Texas Tech faces Texas this Friday in Austin to fight for bowl eligibility. Here are three takeaways from Kliff Kingsbury's weekly appearance on the Big 12 teleconference.

Offense needs to get better in red zone

Texas Tech's offense hasn't been its usual explosive self this season. The Red Raiders have had moments, but have been inconsistent overall. The low point came when Texas Tech only scored three points against TCU in its last time out. Kingsbury said the biggest problem is a struggle to score in the red zone.

"I think first and foremost we've been really poor in the red zone," Kingsbury said. "I think we're 128th in the country in scoring points in the red zone and we've gotta get better. That's on me as a play caller to have a better plan, have a better scheme when we get down there that we can execute and be comfortable with to put the ball in the end zone. I think that's our biggest problem right now is we're moving the ball OK but we can't score when we get down there."

Going for it every time?

Texas Tech's kicking woes have continued even with the return of Clayton Hatfield from injury. Hatfield missed a 20-yard field goal on Saturday that would've cut TCU's lead to 10-6. The Horned Frogs took control of the game from that point out. So, would Kingsbury consider doing what the Philadelphia Eagles did against the Cowboys and go for it on every fourth-down?

"It's crossed my mind," Kingsbury said. "Saturday we thought we can make it 10-6 with a 20-yard field goal and it didn't work out, and they go down and score and it kind of changes the tide of the game. We have confidence in our kicker. He's been very good for us throughout his career. We're just in a slump right now. We'll see how that goes this week and kind of take it play-by-play."

Not paying attention to noise

At 5-6, Texas Tech needs a win against Texas to become bowl eligible. A loss could mean the end of Kingsbury's tenure in Lubbock. Kingsbury said he's not paying attention to the noise.

"It just comes with the territory," Kingsbury said. "You focus on what you can control and you focus on making sure your players are having a great experience and getting ready for the game. We want to extend our season for those seniors and that's our total focus. I think in this profession if you start looking at other things outside of that game that week, that's when you get yourself in trouble."