BEHREN MORTON NEWS

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.

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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.

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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.

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Donning boot but should play Morton (lower leg) is donning a boot during the week but is throwing, per Don Williams of the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal.

Impact Morton is reportedly going to be limited all week leading up to Friday, when the Red Raiders hope he can really ramp up his participation in practice. Still, head coach Joey McGuire sounds like he expects his star quarterback to play against UCF. Morton has tossed for 1,969 yards, 16 touchdowns and four interceptions this fall.

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Toughs out win versus BYU Morton completed 17 of 32 passes for 219 yards and one touchdown during Saturday's 29-7 victory versus Brigham Young. He also had five rushes for -47 yards.

Impact Morton toughed out a win against BYU as he led the Red Raiders downfield for an early touchdown and then just maintained the lead the rest of the way. Texas Tech leaned on their defense and special teams to beat the previously undefeated Cougars. Morton started the season hot with 3.7 touchdown per game through the first three contests, however, has recorded multiple touchdowns just once since then. Texas Tech and Morton will look to build on their recent success when they host Central Florida next week.

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Harrington's 5 field goals, Rodriguez's takeaways lead No. 9 Texas Tech past No. 8 BYU 29-7

Stone Harrington kicked a school-record five field goals and Texas Tech linebacker Jacob Rodriguez had two takeaways as the No. 9 Red Red Raiders beat eighth-ranked BYU 29-7

6 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Will play in Week 11 Morton (undisclosed) will play in Saturday's game against BYU, Pete Nakos of On3.com reports.

Impact Even though the Big 12's availability report recently included a probable Morton, Nakos is certain that the quarterback will play. It makes sense, not only considering Texas Tech's depleted QB chart but also Morton's recent statistical output. Week 10 saw Morton log a 65.6 completion percentage on 32 pass attempts for 249 yards and a 2-1 TD-INT ratio at Kansas State.

NOVEMBER 7 • ROTOWIRE

No. 9 Texas Tech all hyped for No. 8 BYU and home game with Big 12 and playoff implications

Texas Tech coach Joey McGuire is all-in on the hype ahead of the No. 9 Red Raiders’ biggest home game in well more than a decade

NOVEMBER 6 • Associated Press

Big 12 has first top-10 matchup since '21 when No. 8 BYU goes to No. 9 Texas Tech

Eighth-ranked BYU is going to ninth-ranked Texas Tech on Saturday for the Big 12's first conference game matching top 10 teams since 2021

NOVEMBER 6 • Associated Press

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

Impact Morton popped up on Wednesday's injury report, but luckily for the Red Raiders he is still probable to play in the team's biggest game of the season. It's unclear if this designation is due to the leg injury he was dealing with or if it's a new injury. Regardless, the Red Raiders should have their starting quarterback in Saturday's Top 10 matchup, barring some major setback.

NOVEMBER 5 • ROTOWIRE

College football Week 11: No. 8 BYU at No. 9 Texas Tech biggest game in Lubbock since 2008

Lubbock is buzzing as No. 8 BYU faces No. 9 Texas Tech on Saturday in a Big 12 showdown

NOVEMBER 5 • Associated Press

The Big 12 is in the hunt for multiple CFP berths with No. 8 BYU and No. 9 Texas Tech set to battle

BYU and Texas Tech are leading the Big 12’s charge for multiple berths in the College Football Playoff for the first time

NOVEMBER 4 • Associated Press

Returns with big road win Morton completed 21 of 32 passes for 249 yards, two touchdowns and one interception during Saturday's 43-20 victory against Kansas State.

Impact Morton returned from an injury to lead the Red Raiders to a significant road win at Kansas State. He threw multiple touchdown passes for the first time since Week 3 against Oregon State. Morton will need to be the guy for the rest of the year as teammate Will Hammond is out for the season. Texas Tech has a huge upcoming game against BYU, and it's expected that Morton will have heavy passing volume in that contest.

NOVEMBER 2 • ROTOWIRE

No. 13 Texas Tech Takes Advantage of 5 Turnovers To Beat Kansas State, 43-20

Behren Morton threw for 249 yards and two TDs in his return from injury to lead No. 13 Texas Tech past Kansas State on Saturday.

NOVEMBER 1 • FOX SPORTS

No. 13 Texas Tech takes advantage of turnovers to beat K-State 43-20, ending 8-game series skid

Behren Morton throws for 249 yards and two touchdowns, leading No. 13 Texas Tech to a 43-20 victory over Kansas State

NOVEMBER 1 • Associated Press

Good to go at KSU Morton (leg) is active for Saturday's game at Kansas State.

Impact Morton held a probable status ahead of the big away game, and he's now been cleared. The starting quarterback missed back-to-back games with the lingering leg injury. He's completed 104 of 150 passes for 1,501 yards with 13 touchdowns and three interceptions across six outings this campaign.

NOVEMBER 1 • ROTOWIRE

'Pick up where we left off': Texas Tech OC hopeful about QB Behren Morton's return Behren Morton is officially back as the starting quarterback for the Texas Tech football team as the Red Raiders have hit the road to Manhat...

NOVEMBER 1 • WRECKEMRED.COM

'Really impressive:' Leftwich appreciated Texas Tech's 3rd string QB stepping up Things have not been ideal for Texas Tech’s quarterbacks recently. Starting quarterback Behren Morton was thriving early on in the season, b...

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Texas Tech OC Mack Leftwich speaks on importance of balance for his offense This weekend, Behren Morton should be making a pretty noteworthy return to playing for the Red Raiders as the Texas Tech football team goes...

NOVEMBER 1 • WRECKEMRED.COM

Remains probable Morton (leg) remains probable on Texas Tech's injury report ahead of Saturday against Kansas State.

Impact Morton was deemed "ready to go" by On3.com's Pete Nakos earlier Friday, but the quarterback is still listed as probable on the Red Raiders' injury report. All signs point to Morton playing, but if he's unavailable, expect Mitch Griffis to get the start.

OCTOBER 31 • ROTOWIRE

Ready to go for Week 10 Morton (leg) is "ready to go" for Saturday's game at Kansas State, Pete Nakos of On3 reports.

Impact Morton available at Kansas State should not be surprising, considering his probable status going into Week 10 and Texas Tech's team needing its best quarterback with Will Hammond (knee) no longer able to step in. He had a solid October, with his two games featuring 35 completed passes for 436 yards and two touchdowns.

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No. 17 Cincinnati is Big 12's surprise team and going for 8th win in a row

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