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Will Red Raiders play the spoiler or have their run spoiled? Texas Tech's best- and worst-case scenarios

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Texas Tech's Pat Mahomes, left, talks to coach Kliff Kingsbury, right, during the first day of fall NCAA football camp Monday, Aug. 8, 2016, in Lubbock, Texas. (Brad Tollefson/Lubbock Avalanche-Journal via AP)

Best-case scenario: Junior quarterback Patrick Mahomes begins the season leading the Big 12 in passing over the first few weeks of the season. Mahomes eventually finding himself at 6-0 when Oklahoma comes into town will be a chance for the nation to see a battle between him and Baker Mayfield, because ESPN College GameDay could come to Lubbock for the show.