Keeping up with the NFL? Don’t worry; here are some tidbits about the face of the big league, and if you’re lucky enough, you might catch him in Texas. Few figures shine brighter than Patrick Mahomes. The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback and reigning Super Bowl MVP has a long-running love affair with his alma mater, Texas Tech, that’s as strong as one of his deep passes. Mahomes’ connection with the Red Raiders runs deep, from signing endorsement deals with their athletes to showing up at games decked out in Texas Tech red and black. And he got a surprise for you, Raiders fans.

“Galvanized” in a bold mix of Texas Tech flair and a Mahomes-inspired edge that has fans buzzing. In their cage fight with the Deion Sanders-led Buffs, the Red Raiders will look to Wreck em, with their brand new “Mahomes Strategy” threads. A fitting praise to the Chiefs QB1 Pat Mahomes and his partnership with Adidas. The uniform will feature the former Texas Tech standout’s cool “Gladiator” logo on the jersey. Try spotting the logo on the model player’s gloves and the jersey in the reveal video here. Now, with an electrifying uniform collaboration designed in his honor. The question on everyone’s mind is: will he show up to cut the ribbon?

A question that only Mahomes himself can answer, and we can only speculate. Mahomes’ presence at the game would be a massive boost for his former school. Who is eyeing a potential record boost to 7-3? Even after injuring his ankle on Monday night, he won against Tampa Bay. He hilariously denied KC coach Andy Reid to not take him off and somehow played till the fourth quarter. The only thing to show is sheer grit and perseverance. But you must be thinking, injured, he must not be practicing, so you might as well come to watch the Texas game. Right?

This is where he defeated all of us yet again. KC’s big red guy impressed as Pat did not “miss anything” and has “done a good job” in practice, he informed. This guy even on one leg managed to record his best game of the year in the win against Tampa. The 29-year-old bagged 291 passing yards to go with a season-high three touchdowns. And the Chiefs play the Broncos tomorrow, which he might play. So, it might be a bit too much to ask him to come to see his former side play. But you never know.

Whether Mahomes ultimately decides to make an appearance or not, the buzz surrounding his name might have stolen the spotlight of even a Texas-Colorado game.

Let’s roll back the good-old Patrick Mahomes days at Texas Tech

“Seeing my own logo on the Texas Tech uniform I put so much blood, sweat and tears in is one of the most meaningful off-field accomplishments of my career,” a proud Pat Mahomes appreciated. Now a celebrity, there was once a time when he was roamed around the Lubbock campus as a redshirt junior. Mahomes attended Texas Tech for three seasons and became the school’s most prolific student ever.

As a junior at Lubbock, he recorded a whopping 5,052 passing yards, along with 41 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. With his legs, he ran for 285 yards with 12 touchdowns. To everybody’s surprise, he was a three-star recruit in the 2014 recruiting class. Signing off from Texas, he completed 857 of 1,349 passes for 11,252 yards with 93 touchdowns to 29 interceptions and rushed for 845 yards with 22 touchdowns.

Someone go tell him that the old staff would love to see him around the campus once again.