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Texas Tech Red Raiders linebacker Jacob Rodriguez flashed the Heisman Trophy pose after he made a big play in the team’s 29-7 victory over the BYU Cougars on Saturday.

Texas Tech came into the game as the No. 8-ranked team in the country while BYU was No. 7. The Red Raiders got the boost from Rodriguez in the third quarter.

Cougars quarterback Bear Bachmeier dropped back to pass only to find Rodriguez in coverage. The linebacker tipped the ball to himself and made the interception. After he was brought down, Rodriguez nailed the pose.

Patrick Mahomes, the current Kansas City Chiefs star and former Texas Tech standout, endorsed Rodriguez.

“Get him to New York,” Mahomes wrote on X.

Rodriguez said after the game that his teammates coerced him

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