Another huge factor in Morton's decision was his relationship with the Texas Tech coaching staff, specifically offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, Well, Coach (David) Yost was very interested in me during the spring and wanted me to come down and throw for Coach Wells," Morton said. I'm super excited about this season," said Morton after the visit. Deflategate controversy To follow this profile, please let us know your relationship to
Morton's pledge raises Texas Tech's 2021 class up to No. Morton chose the Red Raiders over reported offers from Baylor, Boston College, Kansas, Nevada, SMU, TCU, Texas A&M, Tulsa, USC, Washington State and Wisconsin, but not after a thorough round of visits to several of the schools he was considering. A couple major factors played a role in Morton's decision to commit to Texas Tech. Chief among those are his West Texas roots as Morton grew up first in Lubbock and then in Midland as his father, James Morton, was the head football coach at Lubbock Monterrey for 11 years before taking the Midland Lee job in 2009 and eventually returning to his alma mater, Eastland in 2016.
[6], The Wells Report findings showed that only 1 of 22 readings (with each ball tested twice with different gauges except the intercepted ball) showed to be under by 2 PSI.
He is ranked as the No. He forsook his goal of being a teacher and coach when he realized how competitive sports journalism could be. "[9], On August 3, 2015, Mortensen was interviewed on ESPN's Dan Le Batard Show regarding his controversial tweet about the under-inflated footballs.
Behren Morton. ", Related ==> Talented Central Texas DB Nate Floyd breaks down Texas Tech decision. "I had a great day even with a little wind I still slung it around! 250 overall player in the nation, the No. [13], Mortensen's son, Alex, was a free agent quarterback in the NFL. For the supercentenarian, see, Lt. The coaches were fired up I was there.
The senior is … "Well, Coach (David) Yost was very interested in me during the spring and wanted me to come down and throw for Coach Wells," Morton said. To claim this profile, please confirm you are
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Mortensen attended North Torrance High School in Torrance, California, and El Camino College before serving two years in the Army during the Vietnam War.
34 in the Lone Star State. [citation needed] Since starting his career with the Daily Breeze newspaper in Torrance, California in 1969, Mortensen has received 18 awards in journalism. Since first appearing on ESPN in 1991, Mortensen has reported for the network's Emmy Award-winning programs NFL GameDay/NFL Countdown/Sunday NFL Countdown and the Outside the Lines series. Abigail Steele talk with Mortensen during a visit to, NFL GameDay/NFL Countdown/Sunday NFL Countdown, "ESPN's Chris Mortensen selected as PFWA 2016 Dick McCann Award winner", "ESPN'S CHRIS MORTENSEN NAMED 2016 MCCANN AWARD WINNER", "After battling throat cancer, Chris Mortensen returns for ESPN's NFL draft coverage", "DeflateGate Fact Or Fiction: Wells Report Findings Expose Media Leaks", "Six months later, Mortensen deletes inaccurate Deflategate tweet", "Mortensen pulls plug on WEEI appearance", "ESPN’s Chris Mortensen Deletes Tweet Containing Incorrect Deflategate Report", "Chris Mortensen Still Stands By His False Deflategate Report", "Jonathan Kraft contradicts Chris Mortensen's apology claim", "Alex Mortensen, son of ESPN's Chris Mortensen, to join Alabama staff (report)", "Chris Mortensen taking break to treat throat cancer", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chris_Mortensen&oldid=983266320, Wikipedia indefinitely semi-protected pages, Articles with unsourced statements from September 2015, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 13 October 2020, at 07:44. He worked as an analyst for ESPN's coverage of the NFL Draft. Part of the absurdity of the 91-71 Mavericks win was quarterback Behren Morton, who played a major hand in getting his team near the century mark. Behren Morton Video | Scouts Report #21 QB-PP: Eastland, TX Eastland High School: 6'2'' 185: 83: Texas Tech Committed 10/15/2019 .
[7][8] Despite being debunked in the Wells report, Mortensen's original story remained posted on ESPN as late as August 13, 2015, with no retraction, clarification or apology.
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