Shehan Jeyarajah

The Division II portal is still open technically through June 1st.

That is an option that's available to them, although it's obviously running out only about three weeks left.

But the other thing, too, is that they do have guys on campus that they feel all right about, right?

The big one is Will Hammond, who is a redshirt sophomore for them.

He was the one who came off the bench against Utah, played really well, helped lead them to a win.

And honestly, if he doesn't tear his ACL at the end of October –

I don't think that they spend $5 million on a quarterback.

I think that they may be bringing a guy to compete with him, but I think that Will Hammond very well might have been their guy.

The issue is he might not be ready for week one.

He might not come back until week three or four.

And, you know, so the question is, are you able to and willing to wait?

They also brought in a couple of other players.

They've got a quarterback in Lloyd Jones, who was a red shirting player last year for them who came off the bench.

They brought in a player, Kirk Francis, a former walk-on from Tulsa who started 10 games for them.

So they have a couple of guys on campus with a little bit of experience.

And here's the reality of the situation too, is that Texas Tech has arguably the easiest schedule in the big 12 this year, despite being arguably the highest quality team.

And so,

So this is really, I think, less the question of what is Will Hammond on September 1st.

It's more of a question of do you feel okay about what Will Hammond can be by November 30th and heading into the college football playoffs.

So I think that they'll probably stand pat.