A few years ago at a fundraising event in Hawai'i, Patrick Mahomes saddled up next to Texas Tech's athletics director and pitched an idea. The NFL superstar didn't just want to help his alma mater, he wanted his name to be forever associated with Texas Tech.

Here’s a look back at Mahomes’ football journey to Kansas City, from his high school days to his college seasons at two of the best programs in the country. Hurts, who was born in Houston, attended Whitehouse High School in Whitehouse, Texas. He was only rated as a three-star prospect.