The Tigers have struggled this season, as they enter this matchup with a 4-5 record.

The ninth-ranked Texas Tech football team didn't score as many touchdowns in the red zone as it would have liked, but it hardly mattered in a dominant showing against the eighth-ranked BYU Cougars.

The No. 17 Vols (1-0) host Northern Kentucky (1-0) on Nov. 8 (3 p.m. ET, SEC Network+) at Food City Center.

After Hugh Freeze was fired following Auburn’s loss to Kentucky last week, the Tigers are now set to face No. 16 Vanderbilt in the first game under interim head coach DJ Durkin.