Dear ESPN, please take College GameDay to places outside the norm more often, because the environment at Texas Tech was perfect. Sincerely, college football fans everywhere.

Stone Harrington kicked a school-record five field goals and Texas Tech linebacker Jacob Rodriguez had two takeaways as the No. 9 Red Red Raiders beat eighth-ranked BYU 29-7.

Patrick Mahomes made his return to Lubbock on Saturday as No. 9 Texas Tech hosted No. 8 BYU in one of Week 11’s biggest college football games. With ESPN’s College GameDay broadcasting live from Jones AT&T Stadium,

The Week 11 college football slate was highlighted by a showdown of Big 12 top dogs as Texas Tech handed BYU its first loss, while Virginia and Louisville both suffered their second losses of the season in upset fashion to throw the ACC into chaos.

Moments before kickoff, the ESPN crew, along with Texas Tech product and guest picker Patrick Mahomes, made their predictions for the Texas Tech-BYU.

A fter the reveal of the first College Football Playoff rankings, the top teams knew where they stood in the pecking order. Some of those top contenders found themselves in tough battles to stay in the CFP conversation.

Texas Tech linebacker Jacob Rodriguez indicated he was somewhat coerced by teammates into striking a Heisman Trophy pose in another dominating defensive performance by the ninth-ranked Red Raiders.

No. 8 Texas Tech is preparing to face No. 7 BYU in a game so important that ESPN’s College GameDay returned to Lubbock for the first time in 17 years.