Patrick Mahomes
Mahomes was responsible for Texas Tech’s first six touchdowns, whether it was through the air or on the ground.
The sophomore quarterback completed 18-of-33 passes for 361 yards and four touchdowns.
He didn’t throw any interceptions.
Mahomes also accounted for two more scores on the ground as well as 23 rush yards.
Looking at stats from only the first halves against Sam Houston State and UTEP, Mahomes has completed 39-of-58 passes for 619 yards and seven touchdowns.
“A couple throws he missed when he was kind of freestyling when it was there to stand in there and be strong and be a quarterback,” coach Kliff Kingsbury said.