Patrick Mahomes surprised a student at his alma mater after he sank a 94-foot putt in front of the Chiefs quarterback at a basketball game earlier this week.
Texas Tech student Blake Porter went viral after nailing the impressive putt during the school’s showdown with the University of Houston on Monday, February 24. In his euphoric celebration, Porter made his way over to Mahomes, 29, who was sitting courtside with his wife, Brittany Mahomes, for a mid-air shoulder bump.
During a Thursday, February 27 appearance on the Today show, Porter said he received an iPad, a cooler and some Texas Tech gear for making the putt.
However, Today cohost Carson Daly said there was a “special message” awaiting Porter — which came in a video message from Patrick.
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“What’s up, Blake?” Patrick said. “What an awesome moment it was the other night. I was so excited just to be a small part of it. I know you think you know what you won. But what you don’t know is Texas Tech athletics is going to be paying your tuition next fall.”
Patrick added, “On top of that, Adidas and I are going to make you an honorary member of Team Mahomes.”
In August 2024, Patrick announced the six inaugural signings to Team Mahomes, the quarterback’s official NIL (Name, Image and Likeness) initiative with Adidas. Patrick played three seasons with the Texas Tech Red Raiders from 2014 to 2016 before foregoing his senior season to enter the NFL Draft.
“We’ll be sending a nice care package your way to support your golf game,” Patrick’s video message concluded. “Congrats again and enjoy your time on the Today show.”
Porter hugged his crying mother after the video aired and said, “Oh my gosh, oh my gosh, that’s so cool.”
Today cohost Savannah Guthrie joked Porter’s mom was the “happiest” about the big surprise. “No tuition next fall!” Guthrie, 53, exclaimed.
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In reflecting on his putt at the basketball game, Porter revealed he “barely” even made it inside the arena.
“I was kinda late,” he said. “The line was out the door. People were camping out two days beforehand.”
No. 10 Texas Tech ultimately lost to No. 4 Houston 69-61, but despite his school coming up on the short end of the score, it’s the memory of running over to Mahomes courtside that he’ll remember forever.
“I was just like, I really want to celebrate,” he said on Today. “I like to chest-bump people. There’s Patrick Mahomes. I didn’t even think about it. It was just one of those things.”