LDS quarterback could stand in the way of BYU's Big 12 title chase

• Hammond could potentially lead the Red Raiders against BYU in the Big 12 standings or championship.
• The quarterback is currently recovering from a season-ending knee-ligament tear from last October.
• Texas Tech quarterback Will Hammond is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

File this story under "you can't make this stuff up." Texas Tech has a Mormon quarterback who could potentially lead the Red Raiders past BYU in the Big 12 standings. Will Hammond could also possibly lead Tech against BYU in the Big 12 Championship Game if both teams get there. The Deseret News has more:

"The 6-foot-2 Hammond, who is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, said he had 30-35 family members on hand when the Red Raiders faced Utah in Salt Lake City last year.

“'All my aunts, uncles, grandparents, cousins, they all live here in the state of Utah,' Hammond said following the win last September. 'My oldest brother’s wife, they’re having a baby in December, so they’re having a baby shower. It was just a perfect opportunity ... everyone came out. I’m excited to go spend that time with them.'

"While there are plenty of uncertainties surrounding the QB position for Texas Tech right now, the mantle could land on Hammond to lead the Red Raiders and try to keep teams like BYU and Utah from knocking them off as defending Big 12 champions.

“'In the event of a Sorsby suspension, this is Will Hammond’s team as soon as Hammond is medically cleared to play in games coming back from his season-ending knee-ligament tear in October,' Williams wrote this week. 'We’re sticking with what McGuire has consistently said, most recently: that, in the best-case scenario, Hammond will be back in week three.'”'

An LDS quarterback preventing BYU from winning the Big 12 and making the College Football Playoff would be quite a plot twist. The Cougars will work hard to make sure this scenario doesn't emerge.

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