Patrick Mahomes Refutes Claims by Trump and Tuberville About College Recruitment
The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback clarified he was neither coached nor recruited by Senator Tommy Tuberville, contradicting recent statements by the senator and President Trump.
- President Donald Trump falsely claimed that Senator Tommy Tuberville coached Patrick Mahomes during his college football career at Texas Tech.
- Tuberville initially supported the claim but later revised his statement, saying he recruited Mahomes and became friends with him, a claim Mahomes also denied.
- Mahomes stated he does not recall ever meeting Tuberville and confirmed that he was recruited and coached by Kliff Kingsbury while at Texas Tech.
- The timeline of Tuberville's tenure at Texas Tech, which ended in 2012, does not align with Mahomes' arrival at the school in 2014.
- The incident has drawn widespread criticism and mockery online, with many pointing out the easily verifiable inaccuracies in the claims made by Trump and Tuberville.
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