Texas Tech QB Jett Duffey suspended by university

Special Contributor Lake Ridgeâs Jett Duffey (8) slips the tackle of Timberviewâs Kenneth Gary Jr. (17), as Mansfield Lake Ridge faces Mansfield Timberview at Vernon Newsom Stadium in Mansfield, Texas, on Friday, Oct. 9, 2015. (Rick Moon/Special contributor)Following the announcement of Patrick Mahomes declaring for the NFL draft, Jett Duffey was removed as a possible replacement as he has been suspended by Texas Tech for the spring and summer.

Duffey's suspension, according to a report by redraiders.com, came from Tech spokesman Chris Cook, who said the decision for suspending Duffey came from the university and not the athletics program.

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