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Texas Tech football gets transfer portal commitment from former Wake Forest QB Mitch Griffis
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The Texas Tech football team added a veteran presence to the quarterback room through the transfer portal.
Former Wake Forest quarterback Mitch Griffis announced his commitment to the Red Raiders through social media on Tuesday. Griffis stepped away from football earlier this year, missing the 2024 season, and announced in November he would be transferring elsewhere for his final year of eligibility.
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Griffis initially transferred to Marshall ahead of the 2024 season before sitting out the year. Prior to, he spent four years with the Demon Deacons , his best year coming during the 2023 campaign where he passed for 1,553 yards, nine touchdowns and seven interceptions. He added 128 yards and a pair of touchdowns on the ground.
Griffs would add a veteran voice to the Tech locker room with Behren Morton , Will Hammond, Lloyd Jones III and Holden Phillips making up the QB room. Morton, who had shoulder surgery and will miss the Liberty Bowl later this month, will be a senior during the 2025 season. Hammond will start in place of Morton in the bowl game against Arkansas and will be a redshirt freshman, while Jones and Phillips are set to be true freshmen.
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Frenship product Phillips announced he'll join the Red Raiders next season as a preferred walk-on after initially planning to play baseball at Angelo State . Texas Tech was in need of more quarterback help with Morton unlikely to be 100% until preseason camp begins next summer while Jones, who signed with Tech earlier this month, is dealing with an injury of his own.
Two Texas Tech quarterbacks, Cameran Brown and Jake Strong , both departed the team for the transfer portal. The additions of Griffis and Phillips adds depth at the position beyond Morton and Hammond, who are expected to be first and second in the depth chart next season.
This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: Texas Tech football adds commitment from Wake Forest QB transfer
