It looks like Texas Tech football fans will be able to take a bit of a deep breath. There’s apparently no need to panic. There’s no need for major concern. Nobody needs to overreact. According to Texas Tech head coach Joey McGuire, Red Raider quarterback Behren Morton isn’t dealing with any sort of devastating leg injury.
Which is a good thing to hear. It wasn’t great seeing him get dinged up in this game. It’s week 1. Injuries would be awful at this stage in the season.
During his postgame press conference, McGuire took the opportunity during his opening statement to preemptively provide an update on Morton’s injury. It’s bound to be something that folks are curious about and talk about and Texas Tech’s head coach went ahead and addressed the matter.
Behren Morton injury update: Texas Tech’s quarterback apparently doesn’t have significant injury according to Joey McGuire
“Just to tell you, we feel good about where Behren is,” McGuire said. “Nothing is broken.”
That seems like a fairly significant statement for Texas Tech’s head coach to make in a postgame press conference regarding the starting quarterback for the Red Raiders.
“Feel like it’s all muscle, as far as, like, hyperextension of his knee,” McGuire explained. “The pain kind of ran down the outside of that calf and shin area.”
Uhh. That sounds bad. But! There’s some more good news.
“The docs feel good about it,” McGuire said. “So if they feel good about it, I feel good about it.”
What a rollercoaster of a handful of sentences.
“I’m glad he’s okay,” Texas Tech’s head coach said.
Me too, for what it’s worth. Morton has dealt with more than his fair share of injuries over the years and there’s no doubt that he’s had to deal with some lingering pain from said injuries throughout his college football career. Heck, just this offseason, Morton had surgery.
So, this is something to keep tabs on. He’s a tough guy, there’s no doubt about that, but injuries happen and you never want them to. And for a quarterback to get hurt in a game, that can drastically impact the way an offense performs.