LUBBOCK, Texas — Grudges don’t disappear easily in West Texas.
In the days of gunslingers and outlaws, differences were settled in the street.
Nowadays, they’re settled on the gridiron — at least when it comes to the grudge between a quarterback and his former school.
But while Saturday’s game between No. 16 Oklahoma and Texas Tech was billed as Baker Mayfield’s return to his former school, the majority of the fans were more concerned with their own football team than someone who was once a part of the program.
Sure, a few shirts emblazoned with ‘TRAITOR’ across the front dotted the stands, but most Texas Tech fans wore gear with their school’s logo or ‘Wreck ’Em’ slogan.