In the spring, the nation's attention turns to the NCAA Basketball Tournament. That also applies to Texas Tech basketball fans, considering coach Grant McCasland's team appears destined for the Big Dance after Saturday's win over West Virginia. But it's also the time of year when football enters our consciousness again, thanks to spring practice.
This year, the Texas Tech football program will hold spring practice sessions until after spring break. Tech's 15 training sessions will begin on March 18th and conclude with the annual spring game on April 20th. The event will be held in Midland this year as construction of Jones AT&T Stadium is underway.
While March is all about basketball, let's take a moment to remember where football rosters stand in terms of departures and arrivals after a busy offseason. Here's an early prediction of what the depth chart will look like when Tech returns to the practice field later this month.ourselves
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Starter: Behren Morton |
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Second Team: Jake Strong |
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Third Team: Cameran Brown |
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4th Team: Will Hammond |
We all know that next year's starting quarterback will be Behren Morton. The question that needs to be answered is how many games he will play.
In 2023, Morton showed his toughness by playing through a painful sprain in his shoulder, which limited his ability to throw the ball down the field with the speed he is known for. was. 2024 is expected to be the year that Tech finally starts every week, the first time that has happened for the Red Raiders since Patrick Mahomes II in 2016.
The Red Raiders' depth chart is very important considering Tech's recent QB injury woes. This will be a battle for the spot this spring with redshirt freshman Jake Strong, transfer Cameran Brown and true freshman Will Hammond looking to win backup jobs.
At this point, Strong has to be the No. 2 option considering his one year of experience in Zach Kitley's system. But given Strong's struggles through two games (he threw six interceptions in six quarters last year), Brown and Hammond will have a chance to leapfrog him with their depth. Keep an eye on Brown, a two-way player who was at West Georgia last season. He is a big QB who will likely be active in the QB run game and has experience as a starter, although not at the major college level.
This is a very eco-friendly group behind Morton. Of course, Morton himself doesn't have much experience, having started just 12 games in his career. Still, he is firmly established as a starting pitcher. But what happens behind him on the depth chart will be interesting during the spring.
