Texas Tech loses QB Morton to left shoulder injury

Texas Tech quarterback Behren Morton sustained a left shoulder injury against TCU and was ruled out for the second half Saturday. Morton appeared to injure his non-throwing shoulder while diving on a run during the second quarter. He was in street clothes for the second half with his left arm in a sling.

The redshirt junior ranked fourth in the Big 12 in passing yards entering Saturday with 1,926 yards, 18 total touchdowns and three interceptions for the Red Raiders (5-2). Morton threw for 137 yards on 13-of-22 passing in the first half against TCU and his team took a 17-14 lead into halftime. True freshman backup Will Hammond replaced Morton to start the second half and led touchdown drives on each of his first two possessions.



The former four-star recruit has made one other appearance this season..