Make no mistake, Doege is one of the best to don the Scarlet and Black. Dave Parks was drafted in the 1964 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers (1st overall) and in the 1964 AFL Draft by the San Diego Chargers (32nd overall). This quarterback often gets swept under the rug of Red Raider memory because of his low-profiled nature coupled with his cut-and-dry play style. Remember also, that he has two years of experience under Yost while at Utah State and he was recruited as a player that Yost thought would function well in his system. There’s simply no denying that Texas Tech offensive coordinator David Yost resembles the character Harry Dunne played by Jeff Daniels in the 1994 comedy classic “Dumb and Dumber”. For his Red Raider career Bowman has thrown for 4,539 yards, 30 touchdowns and 14 interceptions in 15 games played. That made Webb the first quarterback in Tech history to pass for over 400 yards twice in their freshman season, also breaking the freshman passing record for Tech and the Big 12 conference. "We're going to make a change at quarterback. That’s because Yost’s offense is built to feature a dual-threat QB that can keep opposing defenses honest with the threat of the run. His off season became highly motivated as he moved down the depth chart behind Bowman, McIvor, and Tyner - but fate called again and he was ready. Coach Wells stressed Bowman needs to be ready to play at any time. Career: 11,252 yards passing, 93 TD, 845 rushing yards, 22 TD. The announcement comes during a bye week in the midst of a three-game losing streak ahead of Texas Tech's next contest against Big 12 foe West Virginia. "I think all of our quarterbacks need to have the ability to escape and that's what we want in every quarterback in this system," Wells said. E. J. Holub was drafted in the 1961 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys (16th overall) and in the 1961 AFL draft by the Dallas Texans (6th overall). Texas Tech quarterback Henry Colombi throws a pass during the second half of the team's NCAA college football game against Kansas State on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020, in Manhattan, Kan. (Charlie Riedel) This is the team that drafted the player, not their most recent team. This has been a long decade, but despite how you may think back on Texas Tech football between 2010 and 2020 there were certainly great athletes throughout. Texas Tech changing quarterbacks for West Virginia game. But this year, the Red Raider offense has suddenly hit the skids. Your favorite teams, topics, and players all on your favorite mobile devices. After being benched behind the no. Columbi to start at QB. Only one former Red Raider, Patrick Mahomes, has gone on to win the league Most Valuable Player award. Colombi joined the Texas Tech program from Utah State as a traditional transfer earlier this summer and told Inside the Red Raiders he would be applying for the waiver allowing him to forgo having to sit a season to satisfy NCAA transfer requirements, which was granted. 47 pro-style quarterback in the country and the No. 15 Arizona State in the Holiday Bowl, Webb finished with 403 yards and four touchdowns to tie the Holiday Bowl touchdown record and earn MVP honors. At some point Alan Bowman will get another chance, I just don’t know when it is. Wells in his bye week news conference mentioned the change in his opening statement. After redshirting in 2017 Colombi appeared in seven games for the Aggies the following season when he completed 33-of-40 (.825) passes for 239 yards and rushed 13 times for 108 yards and a touchdown. He entered in relief against both Iowa State and Kansas State and completed 74.1 percent of his passes for 359 yards, three touchdowns and one interception. In his first year as a starter, Doege walked into Norman, Oklahoma and threw for 441 yards, 4 touchdowns to beat the Sooners 41-38. Colombi is more than willing to run with the football. Head Coach Matt Wells revealed the … "He is not the reason we're 1-3. Thus, Red Raider fans had visions of exploding scoreboards and a wide-open offense dancing in our heads when Yost agreed to join Wells in Lubbock. Colombi replaced Bowman behind center with Texas Tech trailing 31-7 with 8:13 left in the game at which point and promptly led the Red Raiders on their only offensive scoring drive of the contest, which he capped with an 18-yard touchdown pass to Erik Ezukanma.