LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Texas Tech running back Quinten Joyner, part of the heralded class of 22 transfers for the Red Raiders, sustained a season-ending knee injury in a scrimmage, coach Joey McGuire said on the school's podcast.

McGuire said Monday that Joyner's injury was a “noncontact deal,” after the sophomore went down during the scrimmage at Jones AT&T Stadium over the weekend.

“I hate it so much for him,” McGuire said on the school-produced “What's Next!” podcast. “Just because of how well he has done in the spring, summer and camp. He has really come in here and been a pro.”

Joyner, a Southern California transfer who went to high school in Texas, was expected to be part of a potential rotation as No. 23 Texas Tech tries to replace Tahj Brooks. The school's all-time leading rush

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