This weekend, a game between Texas Tech and BYU will go down in Lubbock, and former Red Raiders quarterback Patrick Mahomes will be a guest picker on ESPN College GameDay .

The announcement was made on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025. He will appear on the show on Nov. 8 to support his alma mater in their highly-anticipated matchup. Expand Tweet

“Come on now, you know [Patrick Mahomes] had to come back to Lubbock to be this weekend's guest picker [fire emoji],” the post's caption read.

Patrick Mahomes' Texas Tech career before he was drafted by the Chiefs

From 2014 to 2016, Mahomes played for the Texas Tech Red Raiders. He broke out in his last two seasons in college, throwing over 9,600 yards and 77 touchdowns to 25 interceptions across them. Article Continues Below

He was then drafted

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