The Latter-day Saint QB who could shape the Big 12 race if Brendan Sorsby is ruled ineligible
Will Hammond, who missed the end of 2025 with a torn ACL after showing promise as Texas Tech’s backup, could replace Sorsby if the NCAA rules against Red Raiders starting QB.
Texas Tech Red Raiders quarterback Will Hammond (15) drops back to throw during the second half of the game against the Utah Utes at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. | Rio Giancarlo, Deseret News The best game from Texas Tech quarterback Will Hammond’s college career thus far came in a top 20 matchup at Utah last September.
The then-redshirt freshman entered the game after the Red Raiders’ starting QB, Behren Morton, was sidelined by a hard hit from Utah linebacker Johnathan Hall on the team’s first drive of the second half. It took a few possessions for Hammond to get rolling, but once he did, he led No. 17 Texas Tech to the 34-10 win over the No.
16 Utes. Hammond earned Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week and Freshman of the Week honors after completing 13 of 16 passes for 169 yards and two fourth-quarter touchdowns, while also running the ball eight times for 61 yards. “I thought he did a great job, and we’ve got some big playmakers.
They were going to give us some 1-on-1 shots, and we’re able to take them and win enough to really stretch the lead and win the game,” Texas Tech coach Joey McGuire said of Hammond after the victory . When he gets healthy, Hammond may be called on again to help the Red Raiders in 2026, like he did on that autumn day last fall. Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby watches the school's NFL football pro day, Thursday, March 26, 2025, in Lubbock, Texas.
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