Patrick Mahomes II was named the Big 12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year in a vote by the conference coaches on Thursday morning.
The junior quarterback is the first Red Raider in program history to be recognized as the Big 12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
This honor marks the second academic recognition this season for Mahomes as he was previously named a second team Academic All-American just a week ago by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
Mahomes, a native of Whitehouse, Texas, is the sixth Texas Tech student-athlete to receive the individual award as well, joining Finley Ewing IV (Men’s Golf – 2013), Kim Kaufman (Women’s Golf – 2013), Raphael Pfister (Men’s Tennis – 2013), Jaelene Hinkle (Soccer – 2015) and Montene Speight (Track & Field – 2015).