Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes sets the record straight about former Texas Tech HC, US Senator Tommy Tuberville's recruiting comments
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes set the record straight regarding his recruitment to Texas Tech on Thursday ahead of Super Bowl LIX. This comes after a bizarre string of events involving President Donald Trump and Tommy Tuberville, the former Texas Tech head coach turned Alabama U.S. Senator. On Wednesday, Feb. 5, Trump praised Tuberville for coaching Mahomes […]
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes set the record straight regarding his recruitment to Texas Tech on Thursday ahead of Super Bowl LIX. This comes after a bizarre string of events involving President Donald Trump and Tommy Tuberville, the former Texas Tech head coach turned Alabama U.S. Senator.
On Wednesday, Feb. 5, Trump praised Tuberville for coaching Mahomes at Texas Tech. The problem is that Tuberville left Texas Tech in 2012 before Mahomes had even been recruited.
Tuberville had joined the University of Cincinnati, where he coached from 2013 to 2016. However, the Red Raiders did not offer Mahomes a contract until April, when Kliff Kingsbury became the head coach of Texas Tech. Kingsbury pursued Mahomes after quarterback commit D.J. Gillins withdrew his commitment and flipped to Wisconsin.
On Thursday, Tuberville tried to clean things up on "The Megyn Kelly Show." However, he only dug himself a deeper hole when asked who he would root for in Super Bowl LIX.
"I never even coached him," Tuberville said. "What happened is I recruited him and then I left and went to another school, but I got to be very good friends with him. He's not just a good athlete, he's a very good example for a lot of our young youth across this country. . ."
Asked about Tuberville's comments on Thursday morning during his Super Bowl LIX media availability, Mahomes was genuinely confused. He essentially called Tuberville a liar in the nicest way possible.
“He did not recruit me at the time," Mahomes told reporters. "I don't remember if I ever got to meet him or not.”
Tuberville didn't coach or recruit Mahomes, and whether the two have even met is unclear. Maybe it's worth giving Tuberville the benefit of the doubt. Maybe he caught wind of Gillins leaving the school and did some preliminary work on Mahomes for the Red Raiders. It seems that Tuberville's departure prompted Gillins' decision, which means he is the one to thank for Mahomes' recruitment in a very indirect way. The alternative appears to be that a politician got caught lying for clout. It certainly wouldn't be the first time, and if that's the case, it won't be the last.
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