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BEHREN MORTON #2 - QUARTERBACK - TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS
2428 YDS •
20 TD •
4 INT
2428 YDS
20 TD
4 INT
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
NOVEMBER 12 • ROTOWIRE
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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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.
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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.
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