No. 17 Texas Tech quarterback Behren Morton was ruled out of his team's game against No. 16 Utah after suffering an apparent upper body injury in the third quarter. Morton took a concerning hit while trying to scramble on second-and-28 from Texas Tech's own 7-yard line and was quickly taken to the locker room after exiting the game.
Morton gained 10 yards on the scramble before he dove headfirst towards Utah linebacker Johnathan Hall . Hall went to the ground with Morton and, as he fell, his shoulder made contact with Morton's helmet.
Morton remained on the turf for a few moments before he was helped up by teammates. He immediately went to the sideline under his own power and was subsequently taken off of the field by team trainers.
Hall was initially flagged for targeting but