ESPN’s College Hoops Broadcast Ripped Over Bad Move With Patrick Mahomes

ESPN showed Patrick Mahomes's reaction to a play instead of showing the key play. | @ESPN

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and his new haircut were back in a familiar place Monday night, sitting courtside in Lubbock for the Texas Tech-Houston men's basketball game. Mahomes, who fell short in the Super Bowl earlier this month, saw a good one, too, but his Red Raiders fell short in the upset bid, losing to the No. 4 Cougars, 69-61.

Mahomes was fired up all night rooting on his alma mater and also celebrating with a fan who drained a long putt during a time out.

There was one moment with the QB that frustrated fans, but it wasn't his fault. With just over a minute left in a three-point game, the ESPN broadcast showed Mahomes reacting to a key play instead of showing the key play, which wasn't ideal for viewers.

Texas Tech came very close to getting a huge turnover here, but you wouldn't know it because, well, ESPN's cameras were on Mahomes.

ESPN shows Patrick Mahomes reacting to a play instead of the play itself down the stretch of Houston-Texas Tech. pic.twitter.com/ckVwKIWvvo

— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) February 25, 2025

Fans didn't love that:

Disastrous Directing

— Brad Sham (@Boys_Vox) February 25, 2025

They just Taylor Swift’d ol Pat Mahomes

— David Ward (@borntobarn) February 25, 2025

SMFH

— joe from htown (@joedaddy85) February 25, 2025

https://t.co/ZaCidVzpDR pic.twitter.com/uZZ3Jyvq7Y

— Jack Loder (@JackLoder_) February 25, 2025

Not the first time they’ve done that during a college event pic.twitter.com/qlGQUpt8nH

— JaguarGator9 (@JaguarGator9NFL) February 25, 2025

@espn worst production of a broadcast https://t.co/vWhmPK3vdd

— TherealDandaman (@DandamanThereal) February 25, 2025

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