Coy Eakin caught two touchdown passes from Behren Morton and Tahj Brooks had two touchdowns in another 100-yard rushing performance as the Texas Tech football team outlasted Cincinnati 44-41 Saturday night in Big 12 action at Jones AT&T Stadium.

Cincinnati kicker Nathan Hawks missed a 51-yard field goal wide right as time ran out.

Tech (4-1, 2-0 in the Big 12) overcame an early 11-point deficit. The Red Raiders got two field goals from Gino Garcia and one from Reese Burkhardt. The last from Garcia made it 44-34 with 7:50 left in the game.

Brooks's 1-yard run tied the game 24-24 late in the second quarter, and his 2-yard run put Tech ahead early in the third. He finished with 32 carries for 172 yards, topping 100 for the 12th time in his past 15 games.

Safety A.J. McCarty gave Tech breathing room with a 51-yard interception-return touchdown with 12:40 left in the fourth quarter. Linebacker Ben Roberts hit Brendan Sorsby, who threw a wobbler behind the intended receiver.

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It was the second pick-six for McCarty at Jones AT&T Stadium. He did it for Baylor against Tech two years ago.

Sorsby threw for 426 yards and four touchdowns for Cincinnati (3-2, 1-1). The last two, for 71 yards and 3 yards to Manny Covey, narrowed the gap to 41-34 and 44-41 with 3:24 left.

After McCarty's touchdown made it 41-27, Cincinnati answered when Covey took a screen pass for a touchdown. It was the third week in a row Tech's allowed a short pass to go for more than 65 yards.

Morton completed 19 of 29 passes for 251 yards, and Josh Kelly caught eight for 111. Cincinnati's Xzavier Henderson caught seven passes for 127 yards, and Covey caught six for 100.

Offense: B

Eakin and Brooks fueled the unit with two touchdowns apiece. Kelly continues to be a security blanket for Morton.

Defense: D

Sudden-change situations and big-play touchdowns continue to be a problem. De'Braylon Carroll, Roberts and Jacob Rodriguez were bright spots.

Special teams: C

Cincinnati converted Kelly's fumbled punt into a field goal. Drae McCray's opening kickoff return gave offense good field position for its first scoring drive, and Garcia and Burkhardt kept Tech perfect on field goals this season.

Coaching: B

The Red Raiders had a depleted secondary and an 11-point deficit early in the game. Give the staff credit for keeping a team poised.

Overall: B

Texas Tech's offense continues to get better, and the defense dodged a bullet against a team with some quality weapons. Now the Red Raiders go to Arizona next week with some momentum.

This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: Does Texas Tech football get any A's after edging Cincinnati?