Part-time starter questionable on Texas Tech football injury report

By admin — In News — October 22, 2026

   ​Safety Peyton Morgan is listed as questionable and starting offensive linemen Howard Sampson and Jordan Church are listed as probable in the Texas Tech football team’s first player availability report for this week’s game at Cincinnati.Morgan started three of the first four games and has played as a backup in the past two. Sampson and Church have each started every game.The list Tech released on Wednesday, Oct. 21, in accordance with Big 12 protocol was relatively uneventful.Starting running back Cameron Dickey is among five players listed as out. Dickey’s presence was expected as Tech coach Joey McGuire has said Dickey would likely miss two to three weeks with the ankle injury he suffered Oct. 3 at Colorado. The Red Raiders had an open date after that, and Dickey missed Tech’s 53-25 victory over Arizona State last week.More: Texas Tech football’s Shiel Wood ready for matchup with his mentorMore: Big 12 football power rankings: BYU an undisputed No. 1 after Notre Dame winMcGuire also confirmed this week that backup wide receiver Donte Lee Jr. will miss the rest of season with a knee injury he suffered in the Colorado game.No. 8 Tech (6-0, 3-0 in the Big 12) faces Cincinnati (4-2, 1-2) at 11 a.m. CDT Saturday, Oct. 24, at Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati.Cincinnati’s availability report includes running back Gi’Bran Payne as questionable after Payne left last week’s game against West Virginia with an ankle injury. He’s the Bearcats’ second-leading rusher with 418 yards and a 6.1 yards per carry average.Here is the complete Texas Tech list on the availability report.Out: RB Cameron Dickey, WR Donte Lee Jr., CB S’Vioarean Martin, OL Hunter Zambrano, OL Elias GillenDoubtful: IR Jalen Jones Questionable: S Peyton Morgan, S Maddox QuillerProbable: DE Jamond Mathis, C Patrick McMath, OG Jordan Church, OT Howard SampsonThis article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: Part-time starter questionable on Texas Tech football injury report  

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