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Patrick Mahomes Visits His Alma Mater Texas Tech to Watch Them Beat Houston Cougars

Published 09/05/2021, 11:09 AM EDT

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Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes might be just 25, but he’s already a star in the NFL. Drafted back in 2018, the Chiefs quarterback has already won a Super Bowl and is a former NFL MVP.

But before Mahomes was lighting the league up with his incredible playmaking abilities, the quarterback was putting in a shift at Texas Tech University.

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The quarterback holds multiple records while playing for the college. And despite his success in the NFL, Mahomes doesn’t seem to have let the fame get to his head.

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Patrick Mahomes isn’t forgetting his roots

Patrick Mahomes on Saturday took a trip all the way to Houston to watch his alma mater take on the Houston Cougars. While Mahomes is a superstar in the NFL, he doesn’t seem to have forgotten his roots.

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The game was Texas Tech’s season opener. And with their alumni in attendance, Texas Tech put on a show. Down by two plays at halftime, Mahomes’ college side pulled off an impressive comeback to finish the game 38-21 as winners.

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With the Chiefs‘ starting QB looking on, Texas Tech had added motivation to win the game. And the sort of high-scoring game that played out in front of Mahomes’ eyes isn’t something that he isn’t used to.

Back in 2016, Mahomes was the starting quarterback during a game between Texas Tech and the Oklahoma Sooners. The Sooners were no pushovers being led by future Heisman winner and Cleveland Browns QB Baker Mayfield.

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And boy did both teams put on a show. With the game ending 66-59 in favor of the Sooners, both sides combined together for 1,708 combined offensive yards. A record which stands to this day.

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Shivayan Roy is currently an NFL writer at EssentiallySports. After completing his Masters Diploma in Journalism from the Asian College of Journalism, Roy functioned as a reporter for Goal.com and extensively covered the FIFA U-17 World Cup.
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