Pro day has come and gone for the Texas Tech Red Raiders and that means that the Texas Tech football team has been able to showcase several of its stars who are looking to continue their careers at the next level.
That includes a quarterback who is fresh off a ton of injuries and is looking to prove himself to the rest of the country following a disastrous performance in the College Football Playoff.
Throughout much of the season, while operating the offense that Mack Leftwich designed, Behren Morton had some truly impressive moments. Unfortunately, the Orange Bowl between the Texas Tech Red Raiders and the Oregon Ducks wasn’t one of those moments.
When Morton was back in Lubbock for the pro day, he was apparently about 20 pounds heavier and also healthier and ready to make the case that he should have a shot at the NFL.
Behren Morton shares about the chip on his shoulder after Texas Tech’s Orange Bowl disaster vs Oregon in the College Football Playoff
During a press conference, Morton seemingly made it clear that the loss to Oregon really stings but that he’s also okay with that.
“Ball happens and the ball rolled, you know, not our way that day,” Morton said when asked about the last game of Morton’s college football career. “Didn’t play well, but that’s the same thing I talked about, having a chip on your shoulder. That mindset of proving people wrong.”
In his final college game, Morton completed just 18 of his 32 pass attempts for 137 yards and a couple of interceptions. Throughout the entirety of the season (counting the games that he was able to play in as he was injured and navigated that for the entirety of the season), Morton completed 66 percent of his passes for 2780 yards and 22 touchdowns.
That’s a pretty noteworthy difference right there.
“I kind of ended my season at Texas Tech, you know, not on a great note,” Morton explained. “But you know, that just picks up a better mentality for me moving forward to the draft process and attacking that.”