The Texas Tech football team was able to count on its special teams throughout the first half of the season.The Red Raiders went into Saturday with the FBS leader in kickoff-return average, two kickers who’ve combined to make all 13 of their field-goal attempts and coverage units that hadn’t allowed a kickoff return longer than 29 yards or a punt return longer than 20.On an overcast Saturday afternoon, though, when one element went bad, other elements went bad, too.Underdog Baylor put a stunningly easy 59-35 beatdown on Texas Tech with some special-teams plays helping the Bears build a 10-point halftime lead and get comfortable in front of a homecoming crowd at Jones AT&T Stadium. In the first half, Jack Burgess shanked a 32-yard punt out of bounds and hit a low liner that Josh Cameron returned 73 yards to the Tech 1-yard line.Baylor scored touchdowns after both. The Bears got a field goal after Rara Dillworth recovered a kickoff that Drae McCray muffed at the Tech 19.Related:Texas…
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