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5 takeaways from Texas Tech's loss to Ole Miss: Why is Alan Bowman ahead of Jett Duffey on the QB depth chart?

Texas Tech's 2018 season got off to a rocky start in season-opening loss to Ole Miss.

Here are five takeaways from Texas Tech's 47-27 loss on Saturday:

1. McLane Carter exits early, replaced by freshman QB Alan Bowman

Head coach Kliff Kingsbury took right up until the Red Raiders' season opener to reveal his starting quarterback.

Leading up to the season opener it appeared the race for starting quarterback was between junior McLane Carter and sophomore Jett Duffey.

All along, he maintained it was a three-horse race between Carter, Duffey and freshman Alan Bowman.