). The junior is still recovering from an injury to his passing shoulder in late September. He fell on it painfully on a rush that set up the winning field goal at TCU.Texas Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury says Mahomes shoulder has steadily improved and that he gets daily treatments.I think it scared him, the fourth-year coach said. He landed right on it. Im sure there was some pain, but he sounds like he will be able to practice almost a full week so that should help.TCU kept Mahomes contained inside the pocket for most of the game, holding him to a season-low 206 yards passing. The team had a season-low 345 total yards and was held to its fewest points since a 20-10 win over the Horned Frogs in 2013.Thats whats got to be critical for us, not to let him outside, Strong said.A few more things to look for when Texas Tech hosts Texas:TEXAS RUSHINGDOnta Foreman, second in the nation in rushing yards (158 ypg), got two TDs and 250 yards on 32 carries in the Longhorns 35-34 win over Baylor last week. Thats more than the team is averaging per game (226.5 ypg). The performance made Foreman Texas first 1,000-yard season rusher since Jamaal Charles in 2007. Texas Tech has given up 300-plus yards rushing three times this season and is allowing an average of 213.8 yards. He runs with everything he has, Texas offense lineman Connor Williams said.THIRD DOWNSThe Red Raiders lead the nation in third-down conversion (57.8 percent), getting 74 first downs on 128 third downs. That is way better than the Longhorns who are 58th in the nation. Texas has gotten 52 first downs on 126 third-down attempts (41.3 percent). Kingsbury said a lot of the success is due to Mahomes abilities. Pat does a tremendous job of understanding the down and distance, he said. If its not there find a way to get it with your feet, so its a credit to him on more than the brilliant third down play calling that goes on.SMACK TALK BACKLASH?Texas DE Breckyn Hager apologized, and Strong chastised him, for a comment he made to TV reporters Monday, telling them the mission for the Longhorns defense was to injure that quarterback, referring to Mahomes. Some of Texas Techs faithful, in social media posts, wrote that the apology was not accepted. The comment could make for some added tensions between the teams.PENALTY REBOUNDPenalties have hurt the Red Raiders all season. They are 124th in the nation with 8.75 penalties per game. But against TCU Texas Tech had just one -- a 5-yarder. That hasnt happened since 1992. Can they keep it up against the Longhorns? They made their decision to play disciplined, Kingsbury said. That was the focus.---Follow Betsy Blaney on Twitter at www.twitter.com/betsyblaney---AP college football website: http://collegefootball.ap.org Art Harris Jersey . Walcott is available for Saturdays home match against Southampton as Arsenal looks to extend its two-point lead at the top of the Premier League. The Gunners are currently the second highest scorers in the league but Wenger insists Walcott will add something extra to his team. Nate McMillan Jersey . Peter Holland and Brad Staubitz were sent to Toronto on Saturday as the Maple Leafs traded defenceman Jesse Blacker and draft picks to the Anaheim Ducks. https://www.supersonicsjerseys.com/500s-...upersonics.html . -- Al Jefferson found a groove just in time for the Charlotte Bobcats.There are many great battles currently going on in CFL training camps, but none more intriguing or more important to an organization, than the competition at quarterback for the Edmonton Eskimos. After the first week of camp, Kavis Reed feels that the race between former BC Lion Mike Reilly and Matt Nichols, who got playing time in eight games for the Eskimos last year before being sidelined with an ankle injury, is a dead heat. When asked to examine a hypothetical, as to whether or not, if the tie continued, the coach would consider a two quarterback system. Reeds response was matter of fact, and to the point, when he said, "I hope that (the two QB system) is not the case for the health of this franchise." he went on to say, "With free agency, and contracts the way they are, this franchise needs to find the next franchise quarterback." So there you have it, a two quarterback system in Edmonton would be an absolute last resort and not something the coaching staff wants to have to experiment with, so the race at the most important position on the field for Edmonton between Mike Reilly and Matt Nichols is on. The Edmonton coaching staff is watching the every move of the two players, who have more in common than you might imagine, and tracking their every stat. As of day five of camp, Reed said, the rep count was within five snaps of each other, and there was just .5% separating the two when it came to their completion percentage. Matt Nichols, who played his college ball at Eastern Washington and Mike Reilly, who played at Central Washington, are both saying the right things. When asked about the competition, Nichols said, "we both want this team to win and we both want to be the starter." Which was almost identical to Reillys response when he stated, "everybody wants to play and if you win the job the starter does not want to do all that work to come off the field," then mentioned last year and finished his thought saying, "but we needed two quarterbacks last year in BC when Travis got hurt." What Reilly gives up in knowledge of Edmontons offense as a newcomer, he makes up with his study habits, and saidd he spends every waking moment with his head in the playbook. Danny Fortson Jersey. "Im studying my butt off, but it feels good and Im happy with my placement and accuracy so far." Nichols says he has completely recovered from that ugly ankle injury last year and stated, "I dont even get treatment on it after practice," and in fact, he has been training full out since March. Both quarterbacks, worked with their teammates in the off-season in the new indoor facility in Edmonton to develop chemistry with the receivers, both are pocket passers with the ability to extend plays and run when needed and, both, according to Kavis Reed, have shown great leadership abilities. But the similarities dont end there, both Nichols, in four out of his five years in college, and Reilly, for one year at Central Washington, give most of the credit for what they know about playing the quarterback position to the same guy, their college head coach Beau Baldwin. Baldwin transferred from one school to the other and back again, while the two were first learning the position, and sounded like brothers talking about their father, when praising their former college coach. They are also benefiting from the experience of veteran quarterback Kerry Joseph, who understands his roll and will be ready if needed, but in the meantime is acting as a mentor for the two pivots. The competition in Edmonton means that the Eskimos, at least early in the year, may be playing catch up with the rest of the league. Every other team in the CFL have an established starter in camp taking first team reps, while Reilly and Nichols are splitting the first unit snaps. However, as Kavis Reed said, this is a very important decision for the organization, for not just this year, but the foreseeable future and Reed needs to find the right guy, or as he puts it, "the guy the team can believe in." The pre-season games will be important but, according to the head coach this very difficult call will not be based on the stat lines alone. In fact Reed said he wont even be making the decision. That will be in the hands of Mike Reilly or Matt Nichols. ' ' '