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Texas Tech football to start quarterback Will Hammond for second week in a row
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The Texas Tech football team plans to start Will Hammond at quarterback against Oklahoma State , but Behren Morton will be available, two sources with direct knowledge told the Avalanche-Journal on Thursday, Oct. 23.
That's the same situation as last week , when Hammond started and played the full game at Arizona State , but Morton was available on an emergency basis.
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Morton, who had started 20 consecutive regular-season games before then, has been dealing with a lower-leg injury. He originally suffered the injury in the season opener against Arkansas-Pine Bluff and aggravated it in the Oct. 11 game against Kansas .
Tech (6-1, 3-1 in the Big 12) hosts Oklahoma State (1-6, 0-4) at 3 p.m. Saturday at Jones AT&T Stadium . It'll be the third career start for Hammond, a redshirt freshman.
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LUBBOCK, TEXAS - OCTOBER 11: Will Hammond #15 of the Texas Tech Red Raiders passes the ball during the first half of the game against the Kansas Jayhawks at Jones AT&T Stadium on October 11, 2025 in Lubbock, Texas. (Photo by John E. Moore III/Getty Images)
Arizona State dealt the Red Raiders their first loss of the season last week, winning 26-22 on a touchdown with 34 seconds left in the game. Hammond played the whole way, completing 22 of 37 passes for 167 yards and 2 touchdowns. He was sacked twice, intercepted once. He rushed 15 times for 47 yards and a touchdown.
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For the season, Hammond is 60 of 94 passing for 578 yards with 6 touchdowns and 3 interceptions. He's rushed 39 times for 278 yards and 5 TDs.
This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: Will Hammond starting at quarterback for Texas Tech vs. Oklahoma State
