For Texas Tech, Mahomes is latest in line of great quarterbacks

Cody Hodges. B.J. Symons. Graham Harrell. Michael Brewer. Baker Mayfield. Davis Webb. Those guys all wore the Texas Tech Red Raider uniform. All had the chance to operate the high-powered offense. Now it’s Patrick Mahomes’ turn. The second-year starter is looking to build on what he accomplished last season when he led the nation with 393 yards of total offense per game and led the Big 12 Conference in passing yards, passing yards per game, points responsible for, passing touchdowns, completions per game and total offense per game. On the…

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No end date for TCU’s quarterback competition

Just as soon as he got comfortable, TCU head coach Gary Patterson talked about the one question on most fans’ minds — quarterback. While Kenny Hill is believed to be the frontrunner, Patterson emphasized that Foster Sawyer will compete with Hill for the job. The coach compared the competition to that one between Matt Joeckel and Trevone Boykin two years ago. “We will judge our quarterbacks like we always have,” he said, “whoever makes the offense better and who can lead the team and make less mistakes. I think it’s…

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Bowlsby’s state of Big 12: Baylor, conference title game, revenue & more Baylor

Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby touched on a number of items in his opening remarks that included conference expansion, the success of members on the playing field and in the classroom, revenue distribution, scheduling and player conduct. Most of the questions, however, were centered on what happened at Baylor, the sexual assault and the role the conference is playing. Bowlsby was the first speaker of Big 12 Media Days that began July 17. “We’ll get more information than the public; we already have,” he said. “We already have more than…

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What will be asked during Big 12 Media Days

Hey fans, just checked into my room at the Omni Hotel in Dallas on the eve of the start of Big 12 Media Days for the upcoming football season. I thought I’d share some random thoughts and questions I look forward to asking all 10 head coaches July 18-19. But first up is Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby. There’s already some behind the scenes talk that Bowlsby will ask the governing board of directors to vote on conference expansion July 19. It will be interesting because Oklahoma and West Virginia…

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