Texas Tech football fans have been waiting to see redshirt sophomore quarterback Jett Duffey play meaningful snaps for the past two-plus seasons. Saturday, they got their wish, although not under the circumstances that anyone would have wanted.
Entering the game in relief of injured starter Alan Bowman with just under one minute left in the first half, Duffey was thrown into the fire against the No. 12 team in the country, which had already built a 25-point lead in the game.
Such a scenario would be challenging for even the most experienced collegiate quarterbacks, much less for one who entered the game having appeared in just two previous games and with only 11 pass attempts on his resume.