Wide receiver Brady Boyd will be the No. 2 quarterback this week in Texas Tech football practice with the possibility of true freshman Jake Strong making his first career start in place of an injured Behren Morton.

Texas Tech plays at Brigham Young at 6 p.m. CDT Saturday.

Morton is questionable after he took several hard hits in the first half of Tech's loss Saturday to Kansas State and didn't play after halftime.

Tech coach Joey McGuire said Monday that Morton will be a game-time decision this week as he deals with a sprained AC joint in his throwing shoulder that he suffered three weeks ago and a hit to the back he took Saturday. The latter came when he was driven into the turf by a 290-pound defensive tackle.

"He's got a really sore back," McGuire said. "They got him pretty good between the shoulder blades. When I got here yesterday and went into the training room, he's got two heating pads on his shoulders. ... He's dealing with a lot of aches and pains, because those three shots were pretty heavy.

"The concern, though, is that shoulder, making sure that he could be at the percentage (of health) he was going into Houston, Baylor and K-State. He wasn't there on Saturday (after half), so we couldn't put him back in the game."

McGuire dispelled internet rumor that Morton had a concussion, saying that was not the case.

Strong played the second half, throwing for 173 yards with a touchdown and three interceptions. He also broke an option keeper for 54 yards.

"I feel great about Jake," McGuire said. "I thought he did some really good things."

Boyd's yet to play in a game this season. However, he's been practicing at quarterback since the injuries to original starter Tyler Shough (broken fibula) and Morton.

"We feel really good about him if he ends up having to go into the game," McGuire said. "We'll have a special package for him where it eliminates some stuff. He'll bring possibly a different look to the game, too, because now all of a sudden quarterback-run game totally changes with what he can do in that part of the offense."

The 6-foot-1, 205-pound junior was a prolific receiver at Southlake Carroll. He played in nine games as a true freshman at Minnesota, then transferred to Tech and caught 13 passes for 125 yards and a touchdown last year as a sophomore.

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