Behren Morton News, Rumors, Updates - Texas Tech Red Raiders

Former QB Jacob Rodriguez now All-America linebacker for playoff team Texas Tech

Jacob Rodriguez was sleeping on the floor of his brother’s apartment when he first got to Texas Tech as a walk-on in the spring of 2022

2 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

No. 5 Oregon bracing for stiffer test from No. 4 Texas Tech in CFP quarterfinal game at Orange Bowl

Oregon defensive coordinator Tosh Lupoi did not mince words when assessing the fifth-ranked Ducks' defensive performance in a 51-34 win over No. 12 James Madison in a College Footb...

3 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Texas Tech prepping while waiting for CFP opponent, Jacob Rodriguez not planning to watch on TV

All-America linebacker Jacob Rodriguez plans to watch some College Football Playoff games on television this weekend

DECEMBER 18 • Associated Press

Sufficient for conference title Morton was 20-for-33 passing for 215 yards and two touchdowns during Saturday's 34-7 victory against Brigham Young.

Impact Texas Tech's first lead, which was never relinquished, came via a Morton long pass to Coy Eakin. The latter got his QB another touchdown despite a short pass outside BYU's end zone. For the College Football Playoff, Texas Tech will log a first-round bye, giving TTU additional time to prepare for either James Madison or Oregon. Morton enters the quarterfinal matchup with strong form, his last four games including 893 passing yards and a 7-0 TD-INT ratio.

DECEMBER 8 • ROTOWIRE

Texas Tech Crushes BYU In Big 12 Title Game, Will Likely Earn 1st-Round CFP Bye

No. 4 Texas Tech almost certainly locked up a first-round bye in the CFP with a 34-7 victory over No. 11 BYU on Saturday.

DECEMBER 6 • FOX SPORTS

Texas Tech Crushes BYU In Big 12 Title Game, Will Likely Earn 1st-Round CFP Bye

Texas Tech earns Big 12 title and likely first-round CFP bye with 34-7 win over BYU

Texas Tech linebacker Ben Roberts had two interceptions after halftime and the No. 5 Red Raiders won the Big 12 championship with 34-7 victory over BYU

DECEMBER 6 • Associated Press

Good to go Saturday Morton (undisclosed) is not on the injury report ahead of Saturday's Big 12 Championship against BYU.

Impact Morton, as expected, will be good to play as the Red Raiders look to win their first Big 12 Title in school history. The senior quarterback most recently lit it up through the air in Tech's regular season finale against West Virginia, throwing for 310 yards and three touchdowns while completing 78.1 percent of his pass attempts as he led the Red Raiders to another blowout victory. He'll look to stay accurate and mistake-free in the biggest showing of the year.

DECEMBER 6 • ROTOWIRE

'So much energy': McGuire shares how Behren Morton elevates Texas Tech's offense When Joey McGuire and the Texas Tech Red Raiders take on the BYU Cougars in the Big 12 championship game, they’ll have a starting quarterbac...

DECEMBER 5 • WRECKEMRED.COM

Texas Tech Plays CFP Hopeful BYU for Big 12 Title in Dream Rematch

BYU's Kalani Sitake and Texas Tech's Joey McGuire have manifested their shared dream of reaching the Big 12 championship game, and now BYU's...

DECEMBER 4 • FOX SPORTS

Texas Tech Plays CFP Hopeful BYU for Big 12 Title in Dream Rematch

Probable against BYU Morton (undisclosed) is listed as probable for Saturday's matchup against BYU in the Big 12 Championship, per Texas Tech's official team injury report.

Impact Morton has been listed as probable in the week leading up to gameday since making his return from injury in Week 10, giving the impression that his status for Saturday's Big 12 Title game isn't in much danger. The 6-foot-2 quarterback lit up the Mountaineers through the air in Tech's regular season finale against West Virginia, throwing for 310 yards and three touchdowns while completing 78.1 percent of his pass attempts as he led the Red Raiders to another blowout victory. If he is downgraded prior to kickoff on Saturday, Mitch Griffis will likely be in line to lead the team against BYU, though he could split time with freshman Lloyd Jones as well.

DECEMBER 4 • ROTOWIRE

Big money payoff for No. 5 Texas Tech, playing for 1st Big 12 title and playoff bound

All those millions of dollars Texas Tech spent in the transfer portal seem to be paying off this season

DECEMBER 3 • Associated Press

Big 12 has rematch of 11-1 teams, likely only way both to CFP is if BYU beats Texas Tech this time

The Big 12 championship game is a rematch of 11-1 teams Texas Tech and BYU

DECEMBER 1 • Associated Press

AP Top 25 Extra Points: No. 5 Texas Tech is on the rise and looking to lock up a top-four CFP seed

Texas Tech was No. 5 in last week’s College Football Playoff rankings and on Sunday jumped two spots to No. 5 in The Associated Press poll

DECEMBER 1 • Associated Press

Big passing day at WVU Morton was 25-for-32 passing for 310 yards and three touchdowns during Saturday's 49-0 victory against West Virginia.

Impact Morton had no problems moving the ball against the Mountaineers with his third 300-yard passing game of the season. Most of that production came in the first half as many reserve players logged some snaps in the second half. Morton appears to be healthy for a rematch with BYU in the Big 12 Title Game.

NOVEMBER 30 • ROTOWIRE

Behren Morton effortlessly guided Texas Tech to a lopsided road win over WVU With the way that Behren Morton performed and the stats that he managed to put up in Texas Tech’s lopsided road win over the West Virginia M...

NOVEMBER 30 • WRECKEMRED.COM

Morton throws for 3 TDs, LB Rodriguez scores on offense again and Texas Tech whips WVU 49-0

Seventh-ranked Texas Tech finished the regular season with a 49-0 win at West Virginia

NOVEMBER 29 • Associated Press

Ready to roll Saturday Morton (undisclosed) is off the injury report ahead of Saturday's game against West Virginia.

Impact Morton had carried a probable tag throughout the week and is officially ready to go for the final game of the regular season. The senior quarterback has completed 66.1 percent of his passes for 2,118 yards and 17 touchdowns while throwing four interceptions across nine games.

NOVEMBER 29 • ROTOWIRE

Probable for Week 14 Morton (undisclosed) is probable for Saturday's game at West Virginia.

Impact The probable tag on Morton suggests he should play in the final game of the regular season for the Red Raiders. Morton completed 70 percent of his passes in one half during the win over UCF in Week 13.

NOVEMBER 26 • ROTOWIRE

No. 7 Texas Tech focused on Saturday's matchup at West Virginia and not what lies beyond

Seventh-ranked Texas Tech is closing in on a berth in next week's Big 12 championship game

NOVEMBER 26 • Associated Press

Cruises in half of play Morton completed 14 of 20 passes for 149 yards and one touchdown during Saturday's 48-9 victory over UCF.

Impact Morton didn't have to do much against UCF as he completed 70 percent of his passes and Texas Tech entered halftime up 38-2. Back-up QB Mitch Griffis would come in and play most of the second half. While Morton has thrown for at least one touchdown in five straight games, Texas Tech has leaned on their run-game much more this season when compared to previous air-raid attacks. The Red Raiders are on a bye next week before ending their regular season at West Virginia.

NOVEMBER 16 • ROTOWIRE

LB's TD: Jacob Rodriguez strikes Heisman pose again as No. 8 Texas Tech routs UCF 48-9

Linebacker Jacob Rodriguez struck the Heisman Trophy pose again after the first offensive touchdown of his career, Reggie Virgil scored three times and No. 8 Texas Tech routed UCF...

NOVEMBER 16 • Associated Press

Officially available for Week 12 Morton (lower leg) is officially available for Saturday's game against Central Florida, Pete Nakos of On3 reports.

Impact Nakos indicates that Morton's lower leg is officially not a problem after the latter was listed as probable on Texas Tech's availability report. In Week 11, Morton logged 17 completed passes on 32 attempts for 219 yards and one touchdown. Three of Morton's last four games have seen him log 200-plus passing yards and a TD, with the outlier being the Kansas-TTU game in which he first suffered his leg injury.

NOVEMBER 15 • ROTOWIRE

Set to play Saturday Morton (lower leg) is set to play Saturday against Central Florida, per On3.com.

Impact Morton was listed as probable on the Big 12 injury report, and indeed, the quarterback looks primed to suit up against the Knights. The quarterback was seen donning a boot earlier this week in practice, but he's been expected to play the all week and that hasn't changed on the eve of the game. Morton has tossed for 1,969 yards, 16 touchdowns and four interceptions on 65.7 percent completion this season.

NOVEMBER 14 • ROTOWIRE

No. 8 Texas Tech, with UCF next, may not be playing last game at home this year in playoff push

This might not be the last game No. 8 Texas Tech plays at home this year, even though for now it is the last one on the schedule

NOVEMBER 13 • Associated Press

Probable for Saturday Morton (lower leg) is probable for Saturday's game versus UCF, per the Big 12 availability report.

Impact Morton, who has been wearing a boot during practice this week, is considered probable on the team's initial availability report. This is great news for Morton and the Red Raiders as the team heads into a critical stretch of games with a good chance to make the College Football Playoff. Barring a setback, Morton should be able to lead the offense on Saturday.

NOVEMBER 12 • ROTOWIRE

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