As Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes passionately cheered for his alma mater Texas Tech from the stands of U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on Saturday night, the words he shared with Red Raider players earlier that day were top-of-mind as they battled their way to a 61-51 victory over Michigan State in the Final Four of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament.
“He came in our film session, and he said he’s proud of us,” sophomore Davide Moretti said. “We did something that nobody [at Texas Tech] has done before. He was cheering for us, and he said that we’ve got this, because he knows how hard we play and how hard we’ve worked for it.