TTU’s Shough set to miss out on 6-8 weeks after surgery

Sep 26, 2023, 01:14 AM ET

LUBBOCK, Texas– Texas Tech quarterback Tyler Shough was set to have surgical treatment Tuesday on a damaged left fibula that might keep him out for the rest of the routine season.Coach Joey McGuire

said Monday that Shough will be out at least 6 to 8 weeks.It is the 3rd season in a row considering that signing up with

the Red Raiders that Shough will miss considerable time since of an injury. The sixth-year senior was harmed in the first quarter of their loss at West Virginia on Saturday, when his lower leg was put in an air cast prior to he was carted off the field.Shough (pronounced ‘shuck ‘)moved to Texas Tech after beginning for Oregon during the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, when the Ducks won the Pac-12 national championship. He broke his collarbone in his fourth game with the Red Raiders in 2021, then re-injured that shoulder in his in 2015’s opener and missed out on 6 more games.Editor’s Picks 2 Related In four games this season for Tech, Shough has actually finished 67 of 111 passes (60.4%)for 746 lawns with seven touchdowns

and 4 interceptions. He has actually run for 149 lawns and 2 more TDs. He had three interceptions and lost a fumble in a 38-30 loss in Week 2 to Oregon.Behren Morton is expected to take over as the starter when Texas Tech (1-3, 0-1 Big 12) hosts league beginner Houston on Saturday.Morton has actually completed 21 of 50 passes for 230 yards with three

TDs and one interception in his two games this season. He made 4 starts as a redshirt freshman last season when Shough was harmed.