Hammond throws the go-ahead touchdown and No. 13 Texas Tech downs Oregon State 35-24

Will Hammond hit Coy Eakin with a 32-yard touchdown pass with 6:31 left to put Texas Tech in front and the No. 13 Red Raiders went on to a 35-24 victory over resilient Oregon State on Saturday night

CORVALLIS, Ore. -- Will Hammond hit Coy Eakin with a 32-yard touchdown pass with 6:31 left to put Texas Tech in front and the No. 13 Red Raiders went on to a 35-24 comeback victory over resilient Oregon State on Saturday night.

J'Koby Williams ran for 116 yards and a touchdown for Texas Tech (2-0), which trailed 24-21 early in the fourth quarter.

After Eakin's touchdown catch, Oregon State appeared to be marching downfield but Aeryn Hampton's dropped pass and Braden Atkinson's subsequent fourth-and-9 pass attempt was unsuccessful.

Tony Castellanos hit Matt Ludwig with an 8-yard scoring pass with 1:03 left for the final margin.

Atkinson threw for 399 yards and two touchdowns for Oregon State (0-2). Jesse Legree caught eight passes for 240 yards and two scores. The last time an Oregon State player had over 200 yards receiving at a home game was in 2003.

Hammond threw for 189 yards and a touchdown for the Red Raiders, who went into the game favored by 26 1/2 points.

The Red Raiders were coming off a 33-10 victory over Abilene Christian but the win still dropped the team a spot in the rankings.

Hammond is in his first season as a full-time starter after transfer Brendan Sorsby parted ways amid the fallout from a gambling scandal. Sorsby sued the NCAA and gained a court-ordered reinstatement that prompted nationwide backlash toward Texas Tech.

Oregon State opened with a 33-20 loss to Houston, another ranked Big 12 team. The Beavers had just 26 rushing yards and Atkinson was sacked four times.

After Caleb Ojeda's 54-yard field goal attempt for the Beavers at the end of the first quarter was short, Tommy Castellanos put Texas Tech in front with a 7-yard touchdown run midway through the second quarter.

The Beavers answered on the very next drive with Legree's 75-yard touchdown reception from Atkinson.

Cameron Dickey's 1-yard run on fourth-and-1 made it 14-7 for the Red Raiders, but Stone Harrington's 53-yard field goal as time expired in the half fell far short.

The Beavers narrowed the score to 14-13 early in the half on Atkinson's 4-yard pass to AJ Newberry, but the point-after attempt failed.