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Chiefs React to Patrick Mahomes Announcement on Friday

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Chris Phelps | Last updated Nov 7, 2025 10:02 PM ET

Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs saw their three-game losing streak come to an end in Week 9, dropping to 5-4 on the 2025 NFL season after a 28-21 loss to Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills. Now, Mahomes and the Chiefs will enjoy a bye in Week 10 before they head to Denver in Week 11 for an AFC West matchup against the Broncos.

Through nine games in his ninth season with Kansas City, Mahomes has continued to shine, throwing for 2,349 yards and 17 touchdowns while adding 285 yards and four more scores on the ground. But before becoming a three-time Super Bowl champion, Mahomes was a standout quarterback with the Texas Tech Red Raiders.

Texas Tech alum and Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes attends a press conference.© Nathan Giese / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Mahomes played three seasons of college football in Lubbock, Texas, throwing for 11,252 yards, 93 touchdowns, and 29 interceptions, while adding 845 rushing yards and two scores on the ground. Along with bringing home the Sammy Baugh Trophy in his final season, Mahomes also broke the NCAA record for most yards in a single game with 819.

On Saturday, ESPN's "College GameDay" will be in Lubbock as No. 8 Texas Tech hosts the No. 7 BYU Cougars. And Mahomes will be the guest picker for Week 11's episode, joining Kirk Herbstreit, Rece Davis, Pat McAfee, Nick Saban and Desmond Howard.

"Come on now, you know @patrickmahomes had to come back to Lubbock to be this weekend’s guest picker ," College GameDay wrote on Instagram.

The Chiefs quickly noticed Mahomes’ appearance on the popular show and left their response: “⏰⏰⏰."

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Texas Tech will face BYU on Saturday at noon ET, then Mahomes and the Chiefs will return to action on Sunday, Nov. 16, at 4:25 p.m. ET against the Broncos.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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