LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) \u2014 Will Hammond exited No. 14 Texas Tech\u2019s game against Oklahoma State on Saturday with a knee injury, prompting injured starting quarterback Behren Morton to change from street clothes to his uniform at halftime in case he was needed to finish the game.<\/p>\n
Morton was still on the sideline when third-stringer Mitch Griffis threw for a touchdown and ran for score in the third quarter, providing the final margin in a 42-0 victory.<\/p>\n
Hammond injured his right knee without contact on a run in the second quarter. Coach Joey McGuire said an MRI was planned for Sunday. The Red Raiders play at Kansas State next Saturday.<\/p>\n
\u201cEverything is positive with Will, so it\u2019s hard to tell,\u201d McGuire said. \u201cHe wasn\u2019t really down, to where you can read some guys.\u201d<\/p>\n
McGuire said Morton could have started, but Texas Tech chose another week of healing. Hammond was making his second consecutive start after Morton, who re-injured his right knee in a 41-17 victory over Kansas on Oct. 11. Hammond started Texas Tech\u2019s first loss, 26-22 at No. 24 Arizona State last week.<\/p>\n
Hammond had a 26-yard touchdown pass to J\u2019Koby Williams on a screen. <\/p>\n
Griffis\u2019 first play was a 3-yard loss on a fourth-and-1 keeper, but he threw a 42-yard TD pass to Caleb Douglas on Texas Tech\u2019s first possession of the second half. Griffis\u2019 1-yard scoring run came late in the third quarter.<\/p>\n
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