63 of Morton’s 176 yards passing occurred on the final drive.

With less than 30 seconds remaining, Morton completed three straight passes to move the Red Raiders into field goal range. Texas Tech quarterback, Behren Morton, who is filling in for the previously injured starter Tyler Shough, started the game slowly but finished strong. Third-string quarterback Cole Ballard entered the game for the injured Bean and led the offense to just 13 points.Īs for the Red Raiders, it took a game-winning field goal and 133 yards from their star running back to defeat the Jayhawks. Kansas backup quarterback Jason Bean, who’s been filling in for Preseason Big 12 Player of the Year Jalon Daniels, went out in the first half of the game with an apparent head injury. Although the Jayhawks had a ton of momentum entering the weekend, another injury at the quarterback position doomed the Jayhawks’ hopes.

Kansas entered week 11 with a 7-2 record, their first seven-win season in 15 years as well. The Jayhawks are still on the hunt for their first 8-win season since 2008. Find out how the other Big 12 teams fared in an eventful week 11. While three of those squads took care of business, the Cowboys suffered an embarrassing loss to the UCF Knights. Oklahoma State, Oklahoma, Kansas State, and Iowa State are all 5-2 in conference play.

Aside from the Longhorns, four other squads have a fighting chance at the conference championship game. Texas is now 6-1 in conference, with games against Iowa State and Texas Tech on the horizon. However, Texas pulled away with a narrow escape at the Horned Frogs’ expense. Week 11 offered blowouts or close affairs, not really an in-between besides the Cincinnati vs.

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