College programs thrive on alumni who never truly let go, and the strongest turn that loyalty into a competitive edge. You see it when Pat McAfee cheers on West Virginia or when Peyton Manning returns to Knoxville to mentor Tennessee’s quarterbacks. The presence of former stars returning to their roots has become part of the game’s rhythm. Now, Patrick Mahomes joins that tradition. His relationship with Texas Tech extends far beyond nostalgia; when that kind of alumni gravity exists, it lifts everything around it.

Texas Tech needed that gravity the moment Behren Morton limped off in Week 1. The offense had already flashed the vertical bite that defines the Red Raiders, then the mood shifted as trainers gathered and plans adjusted on the fly. By daybreak, the outreach had alread

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