Texas Tech QB Morton 100% after playing through fracture - ESPN

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Texas Tech quarterback Behren Morton is out of a walking boot and has been practicing fully this month ahead of the No. 4 Red Raiders' College Football Playoff quarterfinal against No. 5 Oregon, the veteran passer told reporters Tuesday.

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 (noon 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.»

Morton has thrown for 2,643 yards on 67% passing with 22 touchdowns to four interceptions in 2025. His improved health marks a key development for Texas Tech ahead of the program's first-ever CFP appearance, which comes after the 12-1 Red Raiders stormed through the regular season while leading the nation in scoring margin (410).

Morton said he spent seven-to-eight weeks in a walking boot this season and played in «quite a bit of pain» after injuring his right leg in a 42-17 win at Kansas on Oct. 11. He missed only two games in October before returning to start each of the Red Raiders' last five contests, leading Texas Tech to its first outright conference title since 1955 despite an injury that limited his mobility and kept him sidelined from most