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Texas Tech football: Like Alan Bowman, all the greats had dreadful games

During the “Air Raid” era of Texas Tech football, Red Raider fans have been spoiled at the quarterback position. Virtually every season, we’ve been able to count on a minimum of 3,500 passing yards and 30 touchdowns regardless of who has been leading the offense.

Regardless of whether the Texas Tech quarterback has been a highly-touted prospect like Graham Harrell or Patrick Mahomes or an unheralded fifth-year senior like B.J. Symons, Sonny Cumbie or Cody Hodges, Texas Tech has annually had quarterback play that is the envy of most college programs.

But prior to the 2018 season, many wondered if this would be the year that the quarterback play at Texas Tech would finally be below average.