"Morton spent the back half of this season playing through injury with a hairline fracture in his right fibula. Speaking from Orange Bowl media day at Hard Rock Stadium, Morton cited the benefit of the Red Raiders' 26-day layoff since the Big 12 Championship game and said he expects to enter Thursday's matchup with Oregon (12 PM ET, ESPN) feeling healthier and better prepared to play than at any point since mid-October."
""This whole bowl prep has been really good for me," Morton said. "I've been basically a hundred percent in practice as far as team reps. I haven't been able to do team reps really all season long. ... Just getting the body back to playing football again -- it's been a while since I've gotten to do that.""
Behren Morton is out of a walking boot and has been practicing fully ahead of Texas Tech's College Football Playoff quarterfinal against Oregon. Morton played much of the back half of the season with a hairline fracture in his right fibula and spent seven-to-eight weeks in a walking boot after injuring his leg on Oct. 11 at Kansas. He missed two games but returned to lead the Red Raiders to a 12-1 season and the program's first-ever CFP berth. Morton has thrown for 2,643 yards with a 67% completion rate, 22 touchdowns and four interceptions in 2025. A 26-day layoff for bowl prep has helped restore his body and team reps.
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