I saw enough encouragement on both sides of the football as well.
Tyler is “as advertised,” apparently Texas Tech placed him in a role where he was subjected to far more physical injury than a pocket QB should ever experience.
Tyler is made of glass. You clearly did no research on his injuries...
Injury 1: (Austin, TX 2021) Tyler broke his collar bone scrambling into the endzone for a TD.
Injury 2: (Lubbock, TX 2022) Tyler broke his OTHER collar bone scrambling for a first down.
Injury 3: (Morgantown, WV 2023) Tyler broke his fibula when he was sacked.
Shough never had a good o-line, average at best. However, Shough also could not read a defense to save his life even though he had been playing P5 football for SIX YEARS. Shough couldn't read a G5 defense in Wyoming and was solely responsible for losing that game. He constantly passed on open receivers and went off his reads too fast. This resulted in him being sacked a lot and having to scramble out of the pocket. The ironic part is Monroe Mills contributed to the majority of Tyler's sacks... now Mills is at UL and will still be contributing to the issue.
Tyler was told by the staff they were putting their eggs in the Behren Morton basket. Tyler struggled against G5 Wyoming in week 1 of the 2023 season. Tyler also struggled against G5 (former D2) Tarleton State and was benched in the 3rd quarter due to lack of production and struggling to move the ball against a BAD team. Morton outshined Shough after he was benched and injured then the staff never looked back.
At the end of the day, Tyler has a good heart and a great work ethic, it just didn't work at Tech. OC Zach Kittley has worked with Mahomes and Bailey Zappe yet he just couldn't get Shough to understand his offense and how to properly read a defense. A simpler scheme that UL runs will likely help Shough (if Shough doesn't get hurt).