No. 11 Texas Tech returns from its bye week with a quarterback quandary heading into Saturday night's game at Houston in a showdown of unbeaten Big 12 Conference rivals.

Behren Morton was knocked out in the third quarter of the Red Raiders' 34-10 win at then-No. 16 Utah on Sept. 20 when he slid on a scramble and took a shot to the head. Backup Will Hammond took over and hit 13 of 16 passes for 169 yards and two touchdowns to blow open a tight game.

But Morton cleared concussion protocol over the weekend and coach Joey McGuire said he would start for the Red Raiders (4-0, 1-0 Big 12) against the Cougars (4-0, 1-0). However, McGuire also raised the possibility of Hammond getting into the game as well.

"A lot of people wish they had a Will Hammond as their No. 2," McGuire said. "We're real

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