Senior quarterback Behren Morton was one of the Texas Tech Red Raiders’ most notable returning players heading into the 2025-26 college football season. He threw for 3,335 yards with 27 passing touchdowns and eight interceptions, challenging the best in the Big 12 through the air.
With high expectations for his final campaign in crimson and black, he came into the team’s season opener to put on a show for a sold-out home crowd. Facing an FCS side, he delivered, completing 16 of his 20 pass attempts for 201 yards and four touchdowns, ending all eight first-half drives in a score.
A knee injury, which was later deemed as a hyperextension, took him out at halftime, but Morton was able to return to practice in the same week and was ruled day-to-day. He is now expected to start in Week 2, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel…