LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Texas Tech quarterback Behren Morton remains day to day after missing a game for the first time this season with a knee injury, and defensive tackle Skyler Gill-Howard is out at least the rest of the regular season following ankle surgery, coach Joey McGuire said Monday.
Texas Tech's first loss dropped the Red Raiders (6-1, 3-1 Big 12) seven spots to No. 14 in the AP Top 25. They are home against Oklahoma State (1-6, 0-4) on Saturday.
The 42-17 victory over Kansas was the third time this season Morton exited due to an injury and Will Hammond came on to finish the win. Hammond made his first start of the year against the Sun Devils and led a drive to a 22-19 lead before Arizona State answered in the final two minutes.
Morton first injured the knee in a 67-7 victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff in the season opener. McGuire described it then as a hyperextended knee, and said it was the same injury when Morton was knocked out against the Jayhawks.
The other injury for Morton came in a victory at Utah when he took a hard hit to the helmet.
Gill-Howard was carted off the field against Kansas with an air cast on his lower left leg. The school said he had surgery last week and would be out indefinitely.
Gill-Howard is a transfer from Northern Illinois whose career started at Division II Upper Iowa. He is part of a vaunted class of 21 transfers that has helped Texas Tech develop one of the best defenses in the country.
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep the discussion civilized. Absolutely NO personal attacks or insults directed toward writers, nor others who make comments.
Keep it clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
Don't threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Anyone violating these rules will be issued a warning. After the warning, comment privileges can be revoked.