{"id":121205,"date":"2025-11-19T09:21:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T09:21:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=121205"},"modified":"2025-11-19T09:22:21","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T09:22:21","slug":"patrick-mahomes-stuns-texas-tech-no-one-saw-it-coming-not-even-chiefs-faithful-as-the-nfl-superstar-returns-to-give-his-old-school-a-spotlight-no-trophy-ever-could-insiders-revea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=121205","title":{"rendered":"PATRICK MAHOMES STUNS TEXAS TECH: No one saw it coming \u2014 not even Chiefs faithful \u2014 as the NFL superstar returns to give his old school a spotlight no trophy ever could, insiders reveal his quiet investment and heartfelt gesture have ignited national pride, put Texas Tech back in history, and left rivals questioning the Red Raiders\u2019 future while proving Mahomes\u2019 heart still beats deep in West Texas..ll"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Let\u2019s talk college football for a bit. This weekend will see the Texas Tech Red Raiders host the BYU Cougars in a showdown of Big 12 teams. These two teams are atop the conference with BYU sitting at a perfect 8-0 while the Texas Tech is 8-1. It makes sense that this showdown is going to be looked at as a big one and it\u2019s being rewarded with a stint on ESPN\u2019s College GameDay.<\/p>\n

That means that Lubbock, Texas will be the site of Saturday\u2019s edition of College GameDay. For those unfamiliar with the show, each week at the very end, the hosts make their picks for every game and have a guest picker from the hosting university join them to make their picks as well. It\u2019s a fun tradition that everyone gets really into.<\/p>\n

Well, last week, Kirk Herbstreit teased that he knew\u00a0exactly what was going to happen\u00a0if Texas Tech beat Kansas State. That was exactly what\u2019s played out, as Lubbock is the host of this week\u2019s show and Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is the\u00a0obvious choice as the guest picker. Herbstreit spoke it into existence and now here we are.<\/p>\n

Patrick Mahomes is this week\u2019s guest picker on College GameDay<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This is made possible, of course, due to the Chiefs having a bye week, giving Mahomes the chance to do this. Had K.C. not been on a bye, ESPN would have had to find themselves another Texas Tech alum to make the picks or the show might have just gone somewhere else, to be honest.<\/p>\n

Mahomes played for the Red Raiders from 2014 to 2016 and had a season for the record books in his junior year in 2016, throwing for 5,052 yards, 41 touchdowns, and 10 picks. No one had really been talking about him before he broke onto the scene that year and once he had, entering the NFL Draft was the obvious next step.<\/p>\n

Mahomes went from a potential Day 2 pick to the Chiefs trading up to the 10th pick to ensure he was their next franchise quarterback. What a brillant decision that was for them, as he\u2019s led the Chiefs to five Super Bowl appearances and three Super Bowl victories while winning two league MVP awards.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s to hoping Mahomes does well with his picks on College GameDay and that his Red Raiders hand BYU its first loss of the 2025 season.<\/p>\n

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