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Texas Tech QB Will Hammond Out for Season With Torn ACL, Behren Morton Set to Start at Kansas State

The injury elevates Mitch Griffis to primary backup behind a cleared Morton.

Overview

  • Redshirt freshman Will Hammond tore the ACL in his right knee and will miss the rest of the 2025 season, according to ESPN reporting.
  • Hammond exited in the second quarter against Oklahoma State with what CBS described as a non-contact right knee injury.
  • Coach Joey McGuire said Behren Morton is ready to return and will start Saturday at Kansas State after being rested the past two games.
  • Third-stringer Mitch Griffis finished the 42-0 win over Oklahoma State with 172 passing yards and two touchdowns, preserving the program's first home conference shutout since 2005.
  • Texas Tech improved to 7-1 (4-1 Big 12) and enters a key November stretch that includes Kansas State on Nov. 1 and unbeaten BYU on Nov. 8.