“It's going to be awesome getting to learn from a guy like Alex Smith, who's had …” — Patrick Mahomes

I have to make those tight-window throws, and trying to make those plays is the reason I have had success.

I want to bring a Big 12 championship to Tech.

The quarterbacks that win... those are the quarterbacks that are talked about for being great.

I got to talk with some of the great offensive minds in football. Bruce Arians, Byron Leftwich, Andy Reid, Ben McAdoo, Bill O'Brien, I met all those guys and tried to take something away from each of them. Hue Jackson, people that are known for developing quarterbacks, I got exposed to a lot of stuff I hadn't seen before.