To recognize the nation’s college offensive player of the year who meets the awards criteria and to encourage student-athletes to succeed on and off the field while having the drive and the tenacity to persist and overcome adversity and injury in the pursuit of reaching their goals. The award honors the legacy of Texas legend Earl Campbell and recognizes his home community of Tyler, Texas.
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award will be presented annually to the nation’s outstanding Division I college offensive player who meets one or more of the following criteria: 1. Born in Texas; 2. Graduated from a Texas high school; or 3. Played at a Texas-based junior college or four-year college. The player must also exhibit the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell, including integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, community, and tenacity – Specifically tenacity to persist, drive, determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award is presented by SPORTyler, Inc., in conjunction with the City of Tyler, Visit Tyler, and Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce. Located in downtown Tyler, Texas, the non-profit helps to encourage student-athletes to succeed on and off the field.
The Fan Vote will count as one vote for the player with the most votes in the selection for finalists.
Player selection
Before the start of each season a defined timeline of key announcement dates will be established. The preseason award Watch List will be selected from nominations submitted by the sports information directors of each Division I school. The Watch List will be announced at the annual SPORTyler Football Kickoff Luncheon held each year in late August in Tyler. Each week during the regular season, an Earl Campbell Tyler Rose National Player of the Week will be selected leading up to the finalists announcement in December.
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Selection Committee will be comprised of Texas-based journalists and college football dignitaries and, in subsequent years, each of the all-time winners. This year, the selection committee will narrow the field to up to 16 semifinalists in November and up to five finalists in December. The recipient of the award will be announced in January. The winner will receive a unique trophy sculpted by noted artist Ken Bjorge.
Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
TYLER, Texas – Washington State quarterback Cameron Ward has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the fourth week of the college football season.
Ward completed 28-of-34 pass attempts for 404 yards, four touchdowns and no interceptions, and also rushed for a touchdown in Saturday’s 38-35 win over No.14 Oregon State. The junior’s completion percentage of 82.4 percent was the seventh-best completion percentage in WSU single-game history and completed 19 of his first 20 passes, including 14-straight completions to close the first half, giving the Cougars a 28-14 lead. Ward connected with Kyle Williams on a 63-yard pass TD on the second play from scrimmage, the longest pass in his WSU career.
Ward has the most pass attempts in FBS this season without an interception (141 attempts) and ranks among the Top-10 in total offense (2nd, 1498), passing yards (3rd, 1,389), passing yards per game (3rd, 347.3), passing touchdowns (4th, 13) and passing efficiency (9th, 187.6).
Cameron Ward is a graduate of Columbia High School in West Columbia, Texas.
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four year D1 Texas college.
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-595-7226.
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September 19, 2023
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Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
TYLER, Texas – Liberty quarterback Kaidon Salter has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the third week of the college football season.
Salter posted his first career 300-yard passing game, completing 16-26 passes for 344 yards with five touchdowns and no interceptions in the Flames’ 55-27 win at Buffalo. He also added 10 carries for 66 yards and another score in the win at Buffalo. His career-best five passing touchdowns were the most for a Flames quarterback in a game since 2020. Salter has led the Flames to a 3-0 start and was a catalyst for the offense that rolled up 569 yards of total offense and 55 points in the win.
Kaidon Salter is a graduate of Cedar Hill High School in Cedar Hill, Texas.
20/26 – 327 yards, 4 TD + 12 yards rushing, TD
W 64-21 vs. Northern Colorado
THE EARL CAMPBELL TYLER ROSE AWARD
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four year D1 Texas college.
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-595-7226.
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September 12, 2023
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Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
TYLER, Texas – Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the second week of the college football season.
Ewers led Texas to a 34-24 win at No. 3 Alabama by completing 24-of-38 passes for 349 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions. The sophomore led the Longhorns’ 21-point fourth quarter effort with a pair of touchdown passes that lifted Texas to victory and snapped the Crimson Tide’s 21-game home winning streak. In that fourth quarter, Ewers completed 6-of-7 passes for 135 yards and the two scores.
The Texas victory was the first non-conference road victory for the Longhorns over an AP Top-3 opponent in program history and the first victory on the road against any top-three team since the No. 1-ranked Longhorns won “The Game of the Century” at conference foe and second-ranked Arkansas, 15-14, in 1969.
Quinn Ewers is a graduate of Southlake Carroll High School in Southlake, Texas.
Honorable Mention Week 2:
BRYSON DAILY, QB, ARMY
Junior
Abernathy, TX (Abernathy HS)
8/11 – 193 yards, 3 TD | 9 carries – 65 yards, 2 TD
W 57-0 vs. Delaware State
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four year D1 Texas college.
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-595-7226.
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September 6, 2023
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Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
TYLER, Texas – Colorado quarterback, Shedeur Sanders has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the first week of the college football season.
Sanders was 38-for-47 for a school record 510 yards and 4 touchdowns in a 45-42 victory at #17 TCU. Arguably one of the best single-game performances by a Colorado signal caller.
Sanders set 9 school records including most passing yards in a game with best completion percentage and QB rating for 40-plus passing attempts in CU history.
Sanders is the first FBS player with 500-plus passing yards in his FBS debut, records kept since 1996. It is also the most yards in an FBS debut for a Pac-12 school all-time.
Shedeur Sanders is a graduate of Trinity Christian High School in Dallas, Texas.
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four year D1 Texas college.
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-595-7226.
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The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List Announced
TYLER, TEXAS – The eleventh annual Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List was announced today.
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community and tenacity; specifically, tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals. In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or currently playing at Texas D1 four-year college.
The Watch List announced today will be narrowed to up to 16 semifinalists in November and then up to 5 finalists in December. They will be selected by broadcasters, commentators, journalists, fans, and previous winners. The finalists will be brought to Tyler for The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Banquet scheduled for January 10, 2024.
This year’s Watch List (complete list attached) includes:
• 69 players from 10 conferences and 1 independent (American, ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Conference USA, MAC, Mountain West, Pac-12, SEC, and Sun Belt)
• Players representing Universities from 30 different states and 59 schools.
• Wide receivers and quarterbacks lead the nominations with 22 each, followed by running backs (16), offensive linemen (5) and tight ends (4).
• Frank Harris, UTSA quarterback, a previous finalist for the award is again on the list.
A player does not have to appear on the initial Watch List to be eligible to win the award. The Watch List is made up of players nominated from their respective schools.
THE EARL CAMPBELL TYLER ROSE AWARD
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award was announced in 2012 by the Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce and SPORTyler.
“We are fortunate to have a celebrity who exhibits the impeccable virtues that define this award,” Cindy Smoak, Executive Director SPORTyler said. In addition to being a well-known sports figure, Earl also earned a college degree, married his high school sweetheart, raised two successful sons and still supports the community where he grew up.”
Earl Campbell graduated from John Tyler High School in Tyler, Texas before joining the Texas Longhorns under legendary Coach Darrell K. Royal. In his senior year, he led the nation with 1,744 yards rushing and 19 touchdowns, going on to win the Longhorns’ first Heisman Trophy.
He was subsequently drafted by the Houston Oilers where he won Rookie of the Year honors in 1978 and went on to lead the NFL in rushing 3 times. Campbell earned NFL MVP in 1979 and was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1991. He now resides in Austin.
“All my life, all I wanted to do was be an athlete,” Campbell said. “I kept God in my life and surrounded myself with good people. I am humbled by this award named in my honor.”
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-595-7226.
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January 11, 2023
Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Winner for the 2022 Season
TYLER, Texas – The Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce and SPORTyler announced today Max Duggan, quarterback, Texas Christian University as the recipient of the 2022 Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award presented by Earl Campbell.
Duggan received the award during The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award banquet January 11, 2023.
“I’m honored to present the award to Max Duggan,” Earl Campbell said. “All of these players had incredible seasons. They all deserved their place as a finalist.”
Max Duggan led TCU to its first College Football Playoff Appearance with the Horned Frogs advancing to the National Championship after a 51-45 victory over Michigan in the CFP Semifinal at the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl. He totaled 282 yards of offense and four touchdowns in the win over the Wolverines.
The recipient of the Davey O’Brien Award and Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award as well as runner-up for the Heisman Trophy, Duggan was named to multiple All-America teams. He was the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year and unanimous First-Team All-Big 12 selection.
Duggan’s two touchdown passes against Michigan moved him ahead of 2014 Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award winner Trevone Boykin (31, 2015) into second-most in a season at TCU with 32. Boykin is also No. 1 with 33 in 2014. Duggan’s 73 career touchdown passes rank second on TCU’s career list, behind only Boykin (86). Duggan’s 28 rushing touchdowns are tied for sixth in TCU history.
Duggan was 16th in the nation in passing efficiency with a 159.2 rating. He tied for the national lead among Power 5 quarterbacks with 17 touchdown passes of at least 20 yards and accounted for three or more touchdowns in nine games this season.
A Council Bluffs, Iowa, native, Duggan led the Big 12 in passing efficiency, touchdown passes, passing yards (3,698), yards per attempt (8.9) and yards per completion (13.9). His touchdown passes and 41 touchdowns responsible for (32 passing, 9 rushing) were second-most in a season at TCU, behind only Boykin (42, 2014).
Duggan keyed TCU’s furious fourth-quarter comeback against Kansas State in the Big 12 Championship Game, leading a pair of scoring drives to force overtime after an 11-point deficit in the final 7:34. He became the first player with 250 yards passing and 100 rushing in a conference championship game since 2015. Made possible because of a TCU penalty, he rushed for 95 yards on the game-tying 80-yard drive. He had a 19-yard run on a 4th-and-2 and then a 40-yard gain to set up his 8-yard scoring run on the next snap. He then completed a pass to Jared Wiley for the 2-point conversion.
In a 29-28 win at Baylor, Duggan led fourth-quarter scoring drives on TCU’s final two possessions without its leading rusher (Kendre Miller) and top-two receivers (Quentin Johnston, Derius Davis). The game-winning drive also came with TCU not having any timeouts available. He completed 7-of-9 passes for 83 yards while rushing four times for 33 yards on the two drives.
With a 73-yard touchdown pass to Taye Barber and a 67-yard scoring run just 1:18 apart against Oklahoma, Duggan became just the second player nationally in the last 15 years and first since Lamar Jackson in 2016 with a touchdown pass and touchdown run of at least 60 yards in the first quarter of a game.
Bijan Robinson, Texas, RB, Junior – Tucson, AZ (Salpointe HS) Big 12
Deuce Vaughn, Kansas State, RB, Junior – Round Rock, TX (Cedar Ridge HS) Big 12
Sponsors for The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award banquet are: City of Tyler, BMW of Tyler, Brookshire Grocery Company, CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Health System, Clements Fluids Management, LLC, Patterson Commercial Property Group, R.W. Fair Foundation, Southside Bank, Sharon and James Wynne, Ted W. Walters, Austin Bank, Prothro, Wilhelmi, & Company, Tyler Morning Telegraph, UT Health East Texas Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Institute, American State Bank, Texas Bank and Trust, Tyler Junior College, and University of Texas at Tyler.
THE EARL CAMPBELL TYLER ROSE AWARD
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four-year Division I Texas college.
The voting committee co-chaired by Kirk Bohls, Austin Statesman, and Phil Hicks, Tyler Morning Telegraph, included 47 broadcasters, commentators, and journalists from across the country as well as fans and the previous winners, Bryce Petty (2013), Trevone Boykin (2014), Greg Ward, Jr. (2015), D’Onta Foreman (2016), Baker Mayfield (2017) Kyler Murray (2018), J.K. Dobbins (2019), Kyle Trask (2020), and Bailey Zappe (2021).
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-595-7226.
Bijan Robinson, Texas, RB, Junior – Tucson, AZ (Salpointe HS) Big 12
Deuce Vaughn, Kansas State, RB, Junior – Round Rock, TX (Cedar Ridge HS) Big 12
Max Duggan – Duggan has led the Horned Frogs to their first College Football Playoff Appearance. TCU is 12-1, including the Big 12’s first 9-0 conference season since 2016. The Horned Frogs will face No. 2 Michigan in the CFP Semifinal Vrbo Fiesta Bowl on Dec. 31.
The Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year and unanimous First-Team All-Big 12 selection, Duggan is ninth in the nation in passing efficiency with a 165.5 rating. He is tied for second among Power 5 quarterbacks, one off the lead, with 16 touchdown passes of at least 20 yards and has accounted for three or more touchdowns in eight of his 12 starts this season.
A Council Bluffs, Iowa, native, Duggan leads the Big 12 in passing efficiency, touchdown passes (30), passing yards (3,321), yards per attempt (9.0) and yards per completion (13.9). He has thrown just four interceptions. His touchdown passes and 36 touchdowns responsible for (30 passing, 6 rushing) rank third for a season in TCU history, while his 64.9 completion percentage is fourth.
Duggan keyed TCU’s furious fourth-quarter comeback against Kansas State in the Big 12 Championship Game, leading a pair of scoring drives to force overtime after an 11-point deficit in the final 7:34. He became the first player with 250 yards passing and 100 rushing in a conference championship game since 2015. Made possible because of a TCU penalty, he rushed for 95 yards on the game-tying 80-yard drive. He had a 19-yard run on a 4th-and-2 and then a 40-yard gain to set up his 8-yard scoring run on the next snap. He then completed a pass to Jared Wiley for the 2-point conversion.
In a 29-28 win at Baylor, Duggan led fourth-quarter scoring drives on TCU’s final two possessions without its leading rusher (Kendre Miller) and top-two receivers (Quentin Johnston, Derius Davis). The game-winning drive also came with TCU not having any timeouts available. He completed 7-of-9 passes for 83 yards while rushing four times for 33 yards on the two drives.
With a 73-yard touchdown pass to Taye Barber and a 67-yard scoring run just 1:18 apart against Oklahoma, Duggan became just the second player nationally in the last 15 years and first since Lamar Jackson in 2016 with a touchdown pass and touchdown run of at least 60 yards in the first quarter of a game.
Duggan is this year’s recipient of the Davey O’Brien Award and Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award. He finished second for the Heisman Trophy.
Frank Harris – Harris was a Davey O’Brien Award semifinalist (second straight year). Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award semifinalist (second straight year). C-USA Championship Game Most Valuable Player after completing 32 of 37 passes for 341 yards and four touchdowns and rushing for 49 yards and a TD to lead UTSA to its second straight C-USA Championship with a 48-27 win over North Texas on Dec. 2. All-Conference USA First Team quarterback. Four-time C-USA Offensive Player of the Week in 2022. Harris has led UTSA to 10 straight wins, an 11-2 overall record and to top-25 rankings in all three polls. Guided the Roadrunners to a perfect 8-0 regular season league mark to claim the regular season title. Through 13 games Harris has completed 305 of 429 passes (71.1%) for 3,865 yards and 31 TDs and a 167.4 passing efficiency, all school records. He has added 588 rushing yards — a program record for a QB — and nine scores on the ground. Harris ranks fourth in the FBS in total offense (342.5 ypg). Stands third nationally in completion percentage (.711), sixth in passing yards (3,865) and points responsible for (244), seventh in passing efficiency (167.4), eighth in yards per pass attempt (9.01), ninth in passing TDs (31) and 18th in completions per game (23.46). Owns seven 300-yard passing games this season. Has totaled 400-plus yards of offense three times in 2022 including a school record 423 in the win at Middle Tennessee. He is 31-10 as UTSA’s starting quarterback, including 23-4 since 2021. Holds more than 30 school records. Has thrown for 9,158 yards and 73 touchdowns on 793-of-1,169 passing (67.8%) during his career, all program records. A dual threat QB, has also rushed for 1,808 yards and 24 TDs, the most in a career by a UTSA quarterback. One of only eight active FBS quarterbacks with 8,000-plus passing yards and at least 1,500 rushing yards in a career. Harris was on the Manning Award, Maxwell Award and Walter Camp Player of the Year watch lists. Preseason Conference USA Offensive Player of the Year. Harris is UTSA’s Wuerffel Trophy nominee who spends each Thursday and/or Friday of game weeks visiting and speaking at local elementary, middle and high schools.
Bijan Robinson – A third-year running back who has played in 31 games and made 28 starts. Winner of the 2022 Doak Walker Award. Robinson ranks fourth all-time in Longhorn history with 3,410 rushing yards and 41 total touchdowns (33 rushing, eight receiving). He is a consensus All-American in 2022, the first UT running back to earn the honor since D’Onta Foreman in 2016. He finished ninth in Heisman Trophy voting in 2022. He has 18 career 100-yard rushing games, including a streak of seven-straight games that is the third-longest in program history. His 33 career rushing touchdowns are the third-most in Texas history. He ranks fourth all-time in UT history in tandem yards (4,215), eighth in all-purpose yards (4,231) and ninth in points scored (246). He has 805 career receiving yards, the third-most all-time for a Texas running back. His eight career receiving touchdowns are the most-ever for a Texas running back.
As a junior Robinson has played in and started 12 games. He is also a consensus All-American. He was named a first-team All-American by the Associated Press, Walter Camp Football Foundation and the Football Writers Association of America. He was named a semifinalist for the Walter Camp Award. He was tabbed a semifinalist for the Walter Camp Player of the Year Award and The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award. A unanimous first-team All-Big 12 selection by both the Big 12 Conference head coaches and the Associated Press. He earned honorable mention as Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year. Tabbed the Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Best Running Back and a first-team All-Texas selection. Robinson has carried the ball 258 times for 1,580 yards (6.1 ypc) and 18 touchdowns with 19 receptions for 314 yards and two touchdowns. His 1,580 rushing yards and 1,894 all-purpose yards rank seventh in a season in program history while his 18 rushing touchdowns and 1,894 tandem yards are fifth. He has scored 120 points this season, tied for sixth in Texas’ all-time single-season rankings. The 314 receiving yards are the eighth-most in a season by a UT running back. Robinson has scored a touchdown in 10 of 12 games this season.
Deuce Vaughn – A First Team All-American as an all-purpose player by the Associated Press and The Athletic, while he was an All-Big 12 First Team performer as an all-purpose player by the Associated Press and All-Big 12 Second Team running back from both the AP and the league’s coaches. Vaughn enters bowl season ranked 10th nationally and second in the Big 12 in scrimmage yards (rushing plus receiving) at 136.9 yards per game. He also enters bowl season ranked 11th nationally with 1,425 rushing yards and 13th with 136.9 all-purpose yards per game.
He is just the third player in school history with multiple seasons of 1,000 rushing yards (Darren Sproles, Daniel Thomas). He ranks fourth in school history in single-season rushing yards and ranks second in a career. He has tallied eight 100-yard rushing games this year to rank fourth in school history, while he is second in a career as he has tallied a 100-yard rushing game in 20 of his 36 career games. Vaughn has rushed 271 times this season to rank fourth in school history, and his career mark of 629 rushing attempts ranks second. He ranks fourth in school history in career rushing yards per attempt (5.52), while he is third in career rushing yards per game (96.4) and seventh for a season (109.6). Vaughn has 33 career rushing touchdowns to rank fourth in K-State history. He is tied for third nationally among running backs entering bowl season with 378 receiving yards, while he is tied for fourth in touchdown catches and tied for fifth in catches.
Ranks first in school history among running backs/fullbacks with 116 catches and 1,280 receiving yards in his career. He needs four more catches to tie for fifth in school history among juniors. Had a receiving touchdown in three-straight games against Oklahoma State, Texas and Baylor, the longest streak by a K-State running back since at least 1970. He has five career games with at least 70 yards both rushing and receiving, the most by any player in Big 12 history… No other player has more than three such games. Ranks third in school history in career all-purpose yards (4,896), fifth in career all-purpose yards per game (136.0) and eighth in single season all-purpose yards (1,803). Has scored 42 career touchdowns to rank third in K-State history, while his 252 career points scored are tied for sixth. He has totaled a career-high 170 rushing yards against Texas Tech, bettering his previous high of 162 yards at Kansas in 2021.
Vaughn is the fastest player in Big 12 history with 3,000 rushing yards and 1,000 receiving yards in a career (32 games), while he tied for the fastest to get to those marks among all players nationally since 1996 (Saquon Barkley [Penn State], Jeremy McNichols [Boise State]).
The winner will be announced at the award banquet in Tyler, Texas on January 11, 2023. All finalists will be invited to the event and the emcee is Brian Jones, college football studio analyst for CBS Sports and CBS Sports Network.
Thank you to the award sponsors: City of Tyler, BMW of Tyler, Brookshire Grocery Company, CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Health System, Clements Fluids Management, LLC, Patterson Commercial Property Group, R.W. Fair Foundation, Southside Bank, Sharon and James Wynne, Ted W. Walters, Austin Bank, Prothro, Wilhelmi & Co., Tyler Morning Telegraph, American State Bank, Texas Bank and Trust, Tyler Junior College, and the University of Texas at Tyler.
YOU CAN VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE FINALIST FOR THE EARL CAMPBELL TYLER ROSE AWARD AT WWW.EARLCAMPBELLAWARD.COM. ONE VOTE DAILY.
This is the tenth year for the award. Previous finalists and winners are listed below.
Deuce Vaughn, Kansas State, RB, Sophomore – Round Rock, TX (Cedar Ridge HS) Big 12
Garrett Wilson, Ohio State, WR, Junior – Austin, TX (Lake Travis HS) Big Ten
*Bailey Zappe, Western Kentucky, QB, Gr. Student – Victoria, TX (Victoria East HS) C-USA
*Denotes winner
THE EARL CAMPBELL TYLER ROSE AWARD
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four-year Division I Texas college.
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-595-7226.
Get the most up-to-date information by following us on social media at twitter.com/campbellaward or facebook.com/campbellaward.
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November 29, 2022
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Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
TYLER, Texas – Texas A&M running back Devon Achane has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the thirteenth week of the college football season.
Achane posted career highs with 215 yards on 38 attempts and two rushing touchdowns in A&M’s 38-23 victory over No. 6 LSU.
This marked the first 200-yard game of Achane’s career and his fifth 100-yard game this season. He has scored multiple touchdowns in a game nine times in his career. With his big numbers against the Tigers, Achane registered the first 1,000-yard season of his career, as his 1,102 yards on the ground this season are good for third in the SEC.
Devon Achane is a graduate of Fort Bend Marshall High School in Missouri City, TX.
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four year D1 Texas college.
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-595-7226.
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Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Semifinalists
TYLER, Texas – This year many talented athletes with ties to the state of Texas have emerged as candidates for The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award. Sixteen Semifinalists have been selected by The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Selection Committee.
This year’s candidates include five running backs, five quarterbacks, five wide receivers and one offensive lineman. Five different conferences are represented.
The 2022 Semifinalists are:
Devon Achane, RB, Texas A&M, Jr. – Missouri City, TX (Fort Bend Marshall HS) SEC
Steve Avila, OL, TCU, Sr. – Arlington, TX (South Grand Prairie HS) Big 12
Nathaniel Dell, WR, Houston, Jr. – Daytona Beach, FL (Mainland HS) American Athletic
Max Duggan, QB, TCU, Sr. – Council Bluffs, Iowa (Lewis Central HS) Big 12
Deuce Vaughn, RB, Kansas State, Jr. – Round Rock, TX (Cedar Ridge HS) Big 12
Cameron Ward, QB, Washington State, Soph. – West Columbia, TX (Columbia HS) Pac-12
Finalists will be selected from this group and announced on December 13, 2022.
The winner will be announced at an award banquet in Tyler, Texas on January 11, 2023.
Thank you to the award sponsors: City of Tyler, BMW of Tyler, Brookshire Grocery Company, CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Health System, Clements Fluids Management, LLC, Patterson Commercial Property Group, R.W. Fair Foundation, Southside Bank, Sharon & James Wynne, Ted W. Walters, Austin Bank, Prothro, Wilhelmi & Co., Tyler Morning Telegraph, American State Bank, Texas Bank and Trust, Tyler Junior College, and University of Texas at Tyler.
Fan Vote for the semifinalists round begins Wednesday, November 23rd at 4:00 pm CST through Sunday, December 11th at noon CST. Visit www.earlcampbellaward.com and vote once daily for your favorite.
This is the tenth year for the award. Previous finalists and winners are listed below.
Deuce Vaughn, Kansas State, RB, Sophomore – Round Rock, TX (Cedar Ridge HS) Big 12
Garrett Wilson, Ohio State, WR, Junior – Austin, TX (Lake Travis HS) Big Ten
*Bailey Zappe, Western Kentucky, QB, Grad Student – Victoria, TX (Victoria East HS) Conf-USA
*Denotes winner
THE EARL CAMPBELL TYLER ROSE AWARD
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four year Division I Texas college.
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-595-7226.
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November 22, 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
TYLER, Texas – Texas running back Bijan Robinson has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the twelfth week of the college football season.
Robinson rushed for a career-high 243 yards on 25 carries (9.7 ypc) and a career-best four touchdowns in leading Texas to a 55-14 road victory over Kansas. It was his eighth 100-yard rushing game in the last nine outings and second of 200 in the last three. He also has rushed for a touchdown in nine of 11 games this year.
Robinson is now tied for fifth on Texas’ all-time rushing list with 3,231 yards. The junior is sixth in UT history in career tandem yards (4,036) and 10th in all-purpose yards (4,052). This season, Robinson is the only player in the nation with more than 1,400 rushing yards and 300 receiving yards, and one of just two running backs nationally with double-digit rushing touchdowns and at least two receiving scores. His 243 yards rushing were the 16th-most in a game in UT history.
Bijan Robinson is a graduate of Salpointe High School in Tucson, AZ.
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four year D1 Texas college.
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-595-7226.
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November 15, 2022
Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
TYLER, Texas – Central Michigan quarterback Bert Emanuel, Jr. has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the eleventh week of the college football season.
Freshman quarterback Bert Emanuel, Jr. turned in an Oscar-worthy performance, rushing for 293 yards and three touchdowns as CMU rallied from a 24-7 halftime deficit for a 31-27 Mid-American Conference victory over Buffalo.
The 293 yards rank as the fourth most rushing yards in a single game in school history and set a school-record for most single-game rushing yards by a quarterback.
Emanuel became the first player in college football this year to notch two runs of 75 yards or more. He registered the longest run of his career, a 75-yard touchdown run up the middle on the first play of the second half, then he backed that up with an 87-yard touchdown run late in the third quarter. The scores marked Emanuel’s first and second career touchdown runs and were both Central Michigan’s longest runs and offensive plays of the year.
Bert Emanuel, Jr. is a graduate of Ridge Point High School in Houston, Texas.
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four year D1 Texas college.
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-595-7226.
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November 8, 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
TYLER, Texas – SMU quarterback Tanner Mordecai has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the tenth week of the college football season.
Mordecai went 28-37 passing for 379 yards and nine TDs, while also going 8-54 rushing with a TD for 433 yards of total offense in a 77-63 win over Houston.
The nine TD passes and 10 total TDs responsible for were both AAC and SMU records, while the seven passing TDs in the first half tied the NCAA record. According to ESPN Stats and Info, he is the only player in FBS history to have seven passing TDs and a rushing TD in a half.
He currently ranks in the top-10 nationally for points responsible for per game (6th, 20.2), passing TDs (8th, 25), passing yards per game (8th, 312.5) and points responsible for (10th, 162).
Mordecai now has an SMU-record 13 300-yard passing games and is top-10 in career passing TDs (2nd, 64), passing yards (6th,128), completions (6th, 496) and total offense (6th, 6,429).
Tanner Mordecai is a graduate of Midway High School in Waco, Texas.
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four year D1 Texas college.
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-595-7226.
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November 1, 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
TYLER, Texas – Kansas State running back Deuce Vaughn has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the ninth week of the college football season.
Vaughn rushed 22 times for 158 yards and one touchdown and added four catches for 18 yards and a 1-yard touchdown reception to help lead Kansas State to a 48-0 win over No. 9 Oklahoma State.
Vaughn passed Ell Roberson at No. 4 and Daniel Thomas at No. 3 in all-time in rushing at K-State. Vaughn has 2,948 yards.
Deuce Vaughn is a graduate of Cedar Ridge High School in Round Rock, Texas.
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four year D1 Texas college.
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-595-7226.
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October 25, 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
TYLER, Texas – Tulsa running back Deneric Prince has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the eighth week of the college football season.
Prince had a career-best 231 rushing yards on 20 carries for an 11.6 average per attempt in Tulsa’s 27-16 road win at Temple on Friday night. He scored two touchdowns to lead the Hurricane offense, including one receiving and one on the ground.
Prince started the scoring for Tulsa with an 18-yard touchdown catch in the 2nd quarter and added a career-long 84-yard run in the 4th quarter on the first play from scrimmage to put Tulsa ahead 24-10 after trailing 10-0 after one quarter.
Prince’s 231-yard performance tied for the 10th most yards in school history and it marked the 26th time Tulsa had a player surpass 200 rushing yards, and the 20th different runner to do so. It was Tulsa’s first 200-yard rushing game since 2019 when Shamari Brooks had 202 yards on 16 carries in the season finale at East Carolina.
Deneric Prince is a graduate of Manvel High School in Manvel, Texas.
Honorable Mentions Week 8:
BRENDEN BRADY, RB, UTSA
Senior
Cibolo, TX (Cibolo Steele HS)
19 carries – 112 yards, 2 TD
W 31-27 vs. North Texas
TAHJ BROOKS, RB, TEXAS TECH
Junior
Manor, TX (Manor HS)
17 carries – 107 yards, 2 TD + 6-yard reception
W 48-10 vs. West Virginia
NATHANIEL DELL, WR, HOUSTON
Junior
Daytona Beach, FL (Mainland HS)
8 catches – 93 yards, 2 TD
W 38-20 @ Navy
MAX DUGGAN, QB, TCU
Senior
Council Bluffs, IA (Lewis Central HS)
17/26 – 280 yards, 3 TD + 13-yards rushing
W 38-28 vs. #17 Kansas State
BRYSON GREEN, WR, OKLAHOMA STATE
Sophomore
Allen, TX (Allen HS)
5 catches – 133 yards, TD
W 41-34 vs. #20 Texas
TD proved game-winner with 3:09 remaining
FRANK HARRIS, QB, UTSA
Senior
Schertz, TX (Schertz Clemens HS)
27/39 – 238 yards, 2 TD, INT + 75 yards rushing
W 31-27 vs. North Texas
Led game-winning 75-yard drive with 1:23 to play, threw game-winning TD with :15 remaining
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four year D1 Texas college.
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-595-7226.
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October 18, 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
TYLER, Texas – Georgia Southern wide receiver Amare Jones has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the seventh week of the college football season.
Georgia Southern knocked off No. 25 James Madison 45-38 at Paulson Stadium. Amare Jones was part of an aerial attack that racked up a school-record 578 passing yards and four touchdowns. The fifth-year senior caught seven passes for a career-high 164 yards and two touchdowns, including a career-long 75-yarder. He, along with Khaleb Hood and Jeremy Singleton all went over the century mark, marking the first time in program history the Eagles have had three receivers accomplish the feat in the same game.
The 25th-ranked Dukes were the fourth team to come into Paulson Stadium ranked by The Associated Press. Georgia Southern beat No. 25 App State at home in 2018 but fell to No. 21 Coastal Carolina and No. 14 BYU last year in Statesboro.
For the season, Jones has 30 catches for 429 yards and five scores and is also averaging 9.4 yards per punt return and 16.0 yards per kick return.
Amare Jones is a graduate of Frisco Heritage High School in Frisco, Texas.
** 2nd TD proved game-winner with less than 5 min to play
THE EARL CAMPBELL TYLER ROSE AWARD
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four year D1 Texas college.
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-595-7226.
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October 11, 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
TYLER, Texas – TCU wide receiver Quentin Johnston has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the sixth week of the college football season.
Johnston helped lead No. 17 TCU to a 38-31 win at No. 19 Kansas with a career-high and team-best 14 receptions, which tied for the most by an FBS player this season. His 24-yard touchdown catch with 1:36 to play provided the winning score. The 14 catches were the most by a Horned Frog since Josh Doctson had 18 in a 55-52 win at Texas Tech in 2015. His 206 yards receiving were the most at TCU since Taj Williams had 210 versus Oklahoma in 2016. Johnston posted his sixth career 100-yard game.
Quentin Johnston is a graduate of Temple High School in Temple, Texas.
Honorable Mentions Week 6:
JASON BEAN, QB, KANSAS
RS-Senior
Mansfield, TX (Lake Ridge HS)
16/24 – 262 yards, 4 TD, INT + 34 rushing yards
L 38-31 vs. #17 TCU
*Took over to begin 2nd half after an injury to starter Jalon Daniels
*Moved from safety to QB this week due to injuries; had moved from QB to safety this past spring
PARKER MCNEIL, QB, LOUISIANA TECH
RS-Senior
Austin, TX (McNeil HS)
18/27 – 266 yards, 4 TD
W 41-31 vs. UTEP
RYAN O’KEEFE, WR, UCF
Senior
Austin, TX (Round Rock HS)
6 catches – 117 yards, 2 TD
W 41-19 vs. SMU
BIJAN ROBINSON, RB, TEXAS
Junior
Tucson, AZ (Salpointe HS)
22 carries – 130 yards, 2 TD
W 49-0 vs. Oklahoma
JA’TAVION SANDERS, TE, TEXAS
Sophomore
Denton, TX (Denton Ryan HS)
5 catches – 71 yards, 2 TD
W 49-0 vs. Oklahoma
CLAYTON TUNE, QB, HOUSTON
Senior
Carrollton, TX (Hebron HS)
36/57 – 366 yards, 3 TD, INT + 1 rushing TD
W 33-32 @ Memphis
*Two TD passes in the final 2 minutes
THE EARL CAMPBELL TYLER ROSE AWARD
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four year D1 Texas college.
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-595-7226.
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October 4, 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
TYLER, Texas – TCU quarterback Max Duggan has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the fifth week of the college football season.
Duggan totaled 418 yards of offense and five touchdowns in a 55-24 victory over No. 18 Oklahoma. Duggan completed 23-33 passes for 302 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions. He added 116 yards rushing on just five carries with two additional scores. It was Duggan’s fourth career 100-yard rushing game.
Max Duggan is a graduate of Lewis Central High School in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four year D1 Texas college.
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-595-7226.
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September 27, 2022
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Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
TYLER, Texas – Texas Tech quarterback Donovan Smith has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the fourth week of the college football season.
Smith threw for 331 yards and two touchdowns on 38-for-56 passing for the game. Smith also had 42 yards rushing and one touchdown in an overtime victory over the No. 22 Texas Longhorns 37-34.
This was Donovan Smith’s third career game he had both a rushing and receiving touchdown. It was also his third career 300-yard passing game and second of the 2022 season.
Donovan Smith is a graduate of Frenship High School in Wolfforth, Texas.
Honorable Mentions Week 4:
DEVON ACHANE, RB, TEXAS A&M
Junior
Missouri City, TX (Fort Bend Marshall HS)
19 carries – 159 yards, TD + 15 yards receiving
W 23-21 vs. #10 Arkansas
DE’CORIAN CLARK, WR, UTSA
Senior
Fort Worth, TX (Wyatt HS)
9 catches – 217 yards, 3 TD
W 52-24 vs. Texas Southern
MAX DUGGAN, QB, TCU
Senior
Council Bluffs, IA (Lewis Central HS)
22/29 – 278 yards, 3 TD
W 42-34 vs. SMU
FRANK HARRIS, QB, UTSA
RS-Senior
Schertz, TX (Clemens HS)
20/31 – 392 yards, 4 TD | 31 yards rushing + TD
W 52-24 vs. Texas Southern
LAYNE HATCHER, QB, TEXAS STATE
Junior
Little Rock, AR (Pulaski Academy)
27/41 – 362 yards, 4 TD, INT
W 34-0 vs. Houston Christian
KEANU HILL, WR, BYU
Sophomore
Bedford, TX (Trinity HS)
5 catches – 160 yards, 2 TD
W 38-24 vs. Wyoming
BLAKE SHAPEN, QB, BAYLOR
Sophomore
Shreveport, Louisiana (Evangel Christian Academy)
19/26 – 238 yards, 3 TD
W 31-24 vs. Iowa State
THE EARL CAMPBELL TYLER ROSE AWARD
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four year D1 Texas college.
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-595-7226.
Get the most up-to-date information by following us on social media at twitter.com/campbellaward or facebook.com/campbellaward.
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September 20, 2022
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Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
TYLER, Texas – Washington wide receiver Ja’Lynn Polk has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the third week of the college football season.
Ja’Lynn Polk had six catches for a career-high 153 yards and three TDs in a 39-28 win over No. 11 Michigan State.
Polk is the first Husky to catch three touchdown passes in a game since Dante Pettis had three at Oregon State on September 30, 2017. Polk’s total tied for second-most in University of Washington history.
Ja’Lynn Polk is a graduate of Lufkin HS in Lufkin, Texas.
Honorable Mentions Week 3:
DEVON ACHANE, RB, TEXAS A&M
Junior
Missouri City, TX (Fort Bend Marshall HS)
18 carries – 88 yards | 4 catches – 42 yards, TD
W 17-9 vs. #13 Miami
DAVIS BRIN, QB, TULSA
Senior
Boerne, TX (Champion HS)
27/35 – 424 yards, 4 TD
W 54-17 vs. Jacksonville State
ZACH EVANS, RB, OLE MISS
Junior
Houston, TX (North Shore HS)
18 carries – 134 yards, 2 TD
W 42-0 vs. Georgia Tech
SETH HENIGAN, QB, MEMPHIS
Sophomore
Denton, TX (Denton Ryan HS)
19/28 – 360 yards, 3 TD + 18 yards rushing, TD
W 44-32 vs. Arkansas State
BRAYDON JOHNSON, WR, OKLAHOMA STATE
Senior
Arlington, TX (Bowie HS)
4 catches – 86 yards, 2 TD
W 63-7 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff
LUKE MCCAFFREY, WR, RICE
RS-Sophomore
Highlands Ranch, CO (Valor Christian HS)
10 – 105 yards, 2 TD + 26 yards rushing
W 33-21 vs. Louisiana
DONOVAN OLLIE, WR, WASHINGTON STATE
RS-Sophomore
Wylie, TX (Wylie HS)
7 catches – 82 yards, 2 TD
W 38-7 vs. Colorado State
RICHARD REESE, RB, BAYLOR
Freshman
Bellville, TX (Bellville HS)
19 carries – 156 yards, 3 TD
W 42-7 vs. Texas State
BIJAN ROBINSON, RB, TEXAS
Junior
Tucson, AZ (Salpointe HS)
20 carries – 183 yards, 3 TD + 19-yd reception
W 41-20 vs. UTSA
JUANCARLOS SANTANA, WR, TULSA
RS-Senior
Katy, TX (Katy HS)
3 catches – 137 yards, TD
W 54-17 vs. Jacksonville State
CAMERON WARD, QB, WASHINGTON STATE
Sophomore
West Columbia, TX (Columbia HS)
24/34 – 299 yards, 4 TD, INT
W 38-7 vs. Colorado State
THE EARL CAMPBELL TYLER ROSE AWARD
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four year D1 Texas college.
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-595-7226.
Get the most up-to-date information by following us on social media at twitter.com/campbellaward or facebook.com/campbellaward.
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September 13, 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
TYLER, Texas – UTSA quarterback, Frank Harris has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the second week of the college football season.
Frank Harris passed for 359 yards and three touchdowns, including the game winner to De’Corian Clark in overtime, to help UTSA rally from a 14-point deficit for a 41-38 victory over Army West Point on Saturday on the road.
Harris completed 32 of 45 passes for a career high 359 yards — just eight yards shy of the school record — and three touchdowns. The senior quarterback helped lead a 512-yard output by the offense, including 153 on the ground.
Frank Harris is a graduate of Clemens HS in Schertz, Texas.
Honorable Mentions Week 2:
AUSTIN AUNE, QB, NORTH TEXAS
Junior
Argyle, TX (Argyle HS)
11/20 – 218 yards, 4 TD + 15 yards rushing
W 59-27 vs. Texas Southern
DAVIS BRIN, QB, TULSA
RS-Senior
Boerne, TX (Champion HS)
19/32 – 322 yards, 4 TD, INT
W 38-35 vs. Northern Illinois
JAREK BROUSSARD, RB, MICHIGAN STATE
Senior
Dallas, TX (Bishop Lynch HS)
15 carries – 81 yards, 2 TD
W 52-0 vs. Akron
MAX DUGGAN, QB, TCU
Senior
Council Bluffs, IA (Lewis Central HS)
23/29 – 390 yards, 5 TD
W 59-17 vs. Tarleton
ZAKHARI FRANKLIN, WR, UTSA
Senior
Cedar Hill, TX (Cedar Hill HS)
10 catches – 122 yards, 2 TD
W 41-38 @ Army (OT)
SETH HENIGAN, QB, MEMPHIS
Sophomore
Denton, TX (Ryan HS)
24/34 – 415 yards, 2 TD
W 37-13 @ Navy
CALVIN HILL, RB, TEXAS STATE
RS-Sophomore
Baytown, TX (Sterling HS)
28 carries – 195 yards, TD | 2 catches – 12 yards
W 41-12 vs. FIU
TJ MCDANIEL, RB, SMU
Sophomore
Southlake, TX (Carroll HS)
13 carries – 96 yards, 2 TD
W 45-16 vs. Lamar
TJ MCMAHON, QB, RICE
Junior
Anaheim, CA (Servite HS)
20/29 – 274 yards, 4 TD | 26 yards rushing, TD
W 52-10 vs. McNeese
MARVIN MIMS, WR, OKLAHOMA
Junior
Frisco, TX (Lone Star HS)
7 catches – 163 yards, 2 TD
W 33-3 vs. Kent State
RASHEE RICE, WR, SMU
Senior
North Richland Hills, TX (Richland HS)
9 catches – 132 yards, 2 TD
W 45-16 vs. Lamar
BRADLEY ROZNER, WR, RICE
RS-Senior
Needville, TX (Needville HS)
3 catches – 101 yards, 2 TD
W 52-10 vs. McNeese
SPENCER SANDERS, QB, OKLAHOMA STATE
Senior
Denton, TX (Ryan HS)
21/38 – 268 yards, 2 TD | 54 yards rushing, TD
W 34-17 vs. Arizona State
TITUS SWEN, RB, WYOMING
Junior
Fort Worth, TX (Eaton HS)
15 carries – 76 yards, 3 TD + 4-yd catch
W 33-10 vs. Northern Colorado
DEUCE VAUGHN, RB, KANSAS STATE
Junior
Round Rock, TX (Cedar Ridge HS)
24 carries – 145 yards, 2 TD
W 40-12 vs. Missouri
NAKIA WATSON, RB, WASHINGTON STATE
RS-Junior
Austin, TX (Westlake HS)
10 carries – 33 yards, TD + 31-yard receiving TD
W 17-14 @ #19 Wisconsin
**Watson transferred to WSU from Wisconsin this offseason
THE EARL CAMPBELL TYLER ROSE AWARD
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four year D1 Texas college.
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-595-7226.
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September 6, 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
TYLER, Texas – Oklahoma State quarterback, Spencer Sanders has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the first week of the college football season.
Sanders became the second player in Big 12 history with 300 passing yards, three passing touchdowns and two rushing touchdowns in a half in Oklahoma State’s 58-44 win over Central Michigan. He joined Patrick Mahomes (Texas Tech), who accomplished the feat in 2016. Sanders became the first Cowboy to account for six touchdowns in a game since 2018. The senior set career highs with 406 passing yards, six total touchdowns and two rushing touchdowns. His four passing touchdowns also tied his career high. With 313 passing yards in the first half, he became the first Cowboy to pass for 300 yards in a half since Taylor Cornelius on Nov. 10, 2018. Sanders completed passes to 11 different players and threw touchdown passes to four different players. He surpassed 7,000 passing yards in his career, becoming the fifth quarterback in program history to reach the mark.
Spencer Sanders is a graduate of Ryan HS in Denton, Texas.
Honorable Mentions Week 1:
MONARAY BALDWIN (WR) BAYLOR
Sophomore
Killeen, TX (Shoemaker HS)
4 catches – 84 yards, TD + 46-yard TD run
W 69-10 vs. Albany
CAM CAMPER (WR) INDIANA
Junior
Lancaster, TX (Lancaster HS) | Trinity Valley CC
11 catches – 156 yards
W 28-20 @ Illinois
FBS Debut
ZACH EVANS (RB) OLE MISS
Junior
Houston, TX (North Shore HS)
20 carries – 130 yards + 22-yd reception
W 28-10 vs. Troy
GRAYSON JAMES (QB) FIU
Sophomore
Duncanville, TX (Duncanville HS)
16/31 – 207 yards, 4 TD
W 38-37 vs. Bryant (OT)
FIU broke an 11-game losing streak
James came off the bench, threw three 4th qtr TD + OT TD, 2-pt conversion for the win
13-yard, 2-pt conversion run proved game-winner in the third overtime
BRAYDEN WILLIS (TE) OKLAHOMA
Senior
Arlington, TX (James Martin HS)
3 catches – 40 yards, 2 TD
W 45-13 vs. UTEP
THE EARL CAMPBELL TYLER ROSE AWARD
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four year D1 Texas college.
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-595-7226.
Get the most up-to-date information by following us on social media at twitter.com/campbellaward or facebook.com/campbellaward.
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August 9, 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List Announced
TYLER, TEXAS – The tenth annual Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List was announced today at the Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce and SPORTyler 16th Annual East Texas Kick-off Luncheon.
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community and tenacity; specifically, tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals. In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or currently playing at Texas D1 four-year college.
The Watch List announced today will be narrowed to up to 16 semifinalists in November and then up to 5 finalists in December. They will be selected by broadcasters, commentators, journalists, fans, and previous winners. The finalists will be brought to Tyler for The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Banquet scheduled for January 11, 2023.
This year’s Watch List (complete list attached) includes:
63 players from 9 conferences and 2 independents (American Athletic, ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Conference USA, Mountain West, Pac-12, SEC, and Sun Belt)
Players representing Universities from 32 different states and 53 schools
Wide receivers lead the nominations with 29, followed by running backs (14), quarterbacks (10), tight ends (5), offensive linemen (4), and tailback (1).
Deuce Vaughn, Kansas State running back a previous finalist for the award is again on the list.
A player does not have to appear on the initial Watch List to be eligible to win the award. The Watch List is made up of players nominated from their respective schools.
THE EARL CAMPBELL TYLER ROSE AWARD
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award was announced in 2012 by the Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce and SPORTyler.
“We are fortunate to have a celebrity who exhibits the impeccable virtues that define this award,” Cindy Smoak, Executive Director SPORTyler said. In addition to being a well-known sports figure, Earl also earned a college degree, married his high school sweetheart, raised two successful sons and still supports the community where he grew up.”
Earl Campbell graduated from John Tyler High School in Tyler before joining the Texas Longhorns under legendary Coach Darrell K. Royal. In his senior year, he led the nation with 1,744 yards rushing and 19 touchdowns, going on to win the Longhorns’ first Heisman Trophy.
He was subsequently drafted by the Houston Oilers where he won Rookie of the Year honors in 1978 and went on to lead the NFL in rushing 3 times. Campbell earned NFL MVP in 1979 and was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1991. He now resides in Austin.
“All my life, all I wanted to do was be an athlete,” Campbell said. “I kept God in my life and surrounded myself with good people. I am humbled by this award named in my honor.”
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-595-7226.
Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Winner for the 2021 Season
TYLER, Texas – The Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce and SPORTyler announced today Bailey Zappe, quarterback, Western Kentucky University as the recipient of the 2021 Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award presented by Earl Campbell.
Zappe received the award during The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award banquet January 12, 2022.
“I’m honored to present the award to Bailey Zappe,” Earl Campbell said. “All of these players had incredible seasons. They all deserved their place as a finalist.”
WKU quarterback Bailey Zappe finished the 2021 campaign by completing 475 of 686 passes (69.2%) for 5,987 yards, with 62 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. He leads the nation in yards by 1,226 (next-closest is Mississippi State’s Will Rogers’ 4,741) and touchdowns by 16 (next-closest is Alabama’s Bryce Young’s 46). With 422 yards and six touchdowns in the Hilltoppers’ 59-38 victory over App State in the RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl, Zappe set new all-time single-season FBS records, passing Texas Tech’s B.J. Symons, who had 5,833 yards in 13 games in 2003 and LSU’s Joe Burrow, who had 60 touchdowns in 15 games in 2019.
Although Zappe has racked up awards and recognition all season long, it was the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award that first put him in the spotlight. On August 5, he became the first WKU player in the award’s nine seasons to be recognized as a Watch List member. Throughout the campaign, Zappe earned weekly Honorable Mention status following seven of the Hilltoppers’ eight regular season victories.
Zappe went on to be a Manning Award Finalist, Davey O’Brien Award Semifinalist and Walter Camp Player of the Year Award Semifinalist. He was Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week four times and was voted the league’s Most Valuable Player by the 14 head coaches. On November 15, Zappe became the first quarterback to accept an invitation to the 2022 Reese’s Senior Bowl, where he will join fellow standouts North Carolina’s Sam Howell, Pitt’s Kenny Pickett, Cincinnati’s Desmond Ridder, Nevada’s Carson Strong and Liberty’s Malik Willis.
With a C-USA Championship Game-record and career-high 577 yards at UTSA on December 3, Zappe became only the sixth quarterback in FBS history to achieve a 5,000-yard, 50-touchdown campaign. In addition, his 577 yards marked the first FBS passing performance of 560 or more yards since UCF’s Dillon Gabriel had 601 at Memphis on October 17, 2020.
From 2020-to-2021, the Hilltoppers went from scoring 19.0 points per game to 44.2 (+25.2 increase leads the nation), scoring 2.0 offensive touchdowns per game to 5.4 (+3.4) and 164.3 passing yards per game to 433.7 (+269.4). The 433.7 passing yards per game is the second-best number in FBS over the past five years (2019 Washington State averaged 437.2). In 14 games this season, Zappe had 90 passing “chunk” plays of 20 or more yards with 25 of those going for touchdowns. Comparatively, in 12 games in 2020, WKU had 15 “chunk” passing plays with three of those going for touchdowns.
Deuce Vaughn, Kansas State, RB, Sophomore – Round Rock, TX (Cedar Ridge HS) Big 12
Garrett Wilson, Ohio State, WR, Junior – Austin, TX (Lake Travis HS) Big Ten
Sponsors for The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award banquet are: City of Tyler, BMW of Tyler, Brookshire Grocery Company, CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Health System, Clements Fluids Management, LLC, Patterson Commercial Property Group, R.W. Fair Foundation, Southside Bank, TDI Air Conditioning/Sharon and James Wynne, Ted W. Walters, Austin Bank, Prothro, Wilhelmi, & Company, Tyler Morning Telegraph, American State Bank, Texas Bank and Trust, Tyler Junior College, and University of Texas at Tyler.
THE EARL CAMPBELL TYLER ROSE AWARD
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four-year Division I Texas college.
The voting committee co-chaired by Kirk Bohls, Austin Statesman, and Phil Hicks, Tyler Morning Telegraph, included 45 broadcasters, commentators, and journalists from across the country as well as fans and the previous winners, Bryce Petty (2013), Trevone Boykin (2014), Greg Ward, Jr. (2015), D’Onta Foreman (2016), Baker Mayfield (2017) Kyler Murray (2018), J.K. Dobbins (2019), Kyle Trask (2020).
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-595-7226.
Deuce Vaughn, Kansas State, RB, Sophomore – Round Rock, TX (Cedar Ridge HS) Big 12
Garrett Wilson, Ohio State, WR, Junior – Austin, TX (Lake Travis HS) Big Ten
Bailey Zappe, Western Kentucky, QB, Gr. Student – Victoria, TX (Victoria East HS) Conf-USA
Sincere McCormick – McCormick was selected as an All-American by both the Football Writers Association of American (second team) and Associated Press (third team). He was tabbed the Conference USA Offensive Player of the Year and first-team all-conference for the second straight season. McCormick is an Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award finalist for the second year in a row. He also repeated as a Doak Walker Award semifinalist, Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Best Running Back and All-Texas College First Team pick.
McCormick has rushed for 1,479 yards and 15 touchdowns on 298 carries — all UTSA records. He has caught 22 passes for 184 yards in 13 games this fall, helping lead the Roadrunners to a 12-1 record and the program’s first conference title. McCormick leads C-USA and ranks fifth in the FBS in rushing yards. He sits 10th nationally in rushing touchdowns. He has topped the 100-yard mark on the ground in a program-record eight games. McCormick rushed for 204 yards and three TDs in the 49-41 victory against WKU (12/3) en route to being named the C-USA Championship Game MVP. McCormick broke his own UTSA standard for single-game attempts with 41 for 184 yards and three scores and caught three passes for 33 yards in the 31-28 comeback win at Memphis (9/25) and was named the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Player of the Week. He owns 20 school records including career marks for rushing yards (3,929), rushing TDs (34), 100-yard rushing performances (18) and all-purpose yards (4,438).
Abram Smith – Abram Smith, a native of Abilene, has rushed for 1,429 yards in 2021, the second-most in the Big 12, seventh nationally and just 118 yards shy of Baylor’s single-season record. He earned second-team All-Big 12 honors from both the coaches and Associated Press, also garnering votes for the league’s Offensive Player of the Year. He was also named one of 10 semifinalists for the Doak Walker Award.
Smith ranked 17th in the country with 6.16 rushing yards per carry and 33rd in the nation with 12 rushing touchdowns. He scored in eight of Baylor’s 13 games this season and notched multi-TD outings in three games in 2021. His eight 100+ yard rushing games is tied for the most in a single season in BU program history.
Earlier this year, Smith received the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Player of the Week award following his career day vs. BYU, in which he rushed for 188 yards and scored three touchdowns. He also earned honorable mention recognition after BU’s season opener at Texas State, rushing for 118 yards and two scores.
The senior’s story is well documented, having been recruited to Baylor as a running back but switching over to linebacker during the 2019 season. In the final week of spring ball in 2021, Smith flipped back over to offense as a perfect fit for new offensive coordinator Jeff Grimes’ wide zone scheme.
By doing so, Smith has revitalized one of the nation’s most potent ground attacks as BU ranks 17th nationally with 214.7 rushing yards per game, increasing its rushing output by 138% after ranking 123rd last season (90.3 ypg).
Deuce Vaughn – Vaughn is a First Team All-American by the Associated Press and Sporting News, while he was a Second Team All-American by CBS Sports and USA TODAY, in addition to being named a semifinalist for the 2021 Doak Walker Award and Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award. He is a Second Team All-Big 12 selection by both the league’s coaches and Associated Press, while Pro Football Focus named him the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year.
Vaughn enters bowl season ranking fifth in the nation in scrimmage yards per game (144.1) as he is one of only two players in the nation with 1,000 rushing yards and 400 receiving yards.
He is closing in on becoming just the fourth player in Big 12 history and the third nationally in the last five years with 1,000 rushing yards and 500 receiving yards in a season… Needs 29 receiving yards to accomplish the feat. Vaughn enters bowl season ranked third nationally in career all-purpose yards per game at 134.1 and is sixth with 144.1 all-purpose yards per game this year. He ranks eighth in school history in single-season rushing yards (1,258), fourth in single-season rushing yards per carry (5.88) and tied for 10th in single-season rushing touchdowns (14). Vaughn enters bowl season ranking 10th nationally, second in the Big 12 and sixth in school history with 18 overall touchdowns this year. He has totaled eleven 100-yard rushing games in his career to rank fifth in school history, while his eight this year rank third. Vaughn enters the TaxAct Texas Bowl on a five-game streak with 100 rushing yards, which is tied for the third-longest streak in school history and matches his career best.
Vaughn leads all Big 12 running backs in catches and receiving yards both this year and over the last two seasons combined. He ranks second in the nation among running backs in receiving yards since the beginning of 2020.
Garrett Wilson – Garrett Wilson has had an outstanding season for the No. 6-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes. He’s the team’s second-leading receiver with 70 receptions for 1,058 yards and 11 touchdowns. Against Purdue on Nov. 13, Wilson accounted for four touchdowns – three receiving and one rushing – to earn Big Ten Player of the Week honors. Last week, he was named a first team All-American by the Football Writers Association of America. A second team All-Big Ten choice, Wilson ranks fourth in the conference in receptions, fourth in yards and second in touchdown catches. He’s the seventh player in school history to have 1,000 receiving yards in a season and is part of an offense that is on the cusp of having three 1,000-yard receivers and a 1,000-yard running back.
Bailey Zappe – For the year, WKU quarterback Bailey Zappe is 442-of 639 passing (69.2%) for 5,545 yards, with 56 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. The Victoria, Texas, native leads the nation in yards by 1,094 (next-closest is Mississippi State’s Will Rogers’ 4,451) and touchdowns by 13 (next-closest is Alabama’s Bryce Young’s 43). The all-time single-season FBS yardage record is 5,833 by Texas Tech’s B.J. Symons during his 14-game 2003 season, while the single-season FBS touchdown record is 60 by LSU’s Joe Burrow during his 15-game 2019 campaign. A performance by Zappe of 289 passing yards and five touchdowns in the Hilltoppers’ bowl game vs. App State would eclipse both marks.
With a C-USA Championship Game-record and career-high 577 yards at UTSA, Zappe became only the sixth quarterback in FBS history to achieve a 5,000-yard, 50-touchdown campaign. In addition, a 45-yard completion in the first quarter pushed Zappe over Brandon Doughty’s WKU single-season program record of 5,055, which was set during the 14-game 2015 season. Meanwhile, his 577 yards marked the first FBS passing performance of 560 or more yards since UCF’s Dillon Gabriel had 601 at Memphis on October 17, 2020.
From 2020-to-2021, the Hilltoppers went from scoring 19.0 points per game to 43.1 (+24.1 increase leads the nation), scoring 2.0 offensive touchdowns per game to 5.2 (+3.2) and 164.3 passing yards per game to 434.6 (+270.3). The 434.6 passing yards per game would be the second-best number in FBS over the past five seasons (2019 Washington State averaged 437.2).
The winner will be announced at the award banquet in Tyler, Texas on January 12, 2022. All finalists will be invited to the event and the emcee is Brian Jones, college football studio analyst for CBS Sports and CBS Sports Network.
Thank you to the award sponsors: City of Tyler, BMW of Tyler, Brookshire Grocery Company, CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Health System, Clements Fluids Management, LLC, Patterson Commercial Property Group, R.W. Fair Foundation, Southside Bank, TDI Air Conditioning/James and Sharon Wynne, Ted W. Walters, Austin Bank, Prothro, Wilhelmi & Co., Tyler Morning Telegraph, American State Bank, Texas Bank and Trust, Tyler Junior College, and the University of Texas at Tyler.
YOU CAN VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE FINALIST FOR THE EARL CAMPBELL TYLER ROSE AWARD AT WWW.EARLCAMPBELLAWARD.COM. ONE VOTE DAILY.
This is the ninth year for the award. Previous finalists and winners are listed below.
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four-year Division I Texas college.
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-595-7226.
Get the most up-to-date information by following us on social media at twitter.com/campbellaward or facebook.com/campbellaward.
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Vote once daily for your favorite finalist until voting closes at noon on Sunday, January 9, 2022. The Fan vote results will be combined with the Selection Committee votes to identify the winner.
November 30, 2021
Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
TYLER, Texas – North Texas running back DeAndre Torrey has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the thirteenth week of the college football season.
Torrey had 23 carries for 108 yards and tied a career high with three rushing touchdowns in a 45-23 win over #15 and previously unbeaten UTSA.
Torrey eclipsed the 100-yard mark early in the second half on his 18th carry to give him the 11th 100-yard game of his career and fifth of the season. His 108 rushing yards puts him at 1,215 on the season, which ties him with Jeffrey Wilson (2017) for seventh on the program’s all-time single-season list. Torrey’s three touchdowns ties him for sixth all-time for single-game rushing touchdowns.
“I knew pretty early it was going to be a good day,” Torrey said. “When you start a game off with an explosive play on my first run, I figured it’d be a good game. The O-line did a great job and we did a good job scheming against these guys. As you can see, our backs all have different attributes. It’s clearly not just me. We have different guys getting 100 yards. This O-line is great. We have guys we can just plug in and fill the role. That line is great for our team.”
DeAndre Torrey is a graduate of Gautier High School in Gautier, Mississippi.
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four year D1 Texas college.
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-595-7226.
Get the most up-to-date information by following us on social media at twitter.com/campbellaward or facebook.com/campbellaward.
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FAN VOTE CRITERIA 2021
Fan Vote for the semifinalists round begins Thursday, November 18th at 4:00 pm CST through Sunday, December 12th at noon CST. Visit www.earlcampbellaward.com and vote once daily for your favorite.
Fan Vote totals are cleared after each voting round.
Semifinalists
Semifinalists will be announced Thursday, November 18th. Beginning that day fans can vote once daily until the voting closes at noon on Sunday, December 12th. The Fan vote results will be combined with the Selection Committee votes to identify the five finalists.
Finalists
Finalists will be announced Tuesday, December 14th. Beginning that day fans can vote once daily until voting closes at noon on Sunday, January 9th. The Fan vote results will be combined with the Selection Committee votes to identify the winner.
Winner
The winner will be announced on Wednesday, January 12, 2021 at a banquet in Tyler, Texas.
November 23, 2021
Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
TYLER, Texas – UTSA quarterback Frank Harris has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the twelfth week of the college football season. Harris threw for 323 yards and three touchdowns to help lead No. 22 UTSA to a 34-31 win over UAB and clinch the Conference USA West Division title on Saturday at the Alamodome.
The senior quarterback completed 25-36 passes (69.4%) to help the Roadrunners improve to 11-0 overall and 7-0 in the league with their 10th-straight conference victory. Trailing 31-27 with 1:06 left to play and no timeouts, the Schertz Clemens High School product directed UTSA on a 77-yard drive that culminated in the game-winning score. Harris’ three touchdown passes helped him break UTSA’s single-season record. The Davey O’Brien Award and Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award semifinalist now has 23 scoring tosses to rank 17th in the FBS.
Frank Harris is a graduate of Clemens High School in Schertz, Texas.
Honorable Mentions Week 12:
AUSTIN AUNE, QB, NORTH TEXAS
Sophomore
Argyle, TX (Argyle HS)
6/12 – 219 yards, 2 TD | 21 yards rushing, TD
W 49-7 @ FIU
DAVIS BRIN, QB, TULSA
Junior
Boerne, TX (Champion HS)
18/30 – 297 yards, 2 TD + 1-yd rushing TD
W 44-10 vs. Temple
JACOB COWING, WR, UTEP
Sophomore
Maricopa, AZ (Maricopa HS)
11 catches – 170 yards, TD
W 38-28 vs. Rice
JARRET DOEGE, QB, WEST VIRGINIA
Senior
Lubbock, TX (Cooper HS)
27/43 – 290 yards, 3 TD
W 31-23 vs. Texas
ZAKHARI FRANKLIN, WR, UTSA
Junior
Cedar Hill, TX (Cedar Hill HS)
6 catches – 97 yards, 2 TD
W 34-31 vs. UAB
ISAIAH NEYOR, WR, WYOMING
Sophomore
Fort Worth, TX (Lamar HS)
4 catches – 125 yards, TD
W 44-17 @ Utah State
JERRETH STERNS, WR, WESTERN KENTUCKY
Junior
Waxahachie, TX (Waxahachie HS)
12 catches – 143 yards, TD
W 52-17 vs. FAU
TITUS SWEN, RB, WYOMING
Junior
Fort Worth, TX (Eaton HS)
15 carries – 169 yards, 2 TD
W 44-17 @ Utah State
DEANDRE TORREY, RB, NORTH TEXAS
Senior
Gautier, MS (Gautier HS)
18 carries – 109 yards, 2 TD
W 49-7 @ FIU
GARRETT WILSON, WR, OHIO STATE
Junior
Austin, TX (Lake Travis HS)
7 catches – 126 yards, 2 TD
W 56-7 vs. #7 Michigan State
BAILEY ZAPPE, QB, WESTERN KENTUCKY
Senior
Victoria, TX (Victoria East HS)
39/49 – 470 yards, 6 TD, 2 INT
W 52-17 vs. FAU
THE EARL CAMPBELL TYLER ROSE AWARD
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four year D1 Texas college.
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-595-7226.
Get the most up-to-date information by following us on social media at twitter.com/campbellaward or facebook.com/campbellaward.
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NEWS RELEASE
November 18, 2021
Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Semifinalists
TYLER, Texas – This year many talented athletes with ties to the state of Texas have emerged as candidates for The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award. Sixteen Semifinalists have been selected by The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Selection Committee.
This year’s candidates include six running backs, five quarterbacks, and five wide receivers. Five different conferences are represented.
The 2021 Semifinalists are:
Gerry Bohanon, Baylor, QB, Junior – Earle, AR (Earle HS) Big 12
Deuce Vaughn, Kansas State, RB, Sophomore – Round Rock, TX (Cedar Ridge HS) Big 12
Garrett Wilson, Ohio State, WR, Junior – Austin, TX (Lake Travis HS) Big Ten
Xavier Worthy, Texas, WR, Freshman – Fresno, CA (Central East HS) Big 12
Bailey Zappe, Western Kentucky, QB, Grad Student – Victoria, TX (Victoria East HS) Conf-USA
Finalists will be selected from this group and announced on December 14, 2021.
The winner will be announced at an award banquet in Tyler, Texas on January 12, 2022.
Thank you to the award sponsors: City of Tyler, Brookshire Grocery Company, CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Health System, Clements Fluids Management, LLC, Patterson Commercial Property Group, R.W. Fair Foundation, Southside Bank, TDI Air Conditioning/James & Sharon Wynne, Ted W. Walters, Austin Bank, Prothro, Wilhelmi & Co., Tyler Morning Telegraph, American State Bank, BMW of Tyler, Texas Bank and Trust, Tyler Junior College, and University of Texas at Tyler.
Fan Vote for the semifinalists round begins Thursday, November 18th at 4:00 pm CST through Sunday, December 12th at noon CST. Visit www.earlcampbellaward.com and vote once daily for your favorite.
This is the ninth year for the award. Previous finalists and winners are listed below.
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four year Division I Texas college.
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-595-7226.
Get the most up-to-date information by following us on social media at twitter.com/campbellaward or facebook.com/campbellaward.
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November 16, 2021
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
TYLER, Texas – Ohio State wide receiver Garrett Wilson has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the eleventh week of the college football season.
Wilson scored four offensive touchdowns in Ohio State’s 59-31 win over No. 19 Purdue. The junior wide receiver caught 10 passes for 126 yards (12.6 avg) and a career-high three touchdowns. He also scored his first career rushing touchdown on a 51-yard run in the second quarter.
Wilson became the first Ohio State wide receiver to notch four touchdowns in a game since Noah Brown against Oklahoma in 2016. He registered the first four-touchdown game by a Buckeye since J.K. Dobbins vs. Michigan in 2019.
Garrett Wilson is a graduate of Lake Travis High School in Austin, Texas.
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four year D1 Texas college.
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-595-7226.
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November 9, 2021
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Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
TYLER, Texas – TCU quarterback Chandler Morris has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the tenth week of the college football season.
Making his first career start, Morris totaled 531 yards of offense (461 passing, 70 rushing) for the second-best total in TCU history in the Horned Frogs’ 30-28 win over No. 12 Baylor.
His 461 passing yards (29-of-41) were fourth-most in a game in program records. Morris now ranks third in Big 12 history for most passing yards in a first career start.
The 461 yards are also the third-most nationally since 2012 for a player in his first career start. Morris is the first TCU quarterback to pass for 400 yards since Kenny Hill threw for 449 against Oklahoma in 2016. He scored his first touchdown as a Horned Frog on a 12-yard first-quarter keeper and also had his first career reception (seven yards).
Chandler Morris is a graduate of Highland Park High School in Highland Park, Texas.
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four year D1 Texas college.
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-595-7226.
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November 2, 2021
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Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
TYLER, Texas – Houston quarterback Clayton Tune has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the ninth week of the college football season.
Tune had a career day as he completed 27 passes for 412 yards and four touchdown passes in an upset win over #19 SMU 44-37.
Tune broke multiple records as he moved past David Piland to eighth all-time in completions for the Cougars and surpassed 6,000 career passing yards. Tune now sits sixth all-time in school history with 50 touchdown passes for the Cougars, tied with D’Eriq King. Tune’s 412 passing yards is a new career-high, while four passing touchdowns on the night ties his career-high for one game. Tune also became the first Houston quarterback to throw 400+ yards twice vs SMU.
Clayton Tune is a graduate of Hebron High School in Carrollton, Texas.
Honorable Mentions Week 9:
LOGAN BONNER, QB, UTAH STATE
Junior
Rowlett, TX (Rowlett HS)
21/30 – 361 yards, 4 TD + 25 yards rushing
W 51-31 VS. Hawaii
NATHANIEL DELL, WR, HOUSTON
Sophomore
Daytona Beach, FL (Mainland HS)
9 catches – 165 yards, 3 TD
W 44-37 vs. #19 SMU
JARRET DOEGE, QB, WEST VIRGINIA
Senior
Lubbock, TX (Cooper HS)
30/46 – 370 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT (one was fault of WR)
33/45 – 393 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT (one was fault of WR) | 13 yards rushing, TD
W 45-13 vs. Charlotte
THE EARL CAMPBELL TYLER ROSE AWARD
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four year D1 Texas college.
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-595-7226.
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October 26, 2021
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Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
TYLER, Texas – Miami wide receiver Charleston Rambo has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the eighth week of the college football season.
Rambo had nine catches for a game-high 127 yards with two touchdowns in a 31-30 win over #18 North Carolina State. He also had a 60-yard catch on the first play from scrimmage of the second half that helped the Hurricanes score just five plays later.
“I’m just going out there and doing my job, being better for my quarterback and doing right by my quarterback,” Rambo said of his performance. “It makes me better and him better. Whatever gets the job done for Tyler and the school, get it done.”
Charleston Rambo is a graduate of Cedar Hill High School in Cedar Hill, Texas.
*22-yd TD catch w/ 6:09 remaining proved to be game-winner
JALEN WYDERMYER, TE, TEXAS A&M
Junior
Dickinson, TX (Dickinson HS)
4 catches – 75 yards, 2 TD
W 44-14 vs. South Carolina
BAILEY ZAPPE, QB, WESTERN KENTUCKY
Senior
Victoria, TX (Victoria East HS)
39/49 – 382 yards, 3 TD
W 34-19 @ FIU
THE EARL CAMPBELL TYLER ROSE AWARD
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four year D1 Texas college.
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-595-7226.
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October 19, 2021
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Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
TYLER, Texas – Baylor running back Abram Smith has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the seventh week of the college football season.
Abram Smith rushed for a career-high 188 yards and three touchdowns in a 38-24 homecoming win over #19 BYU.
Smith’s 188 rushing yards are the most by a Baylor player in a single game since Shock Linwood had 237 at Iowa State October 1, 2016. The senior running back’s performance marked the 14th-best single-game rushing performance in Baylor history. Smith is the 20th different player in program history to have at least four 100-yard rushing games in a career.
“We went in today knowing that was going to be a fight,” Smith said. “They run wide zone, we run wide zone. . . . We wanted to be the better team running wide zone, so when we went into the game, that’s exactly what we wanted to do. And I think we did it.”
Abram Smith is a graduate of Abilene High School in Abilene, Texas.
Honorable Mentions Week 7:
DEVON ACHANE, RB, TEXAS A&M
Sophomore
Missouri City, TX (Fort Bend Marshall HS)
16 carries – 124 yards, 2 TD + 27-yard reception
W 35-14 @ Missouri
KENNEDY BROOKS, RB, OKLAHOMA
Junior
Mansfield, TX (Mansfield HS)
20 carries – 153 yards, TD
W 52-31 vs. TCU
JACOB COWING, WR, UTEP
Sophomore
Maricopa, AZ (Maricopa HS)
9 catches – 166 yards
W 19-3 vs. Louisiana Tech
QUENTIN JOHNSTON, WR, TCU
Sophomore
Temple, TX (Temple HS)
7 catches – 185 yards, 3 TD
L 52-31 @ #4 Oklahoma
ISAIAH SPILLER, RB, TEXAS A&M
Junior
Spring, TX (Klein Collins HS)
20 carries – 168 yards, TD + 10-yard reception
W 35-14 @ Missouri
JERRETH STERNS, WR, WESTERN KENTUCKY
Junior
Waxahachie, TX (Waxahachie HS)
13 catches – 221 yards, TD + 7-yard rush
W 43-20 @ Old Dominion
BAILEY ZAPPE, QB, WESTERN KENTUCKY
GT-Senior
Victoria, TX (Victoria East HS)
36/54 – 397 yards, 5 TD, INT
W 43-20 @ Old Dominion
THE EARL CAMPBELL TYLER ROSE AWARD
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four year D1 Texas college.
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-595-7226.
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October 12, 2021
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Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
TYLER, Texas – Texas A&M quarterback Zach Calzada has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the sixth week of the college football season.
Calzada was 21-of-31 for 285 yards and three touchdown passes in an upset win over #1 Alabama 41-38. In the fourth quarter, Calzada tied the game with a 25-yard touchdown strike to junior Ainias Smith with three minutes remaining. After a three-and-out forced a punt by Alabama, Calzada led the offense 54 yards on eight plays to set up a game-winning 28-yard field goal as time expired.
Calzada’s performance led to A&M’s first win over the top-ranked team in the country since defeating Oklahoma, 30-26, in 2002.
Zach Calzada is a graduate of Lanier High School in Sugar Hill, GA.
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four year D1 Texas college.
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-595-7226.
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Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
TYLER, Texas – Texas running back Bijan Robinson has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the fifth week of the college football season.
Robinson had a career day rushing 35 times for 216 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Longhorns over TCU 32-27 in Ft. Worth.
The sophomore running back became the first Longhorn to rush for over 200 yards in a game since D’Onta Foreman in 2016. His season totals include 1,470 yards on 170 plays for 8.64 yards per play and 15 touchdowns.
Bijan Robinson is a graduate of Salpointe Catholic High School in Tucson, AZ.
Honorable Mentions Week 5:
B.J. BAYLOR, RB, OREGON STATE
RS-Junior
Wharton, TX (Wharton HS)
20 carries – 111 yards, 2 TD
W 27-24 vs. Washington
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four year D1 Texas college.
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-595-7226.
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Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
TYLER, Texas – UTSA running back Sincere McCormick has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the fourth week of the college football season.
McCormick piled up 217 all-purpose yards in a come from behind victory at Memphis 31-28.
McCormick broke his own school record by rushing 42 times for 184 yards and three touchdowns, and the junior running back also added 33 receiving yards on three catches to lead the offense. It marked his third 100-yard rushing performance of the season and program-best 13th of his career.
Sincere McCormick is a graduate of Judson High School in Converse, Texas.
Honorable Mentions Week 4:
ULYSSES BENTLEY IV, RB, SMU
Sophomore
Houston, TX (C.E. King HS)
20 carries – 153 yards, TD + 13 yards receiving
W 42-34 @ TCU
DAVIS BRIN, QB, TULSA
Junior
Boerne, TX (Champion HS)
17/25 – 355 yards, 3 TD, INT
W 41-34 vs. Arkansas State
JACOB COWING, WR, UTEP
Sophomore
Maricopa, AZ (Maricopa HS)
7 catches – 174 yards, TD
W 20-13 vs. New Mexico
DANNY GRAY, WR, SMU
Senior
Dallas, TX (James Madison HS/Blinn College)
4 catches – 130 yards, TD
W 42-34 @ TCU
JORDAN MYERS, RB, RICE
Senior
Dickinson, TX (Dickinson HS)
26 carries – 160 yards, 4 TD + 48 yards receiving
W 48-34 vs. Texas Southern
BAYLOR ROMNEY, QB, BYU
Sophomore
El Paso, TX (Franklin HS)
20/25 – 305 yards, 3 TD + 14 yards rushing
W 35-27 vs. USF
SPENCER SANDERS, QB, OKLAHOMA STATE
Junior
Denton, TX (Ryan HS)
22/34 – 344 yards, 2 TD | 18 yards rushing, TD
W 31-20 vs. #25 Kansas State
CASEY THOMPSON, QB, TEXAS
Junior
Oklahoma City, OK (Newcastle HS)
18/23 – 303 yards, 5 TD, INT | 29 yards rushing, TD
W 70-35 vs. Texas Tech
PARKER WASHINGTON, WR, PENN STATE
Sophomore
Sugar Land, TX (William B. Travis HS)
5 catches – 148 yards, 2 TD
W 38-17 vs. Villanova
XAVIER WORTHY, WR, TEXAS
Freshman
Fresno, CA (Central East HS)
5 catches – 100 yards, 3 TD
W 70-35 vs. Texas Tech
THE EARL CAMPBELL TYLER ROSE AWARD
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four year D1 Texas college.
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-595-7226.
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September 21, 2021
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Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
TYLER, Texas – SMU quarterback, Tanner Mordecai has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the third week of the college football season.
Tanner Mordecai threw a 33-yard touchdown pass to Reggie Roberson Jr. on the final play of the game to give SMU a 39-37 win at Louisiana Tech in a non-conference game Saturday. Mordecai finished 36 of 48 for 395 yards and five touchdowns.
Mordecai has thrown at least four TD passes in each game this season (7 vs. ACU, 4 vs. UNT). The seven against ACU to open the season set the SMU single-game record. Mordecai is also the first Mustang since Garrett Gilbert in 2013 to throw for 300 yards in the opening three games of the season.
This is the second time in three weeks Mordecai has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Player of the Week.
Tanner Mordecai is a graduate of Midway High School in Waco, Texas.
Honorable Mentions Week 3:
BRANDON BOWLING, WR, UTAH STATE
Senior
McKinney, TX (Boyd HS)
9 catches – 136 yards, 2 TD
W 49-45 @ Air Force
NATHANIEL DELL, WR, HOUSTON
Sophomore
Daytona Beach, FL (Mainland HS)
8 catches – 134 yards, 2 TD
W 45-0 vs. Grambling
ALTON MCCASKILL, RB, HOUSTON
Freshman
Conroe, TX (Oak Ridge HS)
16 carries – 114 yards, 2 TD
W 45-0 vs. Grambling
RASHEE RICE, WR, SMU
Junior
North Richland Hills, TX (Richland HS)
4 catches – 73 yards, 2 TD
W 39-37 @ Louisiana Tech
BIJAN ROBINSON, RB, TEXAS
Sophomore
Tucson, AZ (Salpointe Catholic HS)
13 carries – 127 yards, 3 TD
W 58-0 vs. Rice
TYLER SHOUGH, QB, TEXAS TECH
Junior
Chandler, AZ (Hamilton HS)
26/35 – 399 yards, 4 TD
W 54-21 vs. FIU
CALVIN TYLER JR, RB, UTAH STATE
Junior
Beaumont, TX (Silsbee HS)
19 carries – 132 yards, 2 TD
W 49-45 @ Air Force
*TD run with :34 remaining proved the game-winner
THE EARL CAMPBELL TYLER ROSE AWARD
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four year D1 Texas college.
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-595-7226.
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Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
TYLER, Texas – Memphis quarterback, Seth Henigan has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the second week of the college football season.
True freshman quarterback Henigan was tremendous, completing 22-of-33 passes for 417 yards and five touchdowns in the win over Arkansas State 55-50. Henigan’s 417 passing yards rank eighth all-time in program single-game history.
Seth Henigan is a graduate of Denton Ryan High School in Denton, Texas.
Honorable Mentions Week 2:
B.J. BAYLOR, RB, OREGON STATE
Junior
Wharton, TX (Wharton HS)
18 carries – 171 yards, 3 TD
W 45-27 vs. Hawaii
TYQUAN THORNTON, WR, BAYLOR
Senior
Miami, FL (Booker T. Washington HS)
5 catches – 103 yards, 2 TD
W 66-7 vs. Texas Southern
DEUCE VAUGHN, RB, KANSAS STATE
Sophomore
Round Rock, TX (Cedar Ridge HS)
26 carries – 120 yards, 3 TD
W 31-23 vs. Southern Illinois
THE EARL CAMPBELL TYLER ROSE AWARD
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four year D1 Texas college.
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-595-7226.
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September 7, 2021
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Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
TYLER, Texas – SMU quarterback, Tanner Mordecai has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the first week of the college football season.
Mordecai threw a school-record seven touchdowns in a season opening win over Abilene Christian 56-9. A transfer from Oklahoma, Mordecai’s seven touchdowns tied the American Athletic Conference record.
The junior quarterback set a career best completing 24 of 30 pass attempts for 317 yards. Mordecai was also named AAC Offensive Player of the Week.
Tanner Mordecai is a graduate of Midway HS in Waco, Texas.
Honorable Mentions Week 1:
DEVON ACHANE, RB, TEXAS A&M
Sophomore
Missouri City, TX (Fort Bend Marshall HS)
12 carries – 124 yards, 2 TD
W 41-10 vs. Kent State
JASON BEAN, QB, KANSAS
RS-Junior
Mansfield, TX (Lake Ridge HS)
17/26 – 163 yards, 2 TD + 54 yards rushing
W 17-14 vs. South Dakota
*KU’s 1st win since October 26, 2019
TAHJ BROOKS, RB, TEXAS TECH
Sophomore
Manor, TX (Manor HS)
15 carries – 134 yards, 2 TD
W 38-21 @ Houston
AINIAS SMITH, WR, TEXAS A&M
Junior
Missouri City, TX (Fort Bend Dulles HS)
8 catches -100 yards – 2 TD + 16 rushing yards
W 41-10 vs. Kent State
JERRETH STERNS, WR, WESTERN KENTUCKY
Junior
Waxahachie, TX (Waxahachie HS)
7 catches – 107 yards, 2 TD
W 59-21 vs. UT-Martin
DEANDRE TORREY, RB, NORTH TEXAS
Senior
Gautier, MS (Gautier HS)
25 carries – 244 yards, 3 TD + 12 yards receiving
W 44-14 vs. Northwestern State
BAILEY ZAPPE, QB, WESTERN KENTUCKY
Graduate
Victoria, TX (Victoria East HS)
28/35 – 424 yards, 7 TD, INT + 24 yards rushing
W 59-21 vs. UT-Martin
THE EARL CAMPBELL TYLER ROSE AWARD
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four year D1 Texas college.
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-595-7226.
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TYLER, TEXAS – The ninth annual Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List was announced today at the Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce and SPORTyler 15th Annual East Texas Kick-off Luncheon.
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community and tenacity; specifically, tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals. In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four-year college.
The Watch List announced today will be narrowed to up to 16 semifinalists in November and then up to 5 finalists in December. They will be selected by broadcasters, commentators, journalists, fans, and previous winners. The finalists will be brought to Tyler for The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Banquet scheduled for January 12, 2022.
This year’s Watch List (complete list attached) includes:
• 53 players from 9 conferences and 5 independents (American, ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Conference USA, Mountain West, Pac-12, SEC, and Sun Belt)
• Players representing Universities from 24 different states and 44 schools
• Wide receivers lead the nominations with 20, followed by running backs (15), quarterbacks (10), offensive linemen (5), and tight ends (3).
• Utah quarterback Charlie Brewer, Miami quarterback D’Eriq King, and UTSA running back Sincere McCormick, three previous finalists for the award are again on the list.
A player does not have to appear on the initial Watch List to be eligible to win the award. The Watch List is made up of players nominated from their respective schools.
THE EARL CAMPBELL TYLER ROSE AWARD
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award was announced in 2012 by the Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce and SPORTyler.
“We are fortunate to have a celebrity who exhibits the impeccable virtues that define this award,” Cindy Smoak, Executive Director SPORTyler said. In addition to being a well-known sports figure, Earl also earned a college degree, married his high school sweetheart, raised two successful sons and still supports the community where he grew up.”
Earl Campbell graduated from John Tyler High School in Tyler before joining the Texas Longhorns under legendary Coach Darrell K. Royal. In his senior year, he led the nation with 1,744 yards rushing and 19 touchdowns, going on to win the Longhorns’ first Heisman Trophy.
He was subsequently drafted by the Houston Oilers where he won Rookie of the Year honors in 1978 and went on to lead the NFL in rushing 3 times. Campbell earned NFL MVP in 1979 and was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1991. He now resides in Austin.
“All my life, all I wanted to do was be an athlete,” Campbell said. “I kept God in my life and surrounded myself with good people. I am humbled by this award named in my honor.”
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-595-7226.
Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Winner for the 2020 Season
TYLER, Texas – The Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce and SPORTyler announced today Kyle Trask, quarterback, University of Florida as the recipient of the 2020 Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award presented by Earl Campbell.
Trask received the award during The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award virtual ceremony January 28, 2021.
“I’m honored to present the award to Kyle Trask,” Earl Campbell said. “All of these players had incredible seasons. They all deserved their place as a finalist.”
Kyle Trask threw for 4,283 yards and 43 touchdowns this season as he led one of the most explosive offenses in the country in the Florida Gators.
The Manvel, Texas native led the FBS this season in total touchdowns (46) and touchdown passes, while ranking second in passing yards.
Trask’s three touchdown passes against Alabama in the Southeastern Conference Championship Game made him the ninth player in FBS history to throw at least 43 touchdown passes through the first 11 games of a season. Of those nine, Trask is one of three to accomplish the feat with fewer than 50 attempts per game.
Trask set a single-season school record with five 400-yard passing games; he was one of two FBS players this year and one of two SEC players (Mac Jones) since at least 1996 with five such games in a season.
Trask was responsible for 46 touchdowns (43 passing, 3 rushing), which is second on UF’s single season record list to Tim Tebow’s 55 (32 pass, 23 rush) from his 2007 Heisman-winning campaign. His 46 touchdowns are also tied with Texas A&M’s Johnny Manziel (2013) for sixth on the SEC single-season record list.
Trask also broke the single-season school record for passing yards per game (356.9), narrowly finishing ahead of Rex Grossman’s 2001 season (354.2).
The other four finalists for the award were:
Jaelon Darden, North Texas, WR, Senior. Houston, TX (Eisenhower HS) Conference USA
Sponsors for The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award virtual ceremony are: City of Tyler, Brookshire Grocery Company, CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Health System, Clements Fluids Management, LLC, Patterson Commercial Property Group, R.W. Fair Foundation, Southside Bank, TDI Air Conditioning/Sharon and James Wynne, Chesley and Ted W. Walters, Austin Bank, Tyler Morning Telegraph, American State Bank, BMW of Tyler, Prothro, Wilhelmi & Company, Texas Bank and Trust, Tyler Junior College, and University of Texas at Tyler.
THE EARL CAMPBELL TYLER ROSE AWARD
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four-year Division I Texas college.
The voting committee co-chaired by Kirk Bohls, Austin Statesman, and Phil Hicks, Tyler Morning Telegraph, included 43 broadcasters, commentators, and journalists from across the country as well as fans and the previous winners, Bryce Petty (2013), Trevone Boykin (2014), Greg Ward, Jr. (2015), D’Onta Foreman (2016), Baker Mayfield (2017) Kyler Murray (2018), and J.K. Dobbins (2019).
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-595-7226.
Jaelon Darden – Darden is among the nation’s leaders in all of the major receiving categories. The Houston native finished with 74 receptions for 1,190 yards and a single-season program record 19 touchdowns in just nine games. His 19 receiving scores lead the Football Bowl Subdivision and entering the postseason he has two more than Alabama’s DeVonta Smith, who has the second-most nationally. Darden ranks seventh in the country in receptions per game (8.2). Darden led the nation in games with three or more receiving touchdowns, with four, and also tied for the most receiving scores in a single game in the country with four. Darden ranks third nationally in receiving yards per game (132.2) and receiving yards (1,190) and fourth in receptions (74). Darden concluded his time in Denton as the program’s career record-holder in receptions (230), receiving yards (2,782) and receiving touchdowns (38). Darden was also named Conference USA Most Valuable Player.
D’Eriq King – Named one of four team captains prior to season, QB D’Eriq King started all 10 games at quarterback and helped lead the Hurricanes to 8-2 record in regular season, including a 7-2 mark in Atlantic Coast Conference play. King threw for 2,573 yards with 22 touchdown passes compared to just five interceptions in the regular season. The Manvel High graduate completed an eye-popping 63.6 percent of passes (201 of 316) in the regular season, in addition to setting the standard for single-season rushing yards by Miami quarterback with 520 yards on 122 carries. King averaged 4.2 yards per carry and scored four rushing touchdowns. He was named ACC Quarterback of the Week three times this year and was an All-ACC Honorable Mention selection.
Sincere McCormick – McCormick leads C-USA and ranks second in the FBS with a school-record 1,345 rushing yards to go along with a program-record 11 rushing touchdowns this fall. A semifinalist for the Doak Walker and Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Awards, the Converse Judson High School product boasts six 100-yard rushing games, including five of 150-plus, during his sophomore campaign. He is a four-time C-USA Offensive Player of the Week and he was named Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week after totaling 165 yards and three TDs on a school-record 37 carries in the win over Louisiana Tech. McCormick has twice broken his own school record for rushing yards in a game, including 251 yards in the win over North Texas in his last outing. He owns the top two and five of the top 10 rushing games in C-USA this season and he has 31 runs of 10-plus yards, including 16 of 20-plus and four of 50-plus yards. McCormick was also named Conference USA Offensive Player of the Year and named to the Dave Campbell’s Texas Football All-Texas College Team.
Kellen Mond – Senior QB Kellen Mond holds the all-time record at Texas A&M in career total offense, passing touchdowns, passing yards, completions and attempts, while also sitting in second on the all-time career touchdowns responsible for and QB victories lists. Mond became the 12th player in SEC history to surpass the 10,000 total yards mark and has been climbing the league’s all-time career lists, ranking in the top 20 in passing yards and top 15 in TDs responsible for. At Auburn, Mond became just the third quarterback in SEC history to throw for over 9,000 yards and rush for over 1,500 more in their careers … The only players in SEC history to do so are Florida’s Tim Tebow and Mississippi State’s Dak Prescott … Mond also became the fourth SEC QB to throw 60 touchdown passes and rush for 20 more, joining Tebow, Prescott and A&M’s Johnny Manziel. Mond is among the winningest quarterbacks in Texas A&M history, boasting a 30-13 career record … The win over Arkansas gave him sole possession of second all-time at A&M. Mond has rushed and passed for a touchdown in the same game 18 times in his career, which leads all SEC quarterbacks … He did so most recently in the 34-13 win at Tennessee, taking the ball in himself on a 5-yard score and later sending a 4-yard pass to Ainias Smith in the end zone just before the half. Mond was named to the SEC Community Service Team this year for his continued work away from football and the classroom … He was also named a semifinalist for the Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year Award, as well as for the Davey O’Brien Award. In the offseason, Mond was selected to represent student-athletes, Texas A&M Athletics and members of the student body on Texas A&M President Michael K. Young’s Commission on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
Kyle Trask – Kyle Trask has thrown for 4,125 yards and 43 touchdowns this season as he leads one of the most explosive offenses in the country in No. 7 Florida. The Manvel, Texas native leads the FBS this season in total touchdowns (46), touchdown passes, passing yards and passing yards per game (375). His passer rating of 186.65 is No. 5 in the nation. Trask’s three touchdown passes against Alabama in the Southeastern Conference Championship Game made him the ninth player in FBS history to throw at least 43 touchdown passes through the first 11 games of a season. Of those nine, Trask is one of three to accomplish the feat with fewer than 50 attempts per game. The redshirt-senior is one of 29 FBS quarterbacks since 1996 to log five 400-yard passing games in a season and is the only SEC quarterback to accomplish the feat within that span. Trask is responsible for 46 touchdowns (43 passing, 3 rushing), which is second on UF’s single season record list to Tim Tebow’s 55 (32 pass, 23 rush) from his 2007 Heisman-winning campaign. His 46 touchdowns are also tied with Texas A&M’s Johnny Manziel (2013) for sixth on the SEC single-season record list.”
The winner will be announced at a virtual award banquet in Tyler, Texas in late January 2021.
Thank you to the award sponsors: City of Tyler, BMW of Tyler, Brookshire Grocery Company, CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Health System, Clements Fluids Management, LLC, Patterson Commercial Property Group, R.W. Fair Foundation, Southside Bank, TDI Air Conditioning/James and Sharon Wynne, Chesley and Ted W. Walters, Austin Bank, Prothro, Wilhelmi & Co., Tyler Morning Telegraph, American State Bank, Texas Bank and Trust, Tyler Junior College, and the University of Texas at Tyler.
YOU CAN VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE FINALIST FOR THE EARL CAMPBELL TYLER ROSE AWARD AT WWW.EARLCAMPBELLAWARD.COM. ONE VOTE DAILY.
This is the eighth year for the award. Previous finalists and winners are listed below.
CeeDee Lamb, WR, Oklahoma, Jr. – Richmond, TX (Foster HS) Big 12
*Denotes winner
THE EARL CAMPBELL TYLER ROSE AWARD
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four year Division I Texas college.
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-595-7226.
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Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Semifinalists
TYLER, Texas – This year many talented athletes with ties to the state of Texas have emerged as candidates for The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award. Thirteen Semifinalists have been selected by The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Selection Committee.
This year’s candidates include seven quarterbacks, three wide receivers, and three running backs. Seven different conferences are represented.
Deuce Vaughn, Kansas State, RB, Freshman – Round Rock, TX (Cedar Ridge HS) Big 12
Tylan Wallace, Oklahoma State, WR, Senior – Fort Worth, TX (South Hills HS) Big 12
Garrett Wilson, Ohio State, WR, Sophomore – Austin, TX (Lake Travis HS) Big Ten
Finalists will be selected from this group and announced on December 23, 2020.
The winner will be announced at a virtual award banquet in Tyler, Texas in late January 2021.
Thank you to the award sponsors: City of Tyler, BMW of Tyler, Brookshire Grocery Company, CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Health System, Clements Fluids Management, LLC, Patterson Commercial Property Group, R.W. Fair Foundation, Southside Bank, TDI Air Conditioning/James & Sharon Wynne, Chesley and Ted W. Walters, Austin Bank, Prothro, Wilhelmi & Co., Texas Bank and Trust, Tyler Junior College, and University of Texas at Tyler.
Fan Vote for the semifinalists round begins Thursday, December 17th at noon through Monday, December 21st at 5:00 pm CST. Visit www.earlcampbellaward.com and vote once daily for your favorite.
This is the eighth year for the award. Previous finalists and winners are listed below.
CeeDee Lamb, WR, Oklahoma, Jr. – Richmond, TX (Foster HS) Big 12
*Denotes winner
THE EARL CAMPBELL TYLER ROSE AWARD
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four year Division I Texas college.
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-592-1661, extension 237.
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Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
TYLER, Texas – North Texas wide receiver, Jaelon Darden, has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the weekend of December 12th.
The senior wide receiver had a legendary eight-catch, 173-yard, four-touchdown performance in North Texas’ win over UTEP 45-43.
Darden is now the most decorated wide receiver to ever play for the Mean Green. He is now the program’s all-time leader in career receptions (230), career receiving touchdowns (38), career receiving yards (2,782) and single-season receiving touchdowns (19). He is also now second on the all-time single-season receiving yards list (1,190) and second in career touchdowns (rushing/receiving/returns) with 39.
“He’s a stud. I’m proud of him,” UNT head coach Seth Littrell said. “He deserves it because of the amount of work he puts in. If you’ve been around him, you know he’s a special player but what makes him special is what he does off the field when no one else is around just working out. He has all the tools. He’s tough in space. He’s good with coverages. He knows how to find space and get open. He’s one of those players that doesn’t come around too often. He’s just special.”
Darden on his performance, “It’s a blessing,” said Darden, “Statistics don’t really mean nothing to me, but I just want my coaches and teammates to look at me and say, ‘he was a great player and gave everything he had.’ That’s how I want to leave my legacy here more than anything.”
Jaelon Darden is a graduate of Eisenhower HS in Houston, Texas.
Honorable Mentions:
AUSTIN AUNE, QB, NORTH TEXAS
Sophomore
Argyle, TX (Argyle HS)
16/29 – 302 yards, 5 TD + 22 yards rushing, TD
W 45-43 @ UTEP
QUENTIN JOHNSTON, WR, TCU
Freshman
Temple, TX (Temple HS)
5 catches – 133 yards, TD + 1-yd rushing TD
W 52-10 vs. Louisiana Tech
TY JORDAN, RB, UTAH
Freshman
Mesquite, TX (West Mesquite HS)
17 carries – 147 yards, 2 TD + 19 yards receiving
W 38-21 @ #21 Colorado
PARKER WASHINGTON, WR, PENN STATE
Freshman
Sugar Land, TX (Travis HS)
4 catches – 95 yards, 2 TD
W 39-24 vs. Michigan State
THE EARL CAMPBELL TYLER ROSE AWARD
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four year D1 Texas college.
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-595-7226.
Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
TYLER, Texas – Colorado running back, Jarek Broussard, has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the weekend of December 5th.
Broussard rushed for 301 yards on 25 carries, as the Buffaloes finished with 407 yards on the ground (499 total) in their 24-13 win over Arizona.
It was Broussard’s fourth straight 100-yard game and only the fourth 300-yard game in Colorado history. His effort made him the first Colorado player in history to rush for at least 100 yards in his first four games.
Jarek Broussard is a graduate of Bishop Lynch HS in Dallas, Texas.
Honorable Mentions:
JAELON DARDEN, WR, NORTH TEXAS
Senior
Houston, TX (Eisenhower HS)
8 catches – 135 yards, 3 TD
L 42-31 vs. Louisiana Tech
DERIUS DAVIS, WR, TCU
Junior
Saint Francisville, LA (West Feliciana HS)
6 catches – 139 yards, TD + 20 yards rushing
W 29-22 vs. #15 Oklahoma State
*TD with 7:56 remaining was deciding score in game
ROSCHON JOHNSON, RB, TEXAS
Sophomore
Port Neches, TX (Port Neches-Groves)
14 carries – 139 yards, 3 TD
W 69-31 @ Kansas State
TY JORDAN, RB, UTAH
Freshman
Mesquite, TX (West Mesquite HS)
27 carries – 167 yards, TD + 22 yards receiving
W 30-24 vs. Oregon State
D’ERIQ KING, QB, MIAMI
RS-Senior
Manvel, TX (Manvel HS)
16/24 – 248 yards, 3 TD | 46 yards rushing, TD
W 48-0 @ Duke
KELLEN MOND, QB, TEXAS A&M
Senior
San Antonio, TX (IMG Academy)
18/23 – 196 yards, 2 TD | 60 yards rushing, TD
W 31-20 @ Auburn
BIJAN ROBINSON, RB, TEXAS
Freshman
Tucson, AZ (Salpointe Catholic)
9 carries – 172 yards, 3 TD + 51 yards receiving
W 69-31 @ Kansas State
KYLE TRASK, QB, FLORIDA
RS-Senior
Manvel, TX (Manvel HS)
35/49 – 433 yards, 4 TD
W 31-19 @ Tennessee
JALEN WYDERMYER, TE, TEXAS A&M
Sophomore
Dickinson, TX (Dickinson HS)
8 catches – 89 yards, 2 TD
W 31-20 @ Auburn
THE EARL CAMPBELL TYLER ROSE AWARD
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four year D1 Texas college.
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-595-7226.
Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
TYLER, Texas – Baylor quarterback, Charlie Brewer, has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the weekend of November 28th.
Brewer led three fourth-quarter scoring drives and twice brought Baylor back from nine-point deficits as the Bears ended a five-game losing streak with a 32-31 win over Kansas State.
Brewer was 31-of-39 for 349 yards and two touchdowns and added 56 yards and two TDs on the ground as the Bears (2-5, 2-5) rolled up a season-high 420 yards total offense.
“I love Charlie, and I know our team does,” said first-year head coach Dave Aranda. “There were multiple times on the sidelines when Charlie was more animated than I’ve ever seen him. I think he was alive tonight, and our team saw that. There were a couple times where Charlie was willing the team. . . . He is not going to allow us to lose this game.”
Charlie Brewer is a graduate of Lake Travis HS in Austin, Texas.
Honorable Mentions:
SINCERE MCCORMICK, RB, UTSA
Sophomore
Converse, TX (Judson HS)
23 carries – 251 yards, 2 TD
W 49-17 vs. North Texas
PEYTTON PICKETT, RB, LIBERTY
RS-Senior
Arlington, TX (Sam Houston HS / Trinity Valley CC)
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four year D1 Texas college.
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-595-7226.
Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
TYLER, Texas – Texas State quarterback, Brady McBride, has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the weekend of November 21st.
McBride started at quarterback for the first time in three weeks and completed 32-of-45 passes for 443 yards and five touchdowns in a 47-45 win over Arkansas State.
His five touchdown passes tie a school record and his 443 yards passing is the school’s second-highest single-game total. Tyler Jones had 475 vs. Incarnate Word on October 1, 2016. The sophomore quarterback’s 32 completions were a career-high and the fourth-most by a Texas State player in a single game.
Brady McBride is a graduate of Coppell HS in Coppell, Texas.
Honorable Mentions:
DAVIS BRIN, QB, TULSA
RS-Sophomore
Boerne, TX (Champion HS)
18/28 – 266 yards, 2 TD | 11 yards rushing + TD
W 30-24 vs. Tulane
SINCERE MCCORMICK, RB, UTSA
Sophomore
Converse, TX (Judson HS)
32 carries – 173 yards, 2 TD
W 23-20 @ Southern Miss
JUANCARLOS SANTANA, WR, TULSA
RS-Junior
Katy, TX (Katy HS)
8 catches – 138 yards, TD
W 30-24 vs. Tulane
*Caught 37-yd Hail Mary TD to force OT
GARRETT WILSON, WR, OHIO STATE
Sophomore
Austin, TX (Lake Travis HS)
7 catches – 169 yards, 2 TD
W 42-35 vs. #9 Indiana
THE EARL CAMPBELL TYLER ROSE AWARD
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four year D1 Texas college.
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-595-7226.
Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
TYLER, Texas – University of Tulsa quarterback, Zach Smith, has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the weekend of November 14th.
Smith threw for season-highs of 325 yards and 3 touchdowns, while completing 26-of-38 passes in a 28-24 comeback win over #19th-ranked SMU.
The win gives Tulsa its second victory over a top-25 opponent this season, which is the first time in school history that the Golden Hurricane defeated two ranked opponents in the same season. It’s also the third come-from-behind victory for the Hurricane this season, coming back from 18 down at UCF, 14 against East Carolina and this 21-point comeback against SMU.
Zach Smith on the team’s big win, “It’s unreal, really. It’s hard to process everything right now. You know, feels great to win, especially a game like that, coming back from behind. I know I had some unfortunate stuff happen there at the first of the game. Kind of put us behind the 8-ball but we battled back and we’re an extremely resilient team. I can’t stress that enough, how resilient we are, and I can’t be more proud of this group of guys”.
Zach Smith is a graduate of Grandview HS in Grandview, Texas.
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four year D1 Texas college.
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-595-7226.
Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
TYLER, Texas – University of Miami quarterback, D’Eriq King, has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the weekend of November 7th.
King became only the third player in ACC history with a 400-yard passing, 100-yard rushing game in No. 11 Miami’s come-from-behind 44-41 win at NC State.
The senior quarterback completed 31-of-41 passes for 430 yards and five touchdowns while rushing for 105 yards.
The 535 total yards rank seventh in ACC single-game history. He became the first Hurricanes quarterback to rush for 100 yards in a game.
“What D’Eriq King did tonight was phenomenal,” Head Coach Manny Diaz said. “Throwing for 430 [yards] and running for 105 [yards], that’s absolutely remarkable and he was at his best when his best was needed.”
D’Eriq King is a graduate of Manvel HS in Manvel, Texas.
Honorable Mentions:
JAREK BROUSSARD, RB, COLORADO
Sophomore
Dallas, TX (Bishop Lynch HS)
31 carries – 187 yards, 3 TD | 21 yards receiving
W 48-42 vs. UCLA
SHANE BUECHELE, QB, SMU
Senior
Arlington, TX (Lamar HS)
24/35 – 355 yards, 4 TD | 19 yards rushing
W 47-23 @ Temple
AVERY DAVIS, WR, NOTRE DAME
Senior
Cedar Hill, TX (Cedar Hill HS)
4 catches – 78 yards, TD
W 47-40 vs. #1 Clemson (2 OT)
*Game-tying TD with 0:22 remaining forced OT
SEAN DYKES, TE, MEMPHIS
RS-Senior
Houston, TX (Manvel HS)
7 catches – 147 yards, 2 TD
W 34-33 vs. South Florida
KELLEN MOND, QB, TEXAS A&M
Senior
San Antonio, TX (IMG Academy)
16/26 – 224 yards, 4 TD | 34 yards rushing, TD
W 48-3 @ South Carolina
TYLER PAGE, WR, SMU
Senior
Friendswood, TX (Friendswood HS)
9 catches – 131 yards, 2 TD
W 47-23 @ Temple
KYLE TRASK, QB, FLORIDA
Senior
Manvel, TX (Manvel HS)
30/43 – 474 yards, 4 TD, INT
W 44-28 @ #5 Georgia
THE EARL CAMPBELL TYLER ROSE AWARD
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four year D1 Texas college.
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-595-7226.
Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
TYLER, Texas – San Jose State quarterback, Nick Starkel, has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the weekend of October 31st.
Starkel had a single-game career-best five scores. He completed 34-of-47 passes for 467 yards with no interceptions in a 38-21 victory over the University of New Mexico.
Starkel’s five touchdown passes are the most since David Fales connected on six scores in a shootout, 62-52, win over Fresno State in 2013. Starkel’s 467 passing yards ranks tied for eighth best in a single-game performance by a Spartan quarterback.
San Jose State is 2-0 to begin a season for the first time since 1987.
Nick Starkel is a graduate of Argyle HS in Argyle, Texas.
Honorable Mentions:
ULYSSES BENTLEY IV, RB, SMU
RS-Freshman
Houston, TX (C.E. King HS)
25 carries – 149 yards, 2 TD
W 51-37 vs. Navy
SHANE BUECHELE, QB, SMU
Senior
Arlington, TX (Lamar HS)
23/28 – 300 yards, 3 TD + 16 rushing yards
W 51-37 vs. Navy
JARRET DOEGE, QB, WEST VIRGINIA
RS-Junior
Lubbock, TX (Cooper HS)
22/34 – 301 yards, 2 TD
W 37-10 vs. #16 Kansas State
ADRIAN HARDY, WR, LOUISIANA TECH
RS-Senior
Houston, TX (Dekaney HS)
7 catches – 101 yards, 2 TD
W 37-34 vs. UAB (2 OT)
**2nd TD with 0:10 remaining forced OT
KELLEN MOND, QB, TEXAS A&M
Senior
San Antonio, TX (IMG Academy)
21/26 – 260 yards, 3 TD + 32 rushing yards
W 42-31 vs. Arkansas
RYAN O’KEEFE, WR, UCF
Sophomore
Austin, TX (Round Rock HS)
3 catches – 97 yards, 2 TD
W 44-21 @ Houston
CT THOMAS, WR, BOISE STATE
Senior
Lancaster, TX (Lancaster HS)
2 catches – 101 yards, 2 TD
W 49-30 @ Air Force
AUSTIN TRAMMELL, WR, RICE
Senior
Spring, TX (Klein HS)
7 catches – 143 yards, 3 TD
W 30-6 @ Southern Miss
KYLE TRASK, QB, FLORIDA
Senior
Manvel, TX (Manvel HS)
21/36 – 345 yards, 4 TD, INT + 47 rushing yards
W 41-17 vs. Missouri
TYLAN WALLACE, WR, OKLAHOMA STATE
Senior
Fort Worth, TX (South Hills HS)
11 catches – 187 yards, 2 TD
L 41-34 vs. Texas
JALEN WYDERMYER, TE, TEXAS A&M
Sophomore
Dickinson, TX (Dickinson HS)
6 catches – 92 yards, 2 TD
W 42-31 vs. Arkansas
THE EARL CAMPBELL TYLER ROSE AWARD
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four year D1 Texas college.
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-595-7226.
Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
TYLER, Texas – UTSA running back, Sincere McCormick, has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the weekend of October 24th.
The sophomore running back had his fourth 100-yard game of this season. McCormick had 37 carries for 165 yards and three touchdowns in a 27-26 come-from-behind victory over Louisiana Tech. McCormick continues to lead the FBS in rushing yards with 867 and he paces the league in rushing yards per game with 123.9.
“That man is the best player I have ever played with. I’m probably his No. 1 fan”.
said UTSA quarterback Frank Harris, “That guy is special. He makes it look so easy. He takes a lot off my hands and we’re just blessed to have him.”
McCormick was also named the Conference USA’s Offensive Player of the Week.
Sincere McCormick is a graduate of Judson HS in Converse, Texas.
Honorable Mentions:
D’ERIQ KING, QB, MIAMI
Senior
Manvel, TX (Manvel HS)
21/30 – 322 yards, TD + 28 yards rushing
W 19-14 vs. Virginia
MARVIN MIMS, WR, OKLAHOMA
Freshman
Frisco, TX (Lone Star HS)
4 catches – 132 yards, 2 TD
W 33-14 @ TCU
DENERIC PRINCE, RB, TULSA
Sophomore
Manvel, TX (Manvel HS)
15 carries – 109 yards, 2 TD
W 42-13 @ South Florida
MARQUEZ STEVENSON, WR, HOUSTON
Senior
Shreveport, LA (Northwood HS)
9 catches – 129 yards, 2 TD
W 37-21 @ Navy
CLAYTON TUNE, QB, HOUSTON
Junior
Carrollton, TX (Hebron HS)
24/34 – 316 yards, 3 TD + 35 yards rushing
W 37-21 @ Navy
GARRETT WILSON, WR, OHIO STATE
Sophomore
Austin, TX (Lake Travis HS)
7 catches – 129 yards, TD
W 52-17 vs. Nebraska
TAHJ WASHINGTON, WR, MEMPHIS
Freshman
Marshall, TX (Marshall HS)
5 catches – 77 yards, 2 TD
W 41-29 vs. Temple
THE EARL CAMPBELL TYLER ROSE AWARD
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four year D1 Texas college.
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-595-7226.
Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
TYLER, Texas – North Texas quarterback, Jason Bean, has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the weekend of October 17th.
The sophomore quarterback entered the game in the 2nd quarter with North Texas trailing Middle Tennessee 21-7. Bean completed 12 of 17 passing for 181 yards and 2 touchdowns. He rushed for 169 yards on 10 carries for 3 touchdowns to lead North Texas to a 52-35 win. The game marked Bean’s first career 100-yard rushing day. It was the first road win for the Mean Green since the regular-season finale in 2018 at UT San Antonio.
UNT Head Coach Seth Littrell on Bean’s performance, “I thought he came in and stepped up and did a great job. He had a great week of preparation with not only football but also the mental side of things and being prepared to go in there when that time comes. He showed a lot of maturity this week. I knew going into this game with how they play their safeties and match up that some quarterback run game could be good. That is exactly how it worked out. He did a great job running the ball but also made some great throws.”
Jason Bean is a graduate of Lake Ridge HS in Mansfield, Texas.
Honorable Mentions:
BEAU CORRALES, WR, NORTH CAROLINA
Senior
Georgetown, TX (Georgetown HS)
4 catches – 141 yards, TD
L 31-28 @ Florida State
JAELON DARDEN, WR, NORTH TEXAS
Senior
Houston, TX (Eisenhower HS)
10 catches – 204 yards, TD
W 52-35 @ Middle Tennessee
DANNY GRAY, WR, SMU
Junior
Dallas, TX (James Madison HS) / Blinn College
5 catches – 133 yards, TD + 32-yard Rushing TD
W 37-34 @ Tulane
RYAN O’KEEFE, WR, UCF
Sophomore
Austin, TX (Round Rock HS)
4 catches – 175 yards, TD
L 50-49 @ Memphis
**First Career TD
JAYLON ROBINSON, WR, UCF
RS-Sophomore
Fort Worth, TX (All Saints’ Episcopal School)
10 catches – 173 yards, 2 TD
L 50-49 @ Memphis
ISAIAH SPILLER, RB, TEXAS A&M
Sophomore
Spring, TX (Klein Collins HS)
18 carries – 114 yards, 2 TD
W 28-14 @ Mississippi State
DEANDRE TORREY, RB, NORTH TEXAS
Senior
Gautier, MS (Gautier HS)
13 carries – 143 yards, 2 TD
W 52-35 @ Middle Tennessee
JAYLEN WADDLE, WR, ALABAMA
Junior
Houston, TX (Episcopal HS)
6 catches – 161 yards, TD
W 41-24 vs. #3 Georgia
TAHJ WASHINGTON, WR, MEMPHIS
RS-Freshman
Marshall, TX (Marshall HS)
7 catches – 131 yards
W 50-49 vs. UCF **Converted 4th down catch for 52-yd gain on Tigers’ GW drive
THE EARL CAMPBELL TYLER ROSE AWARD
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four year D1 Texas college.
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-595-7226.
Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
TYLER, Texas – Texas A&M wide receiver, Caleb Chapman, has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the weekend of October 10th.
Chapman had 9 catches for 151 yards and two touchdowns in a win over #4 and previously unbeaten Florida.
The sophomore wide receiver set career highs in every receiving category. This marked the first time an A&M receiver has had over 150 yards in a game since Christian Kirk hauled in 189 yards against Wake Forest in 2017.
Caleb Chapman is a graduate of Clear Brook HS in Friendswood, Texas.
Honorable Mentions:
TAUSKIE DOVE, WR, MISSOURI
RS-Sophomore
Denton, TX (Ryan HS)
6 catches – 83 yards, TD
W 45-41 vs. #17 LSU
*Mizzou’s leading receiver in an upset win
KAYLON GEIGER, WR, TROY
Senior
Fort Worth, TX (Paschal HS/Navarro College)
7 catches – 121 yards, TD
W 37-17 vs. Texas State
KELLEN MOND, QB, TEXAS A&M
Senior
San Antonio, TX (Reagan HS/IMG Academy)
25/35 – 338 yards, 3 TD
W 41-38 vs. #4 Florida
ISAIAH SPILLER, RB, TEXAS A&M
Sophomore
Spring, TX (Klein Collins HS)
27 carries – 174 yards, 2 TD
W 41-38 vs. #4 Florida
MARQUEZ STEVENSON, WR, HOUSTON
Senior
Shreveport, LA (Northwood HS)
5 catches – 118 yards, TD
W 49-31 vs. Tulane
*This is not a Special Teams award, but also had 97-yd KO return TD
THE EARL CAMPBELL TYLER ROSE AWARD
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four year D1 Texas college.
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-595-7226.
Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
TYLER, Texas – SMU wide receiver, Reggie Roberson, Jr., has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the weekend of October 3rd.
Roberson had 5 catches for 243 yards and two touchdowns in a 30-27 win over #25 Memphis. The two touchdowns were 85 yards and 70 yards.
The senior wide receiver’s 243 yards is 3rd in a game at SMU. This was the 7th game of 200 plus receiving yards at SMU. Roberson is the only one to do it twice (he had 250 at Arkansas State in 2019).
SMU has an overall record of 4-0 and they are 1-0 in the American.
Reggie Roberson, Jr. is from DeSoto, Texas and graduated from Mesquite Horn High School.
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four year D1 Texas college.
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-595-7226.
Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
TYLER, Texas – University of Florida quarterback, Kyle Trask, has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the weekend of September 26th.
Trask passed for a career-high 416 yards and threw six touchdowns to join LSU’s Joe Burrow, the 2019 Heisman Trophy winner, as the only players in league history to hurl a half-dozen scores in an SEC opener. The senior quarterback completed passes to 11 different receivers and connected on 30 of his 42 attempts.
“We had a great game plan. We had answers for every look they were showing us, and we had some great checks that we executed well,” Trask said after becoming the first Florida QB to surpass 400 yards in a game since Tim Tebow who, in his final game, dropped a school-record 482 yards on Cincinnati in the Sugar Bowl following the 2009 season. “Overall, it’s just a great team win. Everybody executed from start to finish,” Trask said.
Kyle Trask is a graduate of Manvel HS, in Manvel, Texas.
Honorable Mentions:
LUKE ANTHONY, QB, LOUISIANA TECH
GR-TR
Dallas, TX (All Saints’ Episcopal School)
17/30 – 314 yards, 5 TD, INT | 11 yards rushing + TD W 66-38 vs. Houston Baptist
29/40 – 267 yards, 2 TD | 8 carries – 65 yards
W 52-10 vs. Florida State
JOSHUA MOORE, WR, TEXAS
Sophomore
Yoakum, TX (Yoakum HS)
5 catches – 73 yards, 3 TD
W 63-56 @ Texas Tech (OT)
*Caught TD to tie the game with 0:40 remaining and caught Longhorns eventual game-winning score in OT
JAYLON ROBINSON, WR, UCF
Sophomore
Fort Worth, TX (All Saints School)
9 catches – 150 yards, 2 TD
W 51-28 @ East Carolina
DEUCE VAUGHN, RB, KANSAS STATE
Freshman
Round Rock, TX (Cedar Ridge HS)
8 carries – 45 yards, TD | 4 catches – 129 yards
W 38-35 @ #3 Oklahoma
JAYLEN WADDLE, WR, ALABAMA
Junior
Houston, TX (Episcopal HS)
8 catches – 134 yards, 2 TD
W 38-19 @ Missouri
THE EARL CAMPBELL TYLER ROSE AWARD
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four year D1 Texas college.
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-595-7226.
Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
TYLER, Texas – University of Miami quarterback, D’Eriq King, has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the weekend of September 19th.
King was 18-of-30 passing with 325 total yards and three touchdowns in a 47-34 win over #18 Louisville at Louisville.
The Hurricanes scored on four consecutive drives in both halves, demonstrating their offensive dominance. King showed the passing skills expected of him after transferring from Houston.
“I think we played a pretty good game,” King said. “There was still a lot of stuff we left out on the field, but I think it just takes time. Things are going to keep getting better. I’m looking forward to going to practice tomorrow and getting after it.”
D’Eriq King is a graduate of Manvel HS, in Manvel, Texas.
Honorable Mentions:
LUKE ANTHONY, QB, LOUISIANA TECH
GR-TR
Dallas, TX (All Saints’ Episcopal School)
13/21 – 149 yards, 3 TD
W 31-30 @ Southern Miss
*Entered game with 5:44 remaining in 1st half. Threw a game-tying 5-yd TD pass with 00:14 remaining, leading to victory.
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four year D1 Texas college.
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-595-7226.
Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
TYLER, Texas – Texas quarterback, Sam Ehlinger, has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the weekend of September 12th.
Ehlinger opened the season with a record-setting first half, establishing Texas records for a single half completing 25-of-33 passes for 426 passing yards and five passing touchdowns to lead No. 14 Texas (1-0, 0-0) to a 59-3 win over UTEP at home in Austin.
The Longhorns scored touchdowns on five of their first six possessions. A team captain for the second consecutive season, Ehlinger led the Longhorns to 45 points in the first half, Texas’ best first-half output since scoring 47 points against UTEP in 2009. The Texas quarterback was also named the Walter Camp Offensive Player of the Week.
Sam Ehlinger is a graduate of Westlake HS, in Austin, Texas.
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four year D1 Texas college.
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-595-7226.
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List Announced
TYLER, TEXAS – The eighth annual Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List was announced today live on The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Facebook page.
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community and tenacity; specifically, tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals. In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four-year college.
The Watch List announced today will be narrowed to up to 16 semifinalists and then up to 5 finalists. They will be selected by broadcasters, commentators, journalists, fans, and previous winners. A winner will be announced at the end of this year’s football season.
This year’s Watch List (complete list below) includes:
47 players from all 10 conferences including 2 independents (American, ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Conference USA, MAC, MW, Pac-12, SEC, and Sun Belt)
Players representing Universities from 19 different states and 42 schools
Wide receivers lead the nominations with 16, followed by quarterbacks (12), running backs (10), tight ends (5), offensive linemen (3), and slot back (1).
Baylor quarterback Charlie Brewer, SMU quarterback Shane Buechele, Miami quarterback D’Eriq King, and Oklahoma State wide receiver Tylan Wallace, all previous finalists for the award are again on the list.
A player does not have to appear on the initial Watch List to be eligible to win the award. The Watch List is made up of players nominated from their respective schools. See full list here.
THE EARL CAMPBELL TYLER ROSE AWARD
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award was announced in 2012 by the Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce and SPORTyler.
“We are fortunate to have a celebrity who exhibits the impeccable virtues that define this award,” Cindy Smoak, Executive Director, SPORTyler said. In addition to being a well-known sports figure, Earl also earned a college degree, married his high school sweetheart, raised two successful sons and still supports the community where he grew up.”
Earl Campbell graduated from John Tyler High School in Tyler before joining the Texas Longhorns under legendary Coach Darrell K. Royal. In his senior year, he led the nation with 1,744 yards rushing and 19 touchdowns, going on to win the Longhorns’ first Heisman Trophy.
He was subsequently drafted by the Houston Oilers where he won Rookie of the Year honors in 1978 and went on to lead the NFL in rushing 3 times. Campbell earned NFL MVP in 1979 and was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1991. He now resides in Austin.
“All my life, all I wanted to do was be an athlete,” Campbell said. “I kept God in my life and surrounded myself with good people. I am humbled by this award named in my honor.”
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-595-7226.
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Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Winner for the 2019 Season
TYLER, Texas – The Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce and SPORTyler announced today J.K. Dobbins, RB, Ohio State University, as the recipient of the 2019 Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award presented by Earl Campbell.
Dobbins received the award at The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Banquet January 15, 2020.
“I’m honored to present the award to J.K. Dobbins,” Earl Campbell said. “All of these players had an amazing season. They all deserved their place as a finalist.”
Junior running back J.K. Dobbins capped a legendary three-year career with the Ohio State Buckeyes by becoming the first among a host of great running backs from the school to top 2,000 yards rushing in a season and only the 27th in official NCAA annals to top the total. He is the ninth Big Ten running back with over 2,000 yards rushing in one season.
Dobbins achieved his 2,003 rushing yards in 2019 by simply being the best against the best competition Ohio State faced during a 13-1 season that featured a third consecutive outright Big Ten Conference championship and a return to the College Football Playoffs. Dobbins rushed for 100-or-more yards 10 times in 2019, including averaging 174.6 yards per game and 6.5 yards per carry with 11 touchdowns against six defenses that were ranked among the Top 15 rush defenses in the nation coming into the game. Those rushes were, in order:
Dobbins rushed for 172 yards and a touchdown vs. Michigan State’s No. 4 rush defense;
He rushed for 163 yards and two touchdowns vs. Wisconsin’s No. 1 rush defense;
He rushed for 157 yards and two touchdowns vs. Penn State’s No. 4 rush defense;
He had a career-high 211 yards rushing and career-high four touchdowns vs. Michigan’s No. 13 rush defense;
He came back for another 172 yards and a TD in a Big Ten title game win over Wisconsin and its No. 7 rush defense; and
He capped his season and career with 174 yards rushing and a touchdown in the CFP semifinal vs. Clemson and its No. 9 rush defense.
Dobbins, who announced December 30 via his twitter account that he would forego his senior season and make himself eligible for the 2020 NFL Draft, departs Ohio State firmly established as one of the great running backs and players in school history. The first Ohio State player ever to rush for 1,000 or more yards as a freshman, sophomore, and junior, Dobbins finishes as the school’s second-leading rusher all-time with 4,459 yards, with the great Archie Griffin and his 5,589 yards the only player ahead of him.
Dobbins who made virtually every All-America team this year, including a first-team berth on the Football Writers Association of America team, averaged 106.2 yards per game over his career, and he totaled 5,104 all-purpose yards, with both figures ranking second in school history. His 6.2 yards per carry for his career was also second-best among Buckeyes.
Dobbins, a team captain in 2019, never missed a game in his three-year career, and he started 40 of the 42 games in which he played. He rushed for 100-or-more yards 19 times, and he caught 71 passes for 645 yards and five touchdowns.
Dobbins’ spectacular 2019 campaign included his being named a finalist for the Doak Walker Award, the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, and a first-team all-Big Ten performer.
The other four finalists for the award were:
Charlie Brewer, QB, Baylor, Jr. – Austin, TX (Lake Travis HS) Big 12
CeeDee Lamb, WR, Oklahoma, Jr. – Richmond, TX (Foster HS) Big 12
Also present at the banquet were the award sponsors, which include: City of Tyler, BMW of Tyler, Brookshire Grocery Company, CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Health System, Clements Fluids Management, LLC, Patterson Commercial Property Group, R.W. Fair Foundation, Southside Bank, TDI Air Conditioning/James and Sharon Wynne, Chesley and Ted W. Walters, Austin Bank, Prothro, Wilhelmi & Co., Tyler Morning Telegraph, American State Bank, Texas Bank and Trust, Tyler Junior College, and University of Texas at Tyler.
THE EARL CAMPBELL TYLER ROSE AWARD
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically, tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four-year Division I Texas college.
The voting committee co-chaired by Kirk Bohls, Austin Statesman, and Phil Hicks, Tyler Morning Telegraph, included 42 broadcasters, commentators, and journalists from across the country as well as fans and the previous winners, Bryce Petty (2013), Trevone Boykin (2014), Greg Ward, Jr. (2015), D’Onta Foreman (2016), Baker Mayfield (2017), and Kyler Murray (2018).
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-592-1661, extension 237.
CeeDee Lamb, WR, Oklahoma, Jr. – Richmond, TX (Foster HS) Big 12
Charlie Brewer – Has started 29 of last 30 games for Baylor. Brewer was a 2019 All-Big 12 honorable mention (Coaches), 2019 Preseason All-Big 12 selection (Phil Steele), 2019 Davey O’Brien Award semifinalist, 2019 Maxwell Award watch list. He is the fourth player in BU history to throw for 6,000+ yards in his career (now has 7,531, putting him in sole possession of third place on the BU career list). He has 17 career rushing TDs, putting him in sole possession of fourth place in program history. His career completion percentage of .643 is second-best in BU history (RGIII, .671) Brewer has posted 18 career 200+ passing yard games, good for 3rd most in program history. The Austin native has eclipsed 300 yards passing 11 times, becoming the third player in program history with 10 or more games of 300+ yards passing. Brewer has passed for 400+ yards twice, fifth most in BU history (Robert Griffin III, Bryce Petty, Blake Szymanski, Nick Florence).
Shane Buechele – Leads the American Athletic Conference in passing yards (3,626, 8th NCAA), passing touchdowns (33, 6th NCAA), completions per game (23.33, 10th NCAA) and points responsible for (216, 9th NCAA). Buechele ranks second in total offense (310.9) and third in passing efficiency (152.5). He also tied the SMU record for single-season touchdowns and set a program record with 11 straight games with multiple passing TDs. His single-season passing yard total only trails Kyle Padron’s 3,828 in 2010.
Buechele was a Maxwell Award Semifinalist, Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award Semifinalist, All-American Athletic Conference First team, was on the Manning Award Watch List, College Football Performance Awards Watch List, and was a member of Dave Campbell’s All-Texas College Team – Offense.
J.K. Dobbins – J.K. Dobbins ranks fourth in the nation with 1,829 yards rushing and sixth with 20 touchdowns. He has scored at least one touchdown in eight straight games and rushed for 100 or more yards in nine of 13 games. Dobbins ranks second all-time in rushing at Ohio State with 4,285 yards. He was a finalist for the Doak Walker Award as the nation’s top running back.
Dobbins has played his best against the best competition, averaging over 175.0 yards/game against four Top 15 defenses. He rushed for 172 yards vs. Michigan State’s No. 4 ranked rush defense, 163 yards vs. Wisconsin’s No. 1 ranked rush defense, 157 vs. Penn State’s No. 4 defense, 211 with four TDS vs. Michigan’s No. 13 rush defense and 172 yards vs. Wisconsin’s No. 7 defense in the Big Ten Championship Game.
Jalen Hurts – Hurts, the Heisman Trophy runner-up, leads the nation in yards per pass attempt (11.8; the FBS record is 11.6), yards per completion (16.4), points responsible for per game (23.7; tied) and touchdowns accounted for (51; tied), while ranking third in total offense (376.1 ypg) and passing efficiency rating (200.3; the single-season FBS record is 199.4). He also ranks fourth nationally in completion percentage (.718; OU record is .709 by Baker Mayfield in 2016), seventh in rushing touchdowns (18; second among QBs) and 10th in passing touchdowns (32). He averages 279.5 passing yards and 96.5 rushing yards per contest.
Hurts has compiled 4,889 yards of total offense (3,634 passing, 1,255 rushing) and is second among OU quarterbacks in single-season rushing yards and rushing touchdowns (Jack Mildren had 1,289 rushing yards and 20 rushing TDs in 1971). He is just four total TDs shy of the school record of 55 set by Sam Bradford in 2008. Hurts was also a finalist for the Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award. This is Jalen’s second time to be a finalist for The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award. The first time was his freshman year at Alabama.
CeeDee Lamb – Lamb, already a Walter Camp Foundation and FWAA first-team All-American, collected his third first-team All-America honor this year to become Oklahoma’s fifth consensus All-American in the last four years (wide receiver Dede Westbrook in 2016 and tight end Mark Andrews, offensive tackle Orlando Brown and quarterback Baker Mayfield in 2017). Prior to 2016, OU had not produced a consensus All-American since 2004. Sooners have now earned 82 all-time consensus All-America honors.
Lamb ranks third nationally with 14 receiving touchdowns and seventh with his 20.8 yards per catch. The junior also ranks 11th in the country with his 100.7 receiving yards per game despite ranking 69th with 4.8 catches per contest.
The Richmond, Texas, product has made at least one touchdown reception in nine of his 12 games this season and is tied for the lead among Power Five players with six games of 135-plus receiving yards. He also leads the nation’s non-seniors with his 32 career receiving TDs and 3,173 career receiving yards. Lamb ranks second at OU in career receiving TDs, fourth in career receiving yards, and 16th in career all-purpose yards in just under three years of competition
The winner will be announced at the award banquet in Tyler, Texas on January 15, 2020. All finalists will be invited to the event and the emcee is Ron Franklin, legendary sports commentator, former voice of ESPN College Football and the Houston Oilers.
Thank you to the award sponsors: City of Tyler, BMW of Tyler, Brookshire Grocery Company, Christus Trinity Mother Frances Health System, Clements Fluids Management, LLC, Patterson Commercial Property Group, R.W. Fair Foundation, Southside Bank, TDI Air Conditioning/James and Sharon Wynne, Chesley and Ted W. Walters, Austin Bank, Prothro, Wilhelmi & Co., Tyler Morning Telegraph, American State Bank, Texas Bank and Trust, Tyler Junior College, and the University of Texas at Tyler.
YOU CAN VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE FINALIST FOR THE EARL CAMPBELL TYLER ROSE AWARD AT WWW.EARLCAMPBELLAWARD.COM. ONE VOTE DAILY.
This is the seventh year for the award. Previous finalists and winners are listed below.
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four-year Division I Texas college.
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-592-1661, extension 237.
Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
TYLER, Texas – Ohio State running back J.K. Dobbins has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the fourteenth week of the college football season.
Dobbins rushed for a career-high 211 yards on 31 carries and a career-best four touchdowns in Ohio State’s win at Michigan. The junior running back became just the third Buckeye to score four rushing touchdowns against the Wolverines, while his 260 total yards were the most ever for an OSU student against Michigan.
Dobbins moves into second place on the Ohio State career rushing list with 4,113 yards, passing Ezekiel Elliott (3,961 yards) and trailing only two-time Heisman Trophy recipient Archie Griffin (5,589 yards).
Dobbins also earned Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week honors.
J.K. Dobbins is a graduate of La Grange HS in La Grange, Texas.
Week 14 Honorable Mentions:
COCO AZEMA, RB, NORTHWESTERN
Freshman
Cypress, TX (Langham Creek HS)
7 carries – 123 yards, TD
W 29-10 @ Illinois
**DB moved to RB out of necessity. First carries of career. 62-yd run set up another TD**
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four year D1 Texas college.
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-592-1661, extension 237.
Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Semifinalists
TYLER, Texas – This year many talented athletes with ties to the state of Texas have emerged as candidates for The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award. Eleven Semifinalists have been selected by The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Selection Committee.
This year’s candidates include five quarterbacks, four wide receivers, and two running backs. Four different conferences are represented.
The 2019 Semifinalists are:
Charlie Brewer, QB, Baylor, Jr. – Austin, TX (Lake Travis HS) Big-12
Finalists will be selected from this group and announced on December 17, 2019.
The winner will be announced at the award banquet in Tyler, Texas on January 15, 2020. All finalists will be invited to the event and the emcee is Ron Franklin, legendary sports commentator, former voice of ESPN College Football and the Houston Oilers.
Thank you to the award sponsors: City of Tyler, Azalea Orthopedics, BMW of Tyler, Brookshire’s, Christus Trinity Mother Frances Health System, Clements Fluids Management, LLC, Patterson Commercial Property Group, R.W. Fair Foundation, Southside Bank, TDI Air Conditioning/James & Sharon Wynne, Chesley and Ted W. Walters, Austin Bank, Prothro, Wilhelmi & Co., American State Bank, Tyler Junior College, and University of Texas at Tyler.
Fan Vote for the semifinalists round begins Friday, November 22nd. Visit www.earlcampbellaward.com and vote once daily for you favorite.
This is the seventh year for the award. Previous finalists and winners are listed below.
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four year Division I Texas college.
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.comor contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-592-1661, extension 237.
Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
TYLER, Texas – New Mexico State running back Jason Huntley has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the thirteenth week of the college football season.
The senior running back had a career day in his final game in Aggie Memorial Stadium rushing for 191 yards and three touchdowns, leading NM State to a 44-35 win against their rival UTEP on Senior Day.
The Arlington, Texas native broke free for a 39-yard rushing touchdown six minutes into the first quarter to give the Aggies an early 7-0 lead. He closed out the first half with a statement, finding pay dirt on a 53-yard run to put NM State ahead, 14-13, entering halftime.
He didn’t slow down in the second half. With the Aggies trailing late in the third quarter, Huntley found the end zone for the third time, finishing off a seven-play, 75-yard drive with a seven-yard touchdown plunge to put the Aggies in front, 21-16.
Jason Huntley is a graduate of Martin HS in Arlington, Texas.
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four year D1 Texas college.
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-592-1661, extension 237.
Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
TYLER, Texas – Oklahoma quarterback Jalen Hurts has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the twelfth week of the college football season.
Hurts accounted for 411 yards of offense (305 after halftime) to rally Oklahoma from 25 down in a 34-31 road win over previously undefeated Baylor. The senior quarterback was 30-for-42 through the air (both season highs) for 297 yards and a season-high four touchdowns. He also ran 27 times for a game-high 114 yards in the largest comeback victory in OU history.
“I put us in a horrible situation, and we found a way to come back,” Hurts said. “We overcame adversity, and you’re remembered for what you do in November. So it’s a big-time win today.”
Hurts was also named the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week and the Walter Camp National Offensive Player of the Week.
Jalen Hurts is a graduate of Channelview HS in Channelview, Texas.
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four year D1 Texas college.
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-592-1661, extension 237.
Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
TYLER, Texas – Texas running back Keaontay Ingram has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the eleventh week of the college football season.
Ingram had 16 carries for 139 yards and 2 touchdowns to help the Longhorns outlast No. 16 Kansas State 27-24. Ingram went over the 100-yard rushing mark for the fourth time in his career. The sophomore running back’s first touchdown was a 34-yard game-tying touchdown that capped off a 75-yard touchdown drive. Ingram’s second touchdown was a 12-yard rushing touchdown that gave the Longhorns a 24-14 lead.
Head Coach Tom Herman had this to say about Ingram’s performance, “I think he’s playing with a lot of confidence — he’s 230 pounds, guys. I don’t know what he played at last year, but he’s a lot more confident in his body. He’s a lot more confident in his strength and his power, and the last few weeks he’s been playing at a really good level.”
Keaontay Ingram is a graduate of Carthage HS in Carthage, Texas.
**most passing yards/game by a Florida QB since Tebow’s final game in 2010**
TYLER VITT, QB, TEXAS STATE
Sophomore
San Antonio, TX (MacArthur HS)
23/33 – 373 yards, 3 TD, INT + 42 yards rushing
W 30-28 vs. South Alabama
JOJO WARD, WR, HAWAI’I
Senior
Waco, TX (Midway HS) / Tyler JC
7 catches – 170 yards, 2 TD
W 42-40 vs. San Jose State
THE EARL CAMPBELL TYLER ROSE AWARD
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four year D1 Texas college.
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-592-1661, extension 237.
Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
TYLER, Texas – North Texas quarterback Mason Fine has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the tenth week of the college football season.
Fine completed 24 of 39 pass attempts for 332 yards and seven touchdowns – one off the program’s all-time high of eight in a game – in a 52-26 win over UTEP and the senior further etched his name in UNT lore with one home game remaining in his decorated career. Fine’s seven touchdown passes on the day broke his career high for single-game touchdown passes set last week at Charlotte when he had five. Fine completed passes to nine different receivers.
“It all starts with our preparation,” Fine said. “I think the juice on the sideline was there, and everyone just had fun and did their job. We started fast and that momentum continued throughout the game. It’s awesome when you prepare the right way and then go out and perform the right way.”
Fine became the seventh player in C-USA history to throw for 12,000 yards in a career (now 12,026), and he moved into seventh place all-time in C-USA with his school-record 91 career touchdown passes.
Mason Fine is a graduate of Locust Grove HS in Peggs, Oklahoma.
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four year D1 Texas college.
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-592-1661, extension 237.
Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
TYLER, Texas – Ohio State running back J.K. Dobbins has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the ninth week of the college football season.
Dobbins rushed for 163 yards and two touchdowns in a 38-7 win over Wisconsin. He averaged 8.1 yards per carry and became the first Buckeye to top 1,000 yards rushing as a freshman, sophomore, and junior. The Ohio State running back added three catches for 58 yards in the contest, an average of 19.3 yards per reception.
Head Coach Ryan Day, “I thought the offensive line and J.K. played really good in the first half. And J.K. ran with an edge all day. I think he’s the best running back in the country.”
J.K. Dobbins is a graduate of La Grange HS in La Grange, Texas.
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four year D1 Texas college.
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-592-1661, extension 237.
Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
TYLER, Texas – SMU wide receiver Reggie Roberson, Jr. has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the eighth week of the college football season.
Reggie Roberson Jr. had a career-high 250 receiving yards on seven catches, including touchdowns of 75, 60, and 33 yards in the Mustangs 45-21 win over Temple. The 33-yard score saw SMU quarterback Shane Buechele lead Roberson into the left corner of the end zone in tight coverage. On the two longer connections, Roberson got behind the secondary in the middle of the field with room to spare.
The Mustangs have opened the season with seven straight wins for the first time since 1982. The seven-game winning streak is their longest since winning eight straight during the 1984-85 seasons. SMU (3-0 American) remains in first place in the West Division.
Reggie Roberson, Jr. is a graduate of Mesquite Horn HS, and his hometown is DeSoto, Texas.
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four year D1 Texas college.
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-592-1661, extension 237.
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Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
TYLER, Texas – Oklahoma wide receiver CeeDee Lamb has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the seventh week of the college football season.
Lamb made a career-high 10 catches for 171 yards and a career-high-tying three touchdowns in Oklahoma’s 34-27 win over No. 11 Texas. He caught a 1-yard pass on the Sooners’ opening possession, then fought past five defenders for a 51-yard score in the third quarter that gave OU a 17-10 lead. He found the end zone by breaking multiple tackles again in the fourth quarter to put OU ahead 27-17.
The junior tied Dede Westbrook for the most receptions by an OU receiver against the Longhorns and became the third Sooner to catch three touchdown passes in the rivalry game (Westbrook and Manuel Johnson).
The Richmond, Texas product has scored a touchdown in eight straight games (dating back to the 2018 Big 12 Championship), which is tied for the second-longest streak in school history. The record is 10 straight games by Westbrook in 2016. He ranks third at OU in career touchdowns (28), is sixth in career receiving yards (2,575), and 11th in career receptions (139).
Lamb is tied for the national lead with 10 touchdown receptions this season and ranks 12th with his 101.7 receiving yards per game.
Lamb was also named the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week and the Walter Camp National Offensive Player of the Week.
CeeDee Lamb is a graduate of Foster HS in Richmond, Texas.
Week 7 Honorable Mentions:
ENO BENJAMIN, RB, ARIZONA STATE
Junior
19 carries – 137 yards, TD | 6 catches – 34 yards
Wylie, TX (Wylie East HS)
W 38-34 vs. Washington State
JAELON DARDEN, WR, NORTH TEXAS
Junior
Houston, TX (Eisenhower HS)
5 catches – 87 yards, 3 TD
L 45-27 @ Southern Miss
SARODORICK THOMPSON, RB, TEXAS TECH
RS-Freshman
Irving, TX (Ranchview HS)
28 carries – 153 yards, 2 TD
L 33-30 @ #22 Baylor (2 OT)
THE EARL CAMPBELL TYLER ROSE AWARD
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four year D1 Texas college.
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-592-1661, extension 237.
Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
TYLER, Texas – SMU wide receiver James Proche has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the sixth week of the college football season.
Proche had 11 receptions for 153 yards and two touchdowns, including the game-winning TD in the third overtime period, in SMU’s 43-37 win against Tulsa. Proche’s two touchdowns helped SMU rally from a 30-9 fourth-quarter deficit and kept the Mustangs unbeaten at 6-0 entering an open week.
The senior wide receiver was also chosen as the American Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week and the Walter Camp National Offensive Player of the Week.
James Proche is a graduate of DeSoto HS in Dallas, Texas.
Week 6 Honorable Mentions:
RYAN AGNEW, QB, SAN DIEGO STATE
Senior
Southlake, TX (Carroll HS)
16/20 – 147 yards, 3 TD
W 24-10 vs. Colorado State
J.K. DOBBINS, RB, OHIO STATE
Junior
La Grange, TX (La Grange HS)
24 carries – 172 yards, TD
W 34-10 vs. #25 Michigan State
JETT DUFFEY, QB, TEXAS TECH
Junior
Mansfield, TX (Lake Ridge HS)
26/44 – 424 yards, 4 TD | 16 yards rushing, TD
W 45-35 vs. #21 Oklahoma State
XAVIER JONES, RB, SMU
Senior
Spring, TX (Spring HS)
26 carries – 121 yards, 2 TD
W 43-37 vs. Tulsa (3 OT)
SINCERE MCCORMICK, RB, UTSA
Freshman
Converse, TX (Judson HS)
22 carries – 189 yards, TD + 7 yards receiving
W 26-16 @ UTEP
THE EARL CAMPBELL TYLER ROSE AWARD
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four year D1 Texas college.
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-592-1661, extension 237.
Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
TYLER, Texas – Baylor quarterback Charlie Brewer has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the fifth week of the college football season.
Brewer was 26-of-45 for 307 yards and 3 touchdowns. This was his ninth career 300-yard passing game as he led the Bears to a 23-21 victory over Iowa State. The Bears took a 20-0 lead before Iowa State came back to lead the game 21-20 with 3:45 left in the game.
With the game on the line the junior quarterback drove the Bears 54 yards in 13 plays. He converted three times on third-down plays and completed 7-of-10 passes to get Baylor into field goal range.
“As a quarterback, you’ve got to absolutely love having the ball in your hands to go win the game,” said Brewer. “I pride myself on that. I’m the quarterback. To be an effective quarterback, I’ve got to go win the game at the end. Our receivers and the o-line did tremendous on that drive. They’re the ones that made that happen.”
“I learned that we’re resilient,” Brewer said of the comeback win. “We still have a lot of work to do, especially offensively. But, it’s only the fifth week, technically, so we have some time. But, I like where we’re headed.”
Charlie Brewer is a graduate of Lake Travis HS in Austin, Texas.
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four year D1 Texas college.
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-592-1661, extension 237.
Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
TYLER, Texas – SMU quarterback Shane Buechele has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the fourth week of the college football season.
The junior quarterback threw for 288 yards with two touchdowns and ran for another score as SMU held on to beat No. 25 TCU 41-38, ending a seven-game losing streak in the rivalry and improving to 4-0 for the first time since 1984.
Buechele, the former Texas quarterback who is one of seven graduate transfers for SMU, was 22-of-34 passing. He had gone 0-2 against TCU while with the Longhorns. Shane Buechele on the win, “It was really important for our program to win this game. It was a great team win, and personally I am really excited to get the win against TCU.”
Shane Buechele is a graduate of Lamar HS in Arlington, Texas.
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four year D1 Texas college.
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-592-1661, extension 237.
Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
TYLER, Texas – TCU running back, Darius Anderson, and SMU running back TJ McDaniel have been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Co-Players of the Week for the third week of the college football season.
Darius Anderson rushed for a career high 179 yards and 2 touchdowns to lead the Horned Frogs to a 34-13 win over Purdue on the road. With the win, the Horned Frogs moved to 2-0 on the season and extended their winning streak to five games.
Anderson is a graduate of George Ranch High School in Richmond, Texas.
TJ McDaniel rushed for 159 yards and three scores on 8 carries as SMU sprinted to a 47-17 victory over Texas State on Saturday evening. The Mustangs started the season 3-0 for the first time since 1984.
McDaniel is a graduate of Southlake Carroll High School in Southlake, Texas.
TCU and SMU will face each other this week in Ft. Worth, Texas.
**80-yd TD catch was longest by a Navy player since 2010
THE EARL CAMPBELL TYLER ROSE AWARD
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four year D1 Texas college.
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-592-1661, extension 237.
Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
TYLER, Texas – Hawai’i wide receiver, JoJo Ward has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the second week of the college football season.
The senior wide receiver had a career performance in UH’s 31-28 victory over Oregon State on Saturday. The Waco, Texas native set career highs in catches (10), receiving yards (189), and touchdowns (4). It marked the second straight game that a UH receiver tallied four touchdowns, tying a single-game school record.
Three of Ward’s touchdowns occurred in the first half, and three of his scores went for 29-yards or more, including his second 29-yarder in the third quarter that tied the score at 28. He was targeted 13 times in the game and averaged 18.9 yards per reception.
Ward eclipsed 100-yards for the fourth time in his career and posted his third career multiple TD game. He was also named Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week.
JoJo Ward is a graduate of Midway HS, in Waco, Texas. Ward also played for Tyler Junior College.
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four year D1 Texas college.
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-592-1661, extension 237.
Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
TYLER, Texas – Oklahoma quarterback, Jalen Hurts has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the first week of the college football season.
The new Sooners quarterback passed for three touchdowns and ran for three more, and No. 4 Oklahoma rolled past Houston 49-31 on Sunday night.
It was Hurts first game for the Sooners since he transferred from Alabama. Hurts posted 508 total yards, the fifth most in school history. He completed 20-for-23 through the air for 332 yards and three touchdowns (no interceptions), while running 16 times for a career-high 176 yards (11.0 average) and three more scores. The OU quarterback was named Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week as well as Newcomer of the Week.
“He played well. There were some things he could do better, but I thought he handled the moment good,” Oklahoma Head Coach Lincoln Riley said. “You could tell out there that he’d been in it, certainly. I’m sure he had some nerves, but he did a good job managing them.”
Jalen Hurts is a graduate of Channelview, HS, in Channelview, Texas.
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four year D1 Texas college.
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-592-1661, extension 237.
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List Announced
TYLER, TEXAS – The seventh annual Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List was announced today at the Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce and SPORTyler 14th Annual East Texas Kick-off Luncheon.
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community and tenacity; specifically, tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals. In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four-year college. The Watch List announced today will be narrowed to up to 16 semi-finalists in November and then up to 5 finalists in December. They will be selected by broadcasters, commentators, journalists, fans and previous winners. The finalists will be brought to Tyler for The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Banquet scheduled for January 15, 2020.
This year’s Watch List (complete list attached) includes:
42 players from all 10 conferences including 1 independent (American, ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Conference USA, MAC, MW, Pac-12, SEC, and Sun Belt)
Players representing Universities from 20 different states and 34 schools
Wide receivers lead the nominations with 20, followed by quarterbacks (10), running backs (9), and offensive linemen (2).
* Arizona State running back Eno Benjamin, Oklahoma State wide receiver Tylan Wallace, and Oklahoma quarterback Jalen Hurts, three previous finalists for the award are again on the list.
A player does not have to appear on the initial Watch List to be eligible to win the award. The Watch List is made up of players nominated from their respective schools.
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award was announced in 2012 by the Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce and SPORTyler. “We are fortunate to have a celebrity who exhibits the impeccable virtues that define this award. In addition to being a well-known sports figure, Earl also earned a college degree, married his high school sweetheart, raised two successful sons and still supports the community where he grew up,” said Cindy Smoak, Vice President, SPORTyler.
Earl Campbell graduated from John Tyler High School in Tyler before joining the Texas Longhorns under legendary Coach Darrell K. Royal. In his senior year, he led the nation with 1744 yards rushing and 19 touchdowns, going on to win the Longhorns’ first Heisman Trophy.
He was subsequently drafted by the Houston Oilers where he won Rookie of the Year honors in 1978 and went on to lead the NFL in rushing 3 times. Campbell earned NFL MVP in 1979 and was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1991. He now resides in Austin.
“All my life, all I wanted to do was be an athlete. I kept God in my life and surrounded myself with good people. I am humbled by this award named in my honor,” said Campbell.
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-592-1661, extension 237.
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Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Winner for the 2018 Season
TYLER, Texas – The Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce and SPORTyler announced today Kyler Murray, QB, University of Oklahoma, as the recipient of the 2018 Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award presented by Earl Campbell.
Murray received the award at The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Banquet January 9, 2019.
“I’m honored to present the award to Kyler Murray,” Earl Campbell said. “All of these players had an amazing season. They all deserved their place as a finalist.”
Murray is OU’s seventh Heisman Trophy winner. He is the Davey O’Brien Quarterback of the Year Award recipient. He was also named AP Player of the Year and was a finalist for the Maxwell Award, Walter Camp Player of the Year Award, Manning Award, and The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award.
In addition, Murray was first-team All-American (AP and FWAA), Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year, named to All-Big 12 First Team and voted Most Outstanding Player of Big 12 Championship. He tied a league record by being named Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week five times.
The junior quarterback was also an Academic All-Big 12 Second Team honoree. Murray played in all 14 games with starts in 13 contests (suspended for first offensive series vs. Baylor). He was the first FBS player to average at least 300.0 passing yards (311.5) and at least 60.0 rushing yards (71.5) per game for a full season and joined Clemson’s Deshaun Watson (2015) as the only FBS players to ever record at least 4,000 passing yards and at least 1,000 rushing yards in a season. Murray led the nation in total yards (school-record 5,362), points responsible for (324; tied), yards per completion (16.8), and yards per pass attempt (single-season FBS record of 11.6; former record was 11.1).
He is ranked second in passing efficiency rating (199.2; FBS record entering season was 198.9), third in passing TDs (42), and fifth in completion percentage (.690). 11.1 percent of his passes went for touchdowns (FBS record is 11.6), and he threw for at least two touchdown passes in all but one game and threw at least three TD passes in 10 of 14 contests. He set school and Big 12 records by assembling a streak of eight games with at least three TD passes. He passed for at least 300 yards and rushed for at least 65 in a game seven times (most nationally since at least 1996; had only been done four times by a Sooner in the first 22 years of the Big 12).
Murray led the Big 12 in league play in total offense at 409.3 yards per game (next most was 335.1), passing efficiency rating with a 208.2 mark (next best was 176.7) and in total TDs with 37 (next most was 31). He completed 260 of 377 passes for 4,361 yards and 42 touchdowns against seven interceptions (6.0-to-1 ratio) and rushed for 1,001 yards and another 11 scores. He is the only player in school history to throw for 300 yards and rush for 100 in a game, and he did it three times (360 and 100 at Texas Tech on November 3; 364 and 114 at No. 12 West Virginia on November 23; 308 and 109 vs. No. 1 Alabama in CFP Semifinal at the Orange Bowl on Dec. 29).
Murray became the first quarterback to ever rush for 100 yards against a Nick Saban-coached Alabama defense. He passed for 379 yards and three touchdowns (no interceptions) and ran for 39 yards in Big 12 Championship win vs. Texas (December 1). Murray finished 17 for 21 for 432 yards, six touchdowns, and no interceptions while adding 45 rushing yards and a score in OU’s 66-33 win over Baylor (September 29). His 348.0 passing efficiency rating in the Baylor game set school and Big 12 records (as did his 20.6 yards per pass attempt and 25.4 yards per completion) and was the highest in the FBS since at least 1996.
The other five finalists for the award were:
Eno Benjamin, Arizona State, RB, Sophomore – Wylie, Texas (Wylie East HS) – Pac-12
Also present at the banquet were the award sponsors, which include: City of Tyler, Azalea Orthopedics, BMW of Tyler, Brookshire Grocery Company, CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Health System, Clements Fluids Management, LLC, Patterson Commercial Property Group, R.W. Fair Foundation, Southside Bank, TDI Air Conditioning/James and Sharon Wynne, Chesley and Ted W. Walters, American State Bank, Austin Bank, Baylor Scott & White Texas Spine and Joint Hospital, Prothro, Wilhelmi & Co., Tyler Junior College, and University of Texas at Tyler.
THE EARL CAMPBELL TYLER ROSE AWARD
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four year Division I Texas college.
The voting committee co-chaired by Kirk Bohls, Austin Statesman, and Phil Hicks, Tyler Morning Telegraph, included 43 broadcasters, commentators, and journalists from across the country as well as fans and the previous winners, Bryce Petty (2013), Trevone Boykin (2014), Greg Ward, Jr. (2015), D’Onta Foreman (2016), and Baker Mayfield (2017).
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Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Finalists
TYLER, Texas – The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award announced today the 2018 finalists as determined by the Selection Committee.
Finalists:
Eno Benjamin, Arizona State, RB, Sophomore – Wylie, TX (Wylie East HS) – Pac-12
Eno Benjamin – A sophomore from Wylie, Texas, Benjamin was a First-team All-Pac-12 Conference running back. He has 1,524 yards this season and is only 42 yards away from the ASU all-time single season school rushing record (1,565 yards by Woody Green in 1972). Benjamin set an ASU school record with 277 carries this season. He is tied for third nationally with 1,524 rushing yards, and his 15 rushing touchdowns are seventh in the country. Both totals lead the Pac-12 Conference. His 147.6 all-purpose yards per game are ninth nationally. He is the highest-graded running back in the Pac-12 and 10th highest graded offensive player in the Pac-12 regardless of position (81.3). Benjamin has forced 83 missed tackles this season – second-most in the FBS. He has averaged a first down or touchdown on 30.5% of his carries this season – 8th most among FBS running backs with at least 200 carries this year. His 29 explosive runs this season are second among FBS running backs.
D’Eriq King – A junior from Manvel, Texas, King took only 10 games to break The American’s single-season record for touchdowns responsible for, finishing with 50 before a season-ending injury in week 11. Despite missing Houston’s final game, King ended the regular season leading the nation in points responsible for per game (27.5) while ranking third in points responsible for (302) and ranks No. 5 in passing touchdowns with 36, No. 7 in pass efficiency with a rating of 167.0, No. 8 in total offense with 332.4 yards per game, No. 14 in rushing touchdowns with 14 and No. 15 in passing yards per game at 271.1. King finished the year with 2,982 passing yards and 36 touchdowns against six interceptions on 219-of-345 passing. He added 111 rushing attempts for 674 yards and 14 touchdowns along with one reception for 12 yards. King became only the 13th FBS QB with 400+ yards passing and 100+ yards rushing in a game with his performance against USF. He is the only Houston quarterback to throw for at least 300 yards and rush for 100 yards in a game, twice in a season. The junior quarterback had a rushing touchdown in all 11 games, holding the nation’s longest active streak for games with a rushing touchdown. King is one of only two quarterbacks in FBS history with at least 35 passing touchdowns and at least 14 rushing touchdowns in a season.
Greg Little – A junior from Allen, Texas, Little was the anchor for an Ole Miss offense that ranks ninth in the country in total offense per game (510.5). He allowed just one sack, two QB hits, and seven QB hurries all season. He is graded at 90.5 in pass blocking for 2018 season by Pro Football Focus. He has played in every game at LT since joining the Rebels in 2016 (36 games played, 29 starts). Little paved the way for Scottie Phillips who ranks second in the SEC in total TDs (14). He protected the SEC’s leading and the nation’s No. 3 passer (Jordan Ta’amu). Little was midseason All-America Second Team (AP, USA Today, Sports Illustrated, Athlon), midseason All-SEC Second Team (Pro Football Focus), preseason All-America First Team (The Athletic, Sporting News), Second Team (AP, Lindy’s, Phil Steele, Athlon), preseason All-SEC First Team (Lindy’s, Athlon, Phil Steele), and was on the Outland Trophy Watch List.
Kyler Murray – A junior from Allen, Texas, Murray was named the Most Outstanding Player of the 2018 Big 12 Championship. He owns a 96.1 total QBR, the highest by a player entering blow play since 2004 when ESPN began tracking the metric. The highest end-of-season figure was 94.1 by Wisconsin’s Russell Wilson in 2011. Murray is the first FBS player in history to enter bowl season averaging at least 300 passing yards (311.8) and at least 60 rushing yards (68.6) per game. The OU quarterback leads the nation with a 205.7 passing efficiency rating (FBS record is 198.9), 11.9 yards per pass attempt (FBS record is 11.1), and 16.8 yards per completion. Also, 11.8% of his passes have been for touchdowns (FBS record is 11.6). He has registered six games of 300-plus passing yards and 65-plus rushing yards, the highest single-season total nationally since at least 1996. Murray’s 4,945 yards of total offense so far this year broke Baker Mayfield’s school record (Murray did it in one fewer game) and are more than 68 FBS teams (53%), including six AP Top 25 squads.
Tylan Wallace – A sophomore from Ft. Worth, Texas, Wallace, who is also one of three national finalists for the Biletnikoff Award, was a first-team All-Big 12 honoree and a second-team Academic All-Big 12 selection. The sophomore led the nation during the regular season with 59 receptions of 10 yards or longer and tied for the FBS lead with 25 receptions of 20 yards or longer. His 17.82 yards per reception also led the FBS among players with a minimum of 60 catches, and his 61 first-down receptions led all Power Five players. In OSU’s three games against AP top-10 teams, Wallace averaged 5.6 receptions, 168.0 receiving yards, and 2.0 receiving touchdowns per game.
Trayveon Williams – A junior from Houston, Texas, Williams leads the SEC in rushing (1,524), all-purpose yards (1,802), and touchdowns (16). The junior has posted eight games with 100-or-more yards including two games with at least 200 yards. Williams became the fifth Aggie to eclipse the 1,000-yard mark twice in his career, and his 1,524 rushing yards ranks third all-time in Texas A&M school history. He ended the regular season on a tear averaging 175.0 yards per game with seven touchdowns in the final four games.
The winner will be announced at the award banquet in Tyler, Texas on January 9, 2019. All finalists will be invited to the event and the emcee is Ron Franklin, legendary sports commentator, former voice of ESPN College Football and the Houston Oilers.
Thank you to the award sponsors: City of Tyler, Azalea Orthopedics, BMW of Tyler, Brookshire Grocery Company, Clements Fluids Management, LLC, Patterson Commercial Property Group, R.W. Fair Foundation, Southside Bank, TDI Air Conditioning/James and Sharon Wynne, Chesley and Ted W. Walters, American State Bank, Austin Bank, Baylor Scott & White Texas Spine & Joint Hospital, Prothro, Wilhelmi & Co., Tyler Junior College, and the University of Texas at Tyler.
YOU CAN VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE FINALIST FOR THE EARL CAMPBELL TYLER ROSE AWARD AT WWW.EARLCAMPBELLAWARD.COM. ONE VOTE DAILY.
This is the sixth year for the award. Previous finalists and winners are listed below.
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four year Division I Texas college.
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-592-1661, extension 237.
Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Semifinalists
TYLER, Texas – This year many talented athletes with ties to the state of Texas have emerged as candidates for The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award. Thirteen Semifinalists have been selected by The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Selection Committee.
This year’s candidates include five quarterbacks, four wide receivers, two running backs, one tight end, and one offensive lineman. Six different conferences are represented.
The 2018 Semifinalists are:
Eno Benjamin, RB, Arizona State, Sophomore – Wylie, TX (Wylie East HS) Pac-12
David Blough, QB, Purdue, Graduate – Carrollton, TX (Creekview HS) Big Ten
Finalists will be selected from this group and announced on December 5, 2018.
The winner will be announced at the award banquet in Tyler, Texas on January 9, 2019. All finalists will be invited to the event. The emcee is Ron Franklin, legendary sports commentator, former voice of ESPN College Football and the Houston Oilers.
Thank you to the award sponsors: City of Tyler, Azalea Orthopedics, BMW of Tyler, Brookshire’s Grocery Company, Clements Fluids Management, LLC, Patterson Commercial Property Group, R.W. Fair Foundation, Southside Bank, TDI Air Conditioning/James & Sharon Wynne, Chesley and Ted W. Walters, American State Bank, Austin Bank, Baylor Scott & White Texas Spine & Joint Hospital, Tyler Morning Telegraph, Prothro, Wilhelmi & Co., Tyler Junior College, and University of Texas at Tyler.
Fan Vote for the semifinalists round begins Friday, November 16th. Go to www.earlcampbellaward.com and vote once daily for you favorite.
This is the sixth year for the award. Previous finalists and winners are listed below.
Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
TYLER, Texas – Oklahoma State quarterback Taylor Cornelius has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the twelfth week of the college football season.
Cornelius threw for 338 yards and five touchdowns on 30-of-46 passing and ran for 106 yards on 13 carries and one touchdown in the Cowboys’ 45-41 victory over No. 9 West Virginia. The senior’s touchdown toss to Tylan Wallace with 42 seconds left completed the comeback win.
Cornelius became just the third player in Big 12 history to have 300 yards passing, 100 yards rushing and five passing touchdowns in a game.
The senior quarterback also took home Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week honors as well as being named the Walter Camp Football Foundation National Offensive Player of the Week for his performance.
Taylor Cornelius is a graduate of Bushland High School in Bushland, Texas.
Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
TYLER, Texas – Texas wide receiver Lil’Jordan Humphrey has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the eleventh week of the college football season.
Humphrey caught a game-winning, 29-yard touchdown pass with 21 seconds left to lift the Longhorns to a 41-34 road victory over Texas Tech in Lubbock. Humphrey finished the game with eight catches for a career-high 159 yards and two touchdowns, becoming the first Longhorn with 100 yard back-to-back games since 2012. It was his fourth 100-yard game of the season, tied for the fifth-most in school history.
The junior wide receiver now has a catch in 20 straight games. Humphrey has 947 receiving yards in 2018 and 63 catches. He is the 11th Longhorn all-time with 60-or-more catches in a season and the first since John Harris had 68 in 2014.
Lil’Jordan Humphrey is a graduate of Carroll High School in Southlake, Texas.
Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
TYLER, Texas – SMU quarterback Ben Hicks has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the tenth week of the college football season.
Hicks threw for 318 yards and four touchdowns. SMU beat No. 17 Houston 45-31 on Saturday night, the second time in three years the Mustangs upset a ranked Cougars team. The win brings the Mustangs within a game of the Cougars in The American’s West Division race. Hicks threw TD passes of 7, 17, 1, and 59 yards and finished with more than 300 passing yards for a school-record 10th time in his career and second time this season. His four TDs also tied his single-game career high.
The junior has thrown for 1,643 yards and 15 touchdowns in 2018. Hicks also holds SMU career records in passing touchdowns (67), touchdowns responsible for (70), passing yards (8,142), and total offense (8,036).
Ben Hicks is a graduate of Midway High School in Waco, Texas.
Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
TYLER, Texas – Houston quarterback D’Eriq King has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the ninth week of the college football season.
King tied the American Athletic Conference single-game record by figuring in seven touchdowns to lead Houston past No. 21/20 USF 57-36. King completed 28 of 40 passes for 419 yards and five touchdowns with two interceptions and rushed for a game-high 132 yards with two touchdowns on 12 carries. King had a career-high 551 yards of total offense against the previously unbeaten Bulls.
The junior quarterback ignited the Cougar offense to 57 points, which is the most points the Cougars have scored against a nationally ranked team since its 70-30 victory over No. 25/24 Tulsa on November 15, 2008. With the win, the Cougars improve to 7-1 overall and remain undefeated in The American with their 4-0 mark.
“He’s got a tremendous feel for the position. He knows when to escape, when to let the ball go, when to hold it, sit there and squeeze the trigger in the pocket. He’s got that same competitive juice that you saw Greg Ward have. I mean it’s fourth-and-six, we were on quarterback counter, and the guy just wheels it into the end zone. That to me, embodies what we are as a football team, what we are as a university, and what we are in the city of Houston. I don’t care what the odds are; we’re going to make it happen. I love that he’s the leader of our football team. He’s a tremendous ambassador for our football program,” said Head Coach Major Applewhite on King’s confidence in his position.
D’Eriq King is a graduate of Manvel High School, in Manvel, Texas.
Week 9 Honorable Mentions:
ENO BENJAMIN, RB, ARIZONA STATE
Sophomore
Wylie, TX (Wylie East HS)
29 carries – 185 yards, 2 TD
W @ USC, 38-35
TAYLOR CORNELIUS, QB, OKLAHOMA STATE
Senior
Bushland, TX (Bushland HS)
23/34 – 321 yards, 3 TD | 23 yards rushing, 2 TD
W vs. #6 Texas, 38-35
CEEDEE LAMB, WR, OKLAHOMA
Sophomore
Richmond, TX (Foster HS)
4 catches – 160 yards, 2 TD
W vs. Kansas State, 51-14
KYLER MURRAY, QB, OKLAHOMA
Junior
Allen, TX (Allen HS)
19/24 – 352 yards, 3 TD | 46 yards rushing + TD
W vs. Kansas State, 51-14
MARQUEZ STEVENSON, WR, HOUSTON
Sophomore
Shreveport, LA (Northwood HS)
6 catches – 106 yards, 2 TD
W vs. #21 South Florida, 57-36
DEANDRE TORREY, RB, NORTH TEXAS
Sophomore
Gautier, MS (Gautier HS)
15 carries – 130 yards, 3 TD + 1 receiving TD
W vs. Rice, 41-17
TYLAN WALLACE, WR, OKLAHOMA STATE
Sophomore
Fort Worth, TX (South Hills HS)
10 catches – 222 yards, 2 TD
W vs. #6 Texas, 38-35
October 23, 2018
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Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
TYLER, Texas – Purdue quarterback David Blough has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the eighth week of the college football season.
Blough went 25 of 43 with 378 yards and three touchdowns in a 49-20 blowout victory over #2 Ohio State. It was Blough’s third straight 300-yard game and his fourth this season.
The Boilermakers won their fourth straight overall, their second in a row, over a ranked team and pulled off their biggest upset since taking down then-No. 2 Ohio State 28-23 on October 6, 1984. Purdue also set a school record for points scored against the Buckeyes, besting the previous mark of 41 in 1967.
David Blough is a graduate of Creekview High School in Carrollton, Texas.
Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
TYLER, Texas – Texas A&M tight end Jace Sternberger has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the seventh week of the college football season.
Sternberger had seven catches for 145 yards and one touchdown in the Aggies 26-23 win over South Carolina in Columbia. Both catches and receptions were career highs for Sternberger. His longest reception was 53 yards.
“Jace is playing really well and making big plays,” Head Coach Jimbo Fisher said.
With the win at South Carolina, Texas A&M improved to 5-2 overall this season and 3-1 in SEC play.
Jace Sternberger is a graduate of Kingfisher High School in Kingfisher, OK.
Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
TYLER, Texas – University of Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the sixth week of the college football season.
Ehlinger led the Longhorns to a 48-45 victory over the #7 Oklahoma Sooners in the Red River Showdown on Saturday. Ehlinger was 24-of-35 for 314 yards and 2 touchdowns. He rushed for 72 yards and 3 touchdowns. His three rushing touchdowns were a career high, as well as his five total touchdowns.
Ehlinger has passed for at least 200 yards in all 12 career starts. This was his second career 300-yard game. UT’s 48 points are the most points they have ever scored against Oklahoma, and their most points ever scored in the Cotton Bowl. Texas improves to 5-1 overall for the first time since the 2009 season when they started 6-0. The Longhorns are 3-0 in Big 12 Conference for the first time since 2013.
Sam Ehlinger is a graduate of Westlake High School, in Austin, Texas.
Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
TYLER, Texas – Arizona State running back Eno Benjamin has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the fifth week of the college football season.
Benjamin had a monster game against Oregon State leading his team to a 52-24 win. The sophomore running back rushed for 312 yards and three touchdowns while also hauling in three catches for 27 yards and another score.
The 312-yard mark set a new Arizona State single-game rushing record and placed Benjamin eighth on the all-time Pac-12 single-game rushing list.
“It was a great feeling,” Benjamin said of the performance. “Honestly we had a game plan, and we knew we were going to run the ball on them. We went through practice, and we executed. If you saw the way we practiced this week you would have known it was going to happen, and it’s just a testament to our offensive line.”
Eno Benjamin is a graduate of Wylie East HS, in Wylie, Texas.
Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
TYLER, Texas – University of Texas wide receiver Collin Johnson has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the fourth week of the college football season.
Johnson had 7 catches for 124 yards including a diving touchdown catch in the Longhorns 31-16 win over #17 TCU. Johnson’s score gave Texas the lead for good. This is the first time Texas has defeated TCU since a 30-7 victory in 2013.
Head Coach Tom Herman on Collin Johnson: “Collin is making a lot of plays for us and having a great year. Last week’s effort in our win over TCU was a great example of what he can do to affect a game. He’s one of the best one-on-one, 50/50-ball guys I’ve ever been around, and I would certainly imagine probably as good as any in the country right now. But his impact extends beyond the field as he’s a young man that does everything right, is an outstanding leader on our team and is a dedicated student. We’re lucky to have him and excited to see what he does the rest of the year.”
Collin Johnson is a graduate of Valley Christian HS, in San Jose, CA.
Week 4 Honorable Mentions:
DAVID BLOUGH, QB, PURDUE
Senior
Carrollton, TX (Creekview HS)
21/28 – 296 yards, 3 TD
W vs. #23 Boston College, 30-13
LOREN EASLY, RB, NORTH TEXAS
Junior
Houston, TX (Westside HS)
27 carries – 177 yards, 2 TD
W vs. Liberty, 47-7
SAM EHLINGER, QB, TEXAS
Sophomore
Austin, TX (Westlake HS)
22/32 – 255 yards, 2 TD + 1 rushing TD
W vs. #17 TCU, 31-16
DEMARCUS FELTON, RB, TEXAS TECH
Senior
Houston, TX (Dekaney HS)
14 carries – 130 yards, 2 TD
W @ #15 Oklahoma State, 41-17
September 18, 2018
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Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
TYLER, Texas – Texas Tech quarterback, Alan Bowman has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the third week of the college football season.
The true freshman quickly accomplished something one of his predecessors—Head Coach Kliff Kingsbury—never did: a 600-yard game.
Bowman threw for 605 yards with five touchdowns and the Red Raiders beat Houston 63-49 on Saturday. Bowman finished 43-59 passing for the fifth 600-yard game in Texas Tech history, and the Big 12 single-game record for a freshman. In the second start of his career, Bowman broke former Tech great Patrick Mahomes, II’s Big 12 freshman passing record of 598 yards set on November 29, 2014 against Baylor.
“That was a nice step in the right direction,” said Kingsbury, second at Texas Tech in career yards passing. “But I’ve said it all along, there’s an expectation at Texas Tech that started a long time ago that we’re going to play really good at quarterback and play really good on offense.”
Bowman has also been named Big 12 Newcomer of the Week as well as the Walter Camp National Player of the Week for his performance.
Alan Bowman is a graduate of Grapevine High School in Grapevine, Texas.
Week 3 Honorable Mentions:
DAVID BLOUGH, QB, PURDUE
Senior
Carrollton, TX (Creekview HS)
39/55 – 572 yards, 3 TD, INT; rushing TD
L vs. Missouri, 40-37
JARRET DOEGE, QB, BOWLING GREEN
Sophomore
Lubbock, TX (Cooper HS)
28-39 – 258 yards, 4 TD, INT + 1 rushing TD
W vs. Eastern Kentucky, 42-35
TA’ZHAWN HENRY, RB, TEXAS TECH
Freshman
Houston, TX (Lamar HS)
24 carries – 111 yards, 4 TD
W vs. Houston, 63-49
KYLER MURRAY, QB, OKLAHOMA
Junior
Allen, TX (Allen HS)
21/29 – 348 yards, 3 TD | 15 carries – 77 yards
W @ Iowa State, 37-27
ANTOINE WESLEY, WR, TEXAS TECH
Junior
Las Vegas, NV (Cibolo Steele HS)
13 catches – 261 yards, 3 TD
W vs. Houston, 63-49
September 11, 2018
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Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
TYLER, Texas – Colorado wide receiver, Laviska Shenault, Jr. has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the second week of the college football season.
The sophomore wide receiver from DeSoto, Texas caught a 40-yard touchdown pass with 1:06 left in the game that proved to be the winning score and gave Colorado the 33-28 win on the road. Shenault had 10 catches for 177 yards and one touchdown, and he also had one rushing touchdown. Shenault picked up key first downs on 4th-&-1 and 4th-&-2.
In two games, Shenault now has 21 receptions (FBS-leading 10.5 receptions per game) for 388 yards, the latter the second-most receiving yards in back-to-back games in CU history. The Colorado Buffaloes and the Nebraska Cornhuskers renewed a long-time rivalry on Saturday at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska. The Buffaloes came back from deficits of 21-14 and 28-20 to collect the victory against the Power 5 opponent.
“Laviska made a great catch, great play and got in the end zone. That’s what he’s on the field for. He’s a playmaker,” Colorado quarterback Steven Montez said.
Laviska Shenault, Jr. is a graduate of DeSoto HS, in DeSoto, Texas.
KELLEN MOND, QB, TEXAS A&M
Sophomore
San Antonio, TX (Reagan HS)
23/40 – 430 yards, 3 TD
L vs. #2 Clemson, 28-26
STEVEN MONTEZ, QB, COLORADO
Junior
El Paso, TX (Del Valle HS)
33/50 – 351 yards, 3 TD
W @ Nebraska, 33-28
KYLER MURRAY, QB, OKLAHOMA
Junior
Allen, TX (Allen HS)
19/33 – 306 yards, 3 TD, INT | 69 yards rushing, 2 TD
W vs. UCLA, 49-21
CHRIS ROBISON, QB, FAU
Redshirt-Freshman
Mesquite, TX (Horn HS)
33/40 – 471 yards, 3 TD
W vs. Air Force, 33-27
JUWAN WASHINGTON, RB, SAN DIEGO STATE
Junior
Kennedale, TX (Kennedale HS)
36 carries – 156 yards, 3 TD | 1 catch – 15 yards
W vs. Sacramento State, 28-14
September 5, 2018
NEWS RELEASE
Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
TYLER, Texas – North Texas quarterback, Mason Fine has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the first week of the college football season.
In a 46-23 win over SMU, Fine completed 40-of-50 passes for a career-high 444 yards (fifth-most in a single game in program history) and three touchdowns with no interceptions. His 444 passing yards were the most by any FBS quarterback this week. The 40 completions, besides being a career high, also tied for the third-most in a single game in program history. Fine picked up right where he left off during his sensational sophomore campaign to help lead the Mean Green to their eighth consecutive home win, which dates back to November 19, 2016 (Southern Miss). Fine opened 8-for-8 and connected with 10 different receivers in the win.
“His eyes were in the right spot. He played very confidently and saw the field very well. They were doing some different things with their fronts and bringing different pressures, and I thought he saw it very well. The way he was getting the ball out of his hands and reading the defense, he’s looked as good as he’s looked since I’ve been here. That’s the work he’s put in in the off season. I’m very confident in him to go out and manage the game for us and play at a high level,” Head Coach Seth Littrell said about Fine’s performance.
Mason Fine is a graduate of Locust Grove High School in Peggs, Oklahoma.
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Announces 2018 Watch List
TYLER, TEXAS – The sixth annual Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List was announced today at the Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce East Texas Kick-Off Luncheon.
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community and tenacity; specifically, tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals. In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four-year college.
The Watch List announced today will be narrowed to up to 16 semifinalists in November and then up to 5 finalists in December. They will be selected by broadcasters, commentators, journalists, fans, and previous winners. The finalists will be brought to Tyler for The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Banquet scheduled for January 9, 2019.
This year’s Watch List (complete list attached) includes:
47 players from all 10 conferences including 2 independent (American Athletic Conference, Atlantic Coast Conference, Big Ten, Big 12, Conference-USA, Mid-American Conference, Mountain West, Pac-12, SEC, and Sun Belt)
Players representing Universities from 26 different states and 43 schools
Running Backs lead the nominations with 17, followed by wide receivers (13), quarterbacks (10), offensive linemen (5), and tight ends (2).
* Alabama quarterback Jalen Hurts and Auburn quarterback Jarrett Stidham, two previous finalists for the award, are again on the list.
A player does not have to appear on the initial Watch List to be eligible to win the award. The Watch List is made up of players nominated from their respective schools.
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award was announced in 2012 by the Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce and SPORTyler.
“We are fortunate to have a celebrity who exhibits the impeccable virtues that define this award. In addition to being a well known sports figure, Earl also earned a college degree, married his high school sweetheart, raised two successful sons and still supports the community where he grew up,” said Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler’s Executive Director.
Earl Campbell graduated from John Tyler High School in Tyler before joining the Texas Longhorns under legendary Coach Darrell K. Royal. In his senior year, he led the nation with 1,744 yards rushing and 19 touchdowns, going on to win the Longhorns’ first Heisman Trophy.
He was subsequently drafted by the Houston Oilers where he won Rookie of the Year honors in 1978 and went on to lead the NFL in rushing three times. Campbell earned NFL MVP in 1979 and was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1991. He now resides in Austin.
“All my life, all I wanted to do was be an athlete. I kept God in my life and surrounded myself with good people. I am humbled by this award named in my honor,” said Campbell.
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-592-1661, extension 237.
Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Winner for the 2017 Season
Tyler, Texas – The Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce and SPORTyler announced today Baker Mayfield, QB, University of Oklahoma, as the recipient of the 2017 Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award presented by Earl Campbell.
Mayfield received the award at The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Banquet January 10, 2018.
“I’m honored to present the award to Baker Mayfield.” Earl Campbell said. “All of these players had an amazing season. They all deserved their place as a finalist.”
A senior from Austin, Texas, Baker Mayfield is one of the Sooners most decorated athletes in school history this year winning the Heisman Trophy, the Walter Camp Player of the Year Award, the Maxwell Award, the Davey O’Brien Award, and is a finalist for the Manning Award.
He is also a unanimous first team All American this season. He leads the nation in completion percentage (.705), passing efficiency rating (198.9), this would break his own FBS record of 196.4 set last year, yards per pass attempt (11.5) and pass of plays of 20-plus yards (79). He also ranks second in passing touchdowns (43), passing yards (4,627) and yards per completion (16.2), and fifth in passing yards (330.5 per game) and total offense (352.7 ypg).
The Austin, Texas, native completed 285-of-404 passes this year for a career-high 4,627 yards and 43 touchdowns to just six interceptions. He has also rushed for 311 yards and another five scores with no fumbles lost.
Mayfield has thrown a TD pass in a Big 12-record 40 consecutive games (every contest of his OU career), which is the third-longest streak in FBS history. He also threw at least two TD passes in 27 straight contests (83 TDs to 14 interceptions during the stretch), which is believed to be the longest streak in FBS history.
Mayfield finished with Oklahoma school records for career completion percentage (.698) and career pass efficiency (198.90). He is a graduate of Lake Travis HS, Austin, Texas.
The other four finalists for the award were:
J.T. Barrett, Ohio State, QB, Graduate – Wichita Falls, Texas (Rider HS) – Big Ten
Ronald Jones, II, USC, TB, Junior – McKinney, Texas (McKinney North HS) – Pac-12
Jarrett Stidham, Auburn, QB, Sophomore – Stephenville, Texas (Stephenville HS) – SEC
James Washington, Oklahoma State, WR, Senior – Stamford, Texas (Stamford HS) – Big 12
Also present at the banquet were the award sponsors, which include: City of Tyler, BMW of Tyler, Brookshire Grocery Company, Christus Trinity Mother Frances Health System, Clements Fluids Management, LLC, Kitchens Unique, Patterson Commercial Property Group, R.W. Fair Foundation, Southside Bank, TDI Air Conditioning/James and Sharon Wynne, Chesley and Ted W. Walters, Austin Bank, Azalea Orthopedics, Texas Spine and Joint Hospital, Tyler Morning Telegraph, Prothro, Wilhelmi & Co., Tyler Junior College, and University of Texas at Tyler.
THE EARL CAMPBELL TYLER ROSE AWARD
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four year Division I Texas college.
The voting committee co-chaired by Kirk Bohls, Austin Statesman, and Phil Hicks, Tyler Morning Telegraph, included 40 broadcasters, commentators, and journalists from across the country as well as fans and the previous winners, Bryce Petty (2013) and Trevone Boykin (2014), Greg Ward, Jr. (2015) and D’Onta Foreman (2016).
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-592-1661, extension 237.
For release: For more information: Tuesday, August 15, 2017 Cindy Smoak csmoak@tylertexas.com 903-592-1661 X237
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List Announced
TYLER, TEXAS – The fifth annual Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List was announced today at the Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce East Texas Kick-off Luncheon.
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award recognizes the top offensive player in Division 1 football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals. In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four year college. The Watch List announced today will be narrowed to up to 16 semi finalists in November and then up to 5 finalists in December. They will be selected by broadcasters, commentators, journalists, fans and previous winners. The finalists will be brought to Tyler for The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Banquet scheduled for January 10, 2018.
This year’s Watch List (complete list attached) includes:
* 45 players from all 10 conferences including 1 independent (American Athletic Conference, Atlantic Coast Conference, Big Ten, Big 12, Conference-USA, Mid-American Conference, Mountain West, Pac-12, SEC, and Sun Belt)
* Players representing Universities from 20 different states and 39 schools
* Running Backs lead the nominations with 14, followed by wide receivers (13), quarterbacks (10), offensive linemen (7) and tight ends (1).
* Alabama quarterback Jalen Hurts and Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield, two of last year’s finalists are again on the list.
A player does not have to appear on the initial Watch List to be eligible to win the award. The Watch List is made up of players nominated from their respective schools.
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The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award was announced in 2012 by the Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce and SPORTyler. “We are fortunate to have a celebrity who exhibits the impeccable virtues that define this award. In addition to being a well known sports figure, Earl also earned a college degree, married his high school sweetheart, raised two successful sons and still supports the community where he grew up,” said Cindy Smoak, Vice President, SPORTyler.
Earl Campbell graduated from John Tyler High School in Tyler before joining the Texas Longhorns under legendary Coach Darrell K. Royal. In his senior year, he led the nation with 1744 yards rushing and 19 touchdowns, going on to win the Longhorns’ first Heisman Trophy.
He was subsequently drafted by the Houston Oilers where he won Rookie of the Year honors in 1978 and went on to lead the NFL in rushing 3 times. Campbell earned NFL MVP in 1979 and was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1991. He now resides in Austin.
“All my life, all I wanted to do was be an athlete. I kept God in my life and surrounded myself with good people. I am humbled by this award named in my honor,” said Campbell.
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-592-1661, extension 237.
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November 21, 2017 Contact Information:
Cindy Smoak
Phone: (903)-592-1661, x237
Fax: (903) 592-1268
Email: csmoak@tylertexas.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
TYLER, Texas – North Texas quarterback Mason Fine has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the twelfth week of the college football season.
In a game that became a battle of quarterbacks Fine threw for 386 yards and four touchdowns in a 52-49 victory over Army. Fine directed a 46-yard scoring drive in the final minute capped by a 39-yard Trevor Moore field goal with five seconds to play to seal the win.
Fine’s effort matched his career-best for touchdown passes and set the Mean Green’s all-time record for passing yards in a single season with 3,198. His four TD throws on Saturday give him 26 this year, tying for the most in school history. This was the sophomore quarterback’s sixth 300-yard passing game of the year.
Mason Fine is a graduate of Locust Grove High School in Locust Grove, Oklahoma.
Week 12 Honorable Mentions:
RONALD JONES II, RB, USC
Junior
McKinney, TX (McKinney North HS)
28 carries – 122 yards, 2 TD | 22 yards receiving
W 28-23 vs. UCLA
XAVIER JONES, RB, SMU
Junior
Spring, TX (Spring HS)
20 carries – 175 yards, 2 TD
L 66-45 @ Memphis
LEXINGTON THOMAS, RB, UNLV
Junior
Houston, TX (Benjamin Davis HS)
18 carries – 127 yards, 2 TD
W 38-35 @ New Mexico
CONNOR WILLIAMS, OL, TEXAS
Junior
Coppell, TX (Coppell HS)
In his return Texas rushed for 233 yards with no sacks in upset win.
W 28-14 @ West Virginia
THE EARL CAMPBELL TYLER ROSE AWARD
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division 1 football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four year D1 Texas college.
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-592-1661, extension 237.
Get the most up-to-date information by following us on social media at twitter.com/campbellaward or facebook.com/campbellaward.
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November 14, 2017 Contact Information:
Cindy Smoak
Phone: (903)-592-1661, x237
Fax: (903) 592-1268
Email: csmoak@tylertexas.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
TYLER, Texas – Oklahoma running back Rodney Anderson has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the eleventh week of the college football season.
Anderson rushed 23 times for 151 yards and two touchdowns and caught a career-high five passes for a career-high 139 yards and two more scores in OU’s 38-20 win over No. 6 TCU on Saturday.
The Oklahoma running back became the first FBS player since at least 1996 to register at least 139 rushing and 139 receiving yards in a game. Anderson racked up a career-high 290 all-purpose yards (11th most in OU history) against a Horned Frogs team that entered the game ranked first nationally in rushing defense (69.7 yards per game) and sixth nationally in total defense (284.1).
“He was tremendous tonight,” Head Coach Lincoln Riley said of Anderson. “He was awesome. He’s got a unique skill set in that he can do it all – bring the power, ran through a lot of tackles and a couple of tremendous catches. He’s been awesome for us several weeks in a row.”
Anderson has rushed for at least 111 yards in each of the last four games. The sophomore running back was named Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week for the second time in the last three games.
Rodney Anderson is a graduate of Katy High School in Katy, TX.
Week 11 Honorable Mentions:
MARCELL ATEMAN, WR, OKLAHOMA STATE
Senior
Dallas, TX (Wylie East HS)
4 catches – 97 yards, 2 TD
W 49-42 @ Iowa State
MASON FINE, QB, NORTH TEXAS
Sophomore
Locust Grove, OK (Locust Grove HS)
23/35 – 213 yards, 4 TD + 17 rushing yards
W 45-10 vs. UTEP
BAKER MAYFIELD, QB, OKLAHOMA
Senior
Austin, TX (Lake Travis HS)
18/27 – 333 yards, 3 TD | 50 rushing yards
W 38-20 vs. #6 TCU
NICK STARKEL, QB, TEXAS A&M
Freshman
Argyle, TX (Liberty Christian HS)
21/30 – 416 yards, 4 TD
W 55-14 vs. New Mexico
JARRETT STIDHAM, QB, AUBURN
Sophomore
Stephenville, TX (Stephenville HS)
16/23 – 214 yards, 3 TD + 1 rushing TD
W 40-17 vs. #1 Georgia
THE EARL CAMPBELL TYLER ROSE AWARD
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division 1 football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four year D1 Texas college.
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-592-1661, extension 237.
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November 7, 2017 Contact Information:
Cindy Smoak
Phone: (903)-592-1661, x237
Fax: (903) 592-1268
Email: csmoak@tylertexas.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
TYLER, Texas – Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the tenth week of the college football season.
Mayfield passed for a school-record 598 yards and five touchdowns and ran for another score as No. 5 Oklahoma outlasted No. 11 Oklahoma State 62-52 on Saturday in one of the highest-scoring games in the history of the rivalry.
Mayfield was 24-36 through the air (66.7 percent) and averaged 16.6 yards per attempt and 24.9 yards per completion. His 598 yards were the most by an FBS player this season and second most over the past three seasons, while his 240.9 passing efficiency rating in the contest ranks as the second best in school history (minimum of 25 attempts). No FBS quarterback in the history of college football has thrown for as many yards with as few pass attempts (36) or pass completions (24) as Baker Mayfield’s 598 Saturday.
“Baker was awesome; played at an elite level and broke a school record for passing. What more could you say. The guy, he’s awesome,” said Oklahoma Head Coach Lincoln Riley. “He doesn’t flinch. He’s made for atmospheres like this. This is his favorite thing in the world is to play in deals like this, and I think it shows.”
This is Mayfield’s second Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Player of the Week honor this season. He also won the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week for his performance.
Baker Mayfield is a graduate of Lake Travis High School in Austin, TX.
Week 10 Honorable Mentions:
CHARLIE BREWER, QB, BAYLOR
Freshman
Austin, TX (Lake Travis HS)
23/29 – 315 yards, 3 TD + 22 yards rushing
W 38-9 @ Kansas
KEKE COUTEE, WR, TEXAS TECH
Junior
Lufkin, TX (Lufkin HS)
12 catches – 189 yards, 2 TD
L 35-42 vs. Kansas State
RONALD JONES II, RB, USC
Junior
McKinney, TX (McKinney North HS)
27 carries – 194 yards, 3 TD + 39 yards receiving
W 49-35 vs. #22 Arizona
D’ERIQ KING, QB, HOUSTON
Sophomore
Manvel, TX (Manvel HS)
15/21 – 330 yards, 3 TD + 1 rushing TD
W 52-27 vs. East Carolina
JARRETT STIDHAM, QB, AUBURN
Sophomore
Stephenville, TX (Stephenville HS)
20/27 – 268 yards, 3 TD + 27 yards rushing
W 42-27 @ Texas A&M
JUWAN WASHINGTON, RB, SAN DIEGO STATE
Sophomore
Kennedale, TX (Kennedale HS)
16 carries – 134 yards, 2 TD
W 52-7 @ San Jose State
JEFFERY WILSON, RB, NORTH TEXAS
Senior
Elkhart, TX (Elkhart HS)
20 carries – 165 yards, 2 TD + 16 yards receiving W 24-23 @ LA Tech
THE EARL CAMPBELL TYLER ROSE AWARD
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division 1 football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four year D1 Texas college.
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-592-1661, extension 237.
Get the most up-to-date information by following us on social media at twitter.com/campbellaward or facebook.com/campbellaward.
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October 31, 2017 Contact Information:
Cindy Smoak
Phone: (903)-592-1661, x237
Fax: (903) 592-1268
Email: csmoak@tylertexas.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
TYLER, Texas – Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the ninth week of the college football season.
J.T. Barrett capped the greatest game of his decorated career with a 16-yard touchdown pass to Marcus Baugh with 1:48 left in the fourth quarter and No. 6 Ohio State rallied from 11 down in the final five minutes to hand No. 2 Penn State its first loss, 39-38 on Saturday.
Barrett was near flawless, going 33 for 39 for 328 yards and four touchdown passes, three in the fourth quarter after the Buckeyes (7-1, 5-0 Big Ten) were down 35-20. Barrett also rushed for 95 yards for an Ohio State school record 423 yards of total offense.
“I’ve never had a kid play perfect, but damn he was close tonight,” Head Coach Urban Meyer said. “I think the H-word is appropriate after today’s game.”
This is Barrett’s second Earl Campbell Player of the Week honor this year. He also won the Big Ten offensive Player of the Week award for the ninth time in his career tying him with Wisconsin’s Ron Dayne and Michigan’s Denard Robinson for the most awards in Big Ten history.
J.T. Barrett is a graduate of Rider High School in Wichita Falls, TX.
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division 1 football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive,
community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four year D1 Texas college.
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-592-1661, extension 237.
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October 24, 2017 Contact Information:
Cindy Smoak
Phone: (903)-592-1661, x237
Fax: (903) 592-1268
Email: csmoak@tylertexas.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
TYLER, Texas – SMU wide receiver Trey Quinn has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the eighth week of the college football season.
Quinn became the first player in this century to register at least 15 receptions in three consecutive games as he had 17 catches for a career-high 186 yards in SMU’s 31-28 win at Cincinnati. Quinn’s 17th catch against the Bearcats was a 28-yard reception in overtime on fourth-and-22 to set up the deciding field goal, and he had three receptions for first downs on a fourth-quarter drive that put the Mustangs ahead 28-20. Quinn, who accounted for 11 of SMU’s 26 first downs for the game, enters this week as the national leader in receptions (10.1 per game) and is fifth nationally in receiving yards (110.4 ypg).
Trey Quinn is a graduate of Barbe High School in Lake Charles, LA.
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division 1 football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four year D1 Texas college.
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-592-1661, extension 237.
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October 17, 2017 Contact Information:
Cindy Smoak
Phone: (903)-592-1661, x237
Fax: (903) 592-1268
Email: csmoak@tylertexas.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
TYLER, Texas – Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the seventh week of the college football season.
Barrett accounted for seven of the Buckeyes eight touchdowns and finished 27-of-33 for 325 yards and five touchdowns. He also ran for 48 yards and had two scores. The Ohio State offense set a school record by racking up over 500 yards of total offense for the fifth-straight game. The Buckeyes finished with 633 yards on the night, 279 on the ground and 354 through the air.
The 56-14 win over Nebraska on the road was the 500th win in Big Ten play for Ohio State. Barrett’s performance also earned him the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week honors for the eighth time of his career, tying him with Drew Brees for the third-most in conference history.
J.T. Barrett is a graduate of Rider High School in Wichita Falls, Texas.
Week 7 Honorable Mentions:
MASON FINE, QB, NORTH TEXAS
Sophomore
Locust Grove, OK (Locust Grove HS)
20/34 – 354 yards, 3 TD, INT + Rushing TD
W 29-26 vs. UTSA
**Game winning pass with 10 seconds remaining while taking a big hit that left him unable to get up afterwards
JALEN GUYTON, WR, NORTH TEXAS
Sophomore
Allen, TX (Allen HS)
8 catches – 182 yards, 2 TD
W 29-26 vs. UTSA
JAMES WASHINGTON, WR, OKLAHOMA STATE
Senior
Stamford, TX (Stamford HS)
6 catches – 235 yards, TD /1 rushing TD
W 59-16 vs. Baylor
THE EARL CAMPBELL TYLER ROSE AWARD
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division 1 football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four year D1 Texas college.
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-592-1661, extension 237.
Get the most up-to-date information by following us on social media at twitter.com/campbellaward or facebook.com/campbellaward.
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October 10, 2017 Contact Information:
Cindy Smoak
Phone: (903)-592-1661, x237
Fax: (903) 592-1268
Email: csmoak@tylertexas.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
TYLER, Texas – Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the sixth week of the college football season.
True freshman quarterback Sam Ehlinger played like a seasoned veteran on Saturday, guiding The University of Texas (3-2, 2-0) to a double-overtime victory over Kansas State (3-2, 1-1), 40-34, in front of a rocking crowd at Darrell K Royal – Texas Memorial Stadium. In just his third career start, Ehlinger completed 30-of-50 passes, two touchdowns, and a Longhorn true freshman record 380 yards. He added 107 yards rushing, also a record for a Longhorn true freshman quarterback.
Sam Ehlinger is a graduate of Westlake High School in Austin, Texas.
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division 1 football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four year D1 Texas college.
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-592-1661, extension 237.
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October 3, 2017 Contact Information:
Cindy Smoak
Phone: (903)-592-1661, x237
Fax: (903) 592-1268
Email: csmoak@tylertexas.com
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Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
TYLER, Texas – Auburn quarterback Jarrett Stidham has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the fifth week of the college football season.
Stidham went 13 of 16 for 264 yards and two touchdowns and no interceptions in a 49-10 win over #24 Mississippi State. He also completed four passes of 45 yards or more, including a 47-yard touchdown pass to Will Hastings in the second quarter. Over the last three games Stidham is completing 83 percent of his passes (58-70).
“That’s something I really take pride in,” Stidham said after Saturday’s game. “I don’t really want to throw it up in double-and triple-coverage just to throw it up and try to make a play. I want to throw it to the right guy against the right coverage. That’s something I kind of hang my hat on, and one of my goals every week is to have a perfect completion game.”
Jarrett Stidham is a graduate of Stephenville High School in Stephenville, Texas.
Week 5 Honorable Mentions:
JALEN GUYTON, WR, NORTH TEXAS
Sophomore
Allen, TX (Allen HS)
14 catches – 211 yards, TD
W 43-28 vs. Southern Miss
BEN HICKS, QB, SMU
Junior
Waco, TX (Midway HS)
27/37 – 280 yards, 4 TD
W 49-28 vs. UCONN
TREY QUINN, WR, SMU
Junior
Lake Charles, LA (Barbe HS)
15 catches – 116 yards, 2 TD
W 49-28 vs. UCONN
LEXINGTON THOMAS, RB, UNLV
Junior
Houston, TX (Aldine Davis HS)
18 carries – 146 yards, 2 TD
W 41-13 vs. San Jose State
JEFFERY WILSON, RB, NORTH TEXAS
Senior
Elkhart, TX (Elkhart HS)
30 carries -148 yards, 3 TD
W 43-28 vs. Southern Miss
THE EARL CAMPBELL TYLER ROSE AWARD
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division 1 football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four year D1 Texas college.
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-592-1661, extension 237.
Get the most up-to-date information by following us on social media at twitter.com/campbellaward or facebook.com/campbellaward.
Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
TYLER, Texas – TCU running back Darius Anderson has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the fourth week of the college football season.
Anderson ran for a career-high 160 yards and three touchdowns plus 41 receiving yards in a 44-31 upset victory over sixth-ranked Oklahoma State in Stillwater. His first touchdown of the game gave TCU the lead for good at 13-7, while his final score sealed the victory. He had scoring runs of 28, 6 and 42 yards. The 42-yard touchdown, on a 3rd-and-4 with 2:37 to play, salted the game after Oklahoma State cut the deficit to 37-31. It was also TCU’s longest run from scrimmage this season.
This is Anderson’s second 100-yard game of the season and third of his career. He was also selected as the Walter Camp National Offensive Player of the Week.
Darius Anderson is a graduate of George Ranch High School in Rosenberg, Texas.
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division 1 football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
TYLER, Texas – Texas Tech quarterback, Nic Shimonek has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the third week of the college football season.
The senior quarterback threw six touchdowns to beat Arizona State 52-45 in another high-scoring duel. Shimonek was 37 of 50 with 543 yards. He has nine touchdowns with no interceptions in 80 attempts in the first two starts of his career.
Nic Shimonek is a graduate of Mildred High School in Mildred, Texas.
Week 3 Honorable Mentions:
DYLAN CANTRELL, WR, TEXAS TECH
Senior
Whitehouse, TX (Whitehouse HS)
8 catches – 160 yards, 2 TD/3-yard rushing TD
W 52-45 vs. Arizona State
TYRIE CLEVELAND, WR, FLORIDA
Sophomore
Houston, TX (Spring Westfield HS)
5 catches – 93 yards, TD **hail mary game-winner**
W 26-20 vs. Tennessee
J.K. DOBBINS, RB, OHIO STATE
Freshman
La Grange, TX (La Grange HS)
13 carries – 172 yards, 2 TD
W 38-7 vs. Army
KENNY HILL, QB, TCU
Senior
Southlake, TX (Carroll HS)
24/30 – 365 yards, 4 TD
W 56-36 vs. SMU
CEEDEE LAMB, WR, OKLAHOMA
Freshman
Richmond, TX (Foster HS)
4 catches – 131 yards, 2 TD
W 56-14 vs. Tulane
KELLEN MOND, QB, TEXAS A&M
Freshman
San Antonio, TX (Reagan HS/IMG Academy)
21/34 – 301 yards, 3 TD + rushing TD
W 45-21 vs. Louisiana
STEVEN MONTEZ, QB, COLORADO
Sophomore
El Paso, TX (Del Valle HS)
29/41 – 357 yards, 4 TD, INT
W 41-21 vs. Northern Colorado
DALTON STURM, QB, UTSA
Junior
Goliad, TX (Goliad HS)
19/22 – 292 yards, 4 TD | 35 yards rushing, TD
W 51-17 vs. Southern
THE EARL CAMPBELL TYLER ROSE AWARD
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division 1 football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four year D1 Texas college.
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-592-1661, extension 237.
Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
TYLER, Texas – Oklahoma quarterback, Baker Mayfield has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the second week of the college football season.
Mayfield led the Sooners to a 31-16 win at No. 2 Ohio State on Saturday, a game that marked the Buckeyes’ largest margin of defeat at home since 1999. It was also just OU’s second road victory over a top-two AP opponent in non-conference play. The other came in 1963 in Bud Wilkinson’s last year as Sooners head coach.
Mayfield completed 27 of 35 pass attempts, including each of his final 14, for 386 yards and three touchdowns without an interception. OU’s 386 passing yards were the most allowed by Ohio State at home since 1985 and marked Mayfield’s career high against an AP top-25 opponent.
Mayfield directed OU to a 490-yard night, the most yards surrendered by Ohio State in 34 games and most allowed in Columbus in five seasons. He led the Sooners into Ohio State territory on nine of the 10 possessions that began on OU’s side of the field.
The win gives first-year Head Coach Lincoln Riley an early signature victory.
Baker Mayfield is a graduate of Lake Travis High School in Austin, Texas.
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division 1 football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four year D1 Texas college.
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-592-1661, extension 237.
Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
TYLER, Texas – Ohio State running back, J.K. Dobbins has been named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the first week of the college football season.
A native of La Grange, Texas, Dobbins became just the sixth Buckeye true freshman to ever start a season opener for the Scarlet and Gray. He carried the ball 29 times for 181 yards, setting a record for most yards rushing by a true freshman in his opening game. Dobbins also caught two passes out of the backfield for 24 yards, giving him 205 all-purpose yards on the night. His two longest runs – of 35 and 27 yards, respectively – both led to second-quarter scores.
Head Coach Urban Meyer had this to say when asked about Dobbins’ performance, “I wasn’t surprised at all. He has had a hell of a camp. J.K. has even more in the tank.”
J.K. Dobbins is a graduate of La Grange High School in La Grange, Texas.
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, announced in 2012 by the Tyler Chamber and SPORTyler, recognizes the top offensive player in Division 1 football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals.
In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four year D1 Texas college.
For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to www.earlcampbellaward.com or contact Cindy Smoak, SPORTyler, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce: csmoak@tylertexas.com or 903-592-1661, extension 237.
2017 Nominations The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award
Trask received the award during The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award virtual ceremony January 28, 2021.
The senior wide receiver had a legendary eight-catch, 173-yard, four-touchdown performance in North Texas’ win over UTEP 45-43.
Broussard rushed for 301 yards on 25 carries, as the Buffaloes finished with 407 yards on the ground (499 total) in their 24-13 win over Arizona.
Brewer led three fourth-quarter scoring drives and twice brought Baylor back from nine-point deficits as the Bears ended a five-game losing streak with a 32-31 win over Kansas State.
McBride started at quarterback for the first time in three weeks and completed 32-of-45 passes for 443 yards and five touchdowns in a 47-45 win over Arkansas State.
Smith threw for season-highs of 325 yards and 3 touchdowns, while completing 26-of-38 passes in a 28-24 comeback win over #19th-ranked SMU.
King became only the third player in ACC history with a 400-yard passing, 100-yard rushing game in No. 11 Miami’s come-from-behind 44-41 win at NC State.
Starkel had a single-game career-best five scores. He completed 34-of-47 passes for 467 yards with no interceptions in a 38-21 victory over the University of New Mexico.
The sophomore running back had his fourth 100-yard game of this season. McCormick had 37 carries for 165 yards and three touchdowns in a 27-26 come-from-behind victory over Louisiana Tech. McCormick continues to lead the FBS in rushing yards with 867 and he paces the league in rushing yards per game with 123.9.
The sophomore quarterback entered the game in the 2nd quarter with North Texas trailing Middle Tennessee 21-7. Bean completed 12 of 17 passing for 181 yards and 2 touchdowns. He rushed for 169 yards on 10 carries for 3 touchdowns to lead North Texas to a 52-35 win. The game marked Bean’s first career 100-yard rushing day. It was the first road win for the Mean Green since the regular-season finale in 2018 at UT San Antonio.
Chapman had 9 catches for 151 yards and two touchdowns in a win over #4 and previously unbeaten Florida.
Roberson had 5 catches for 243 yards and two touchdowns in a 30-27 win over #25 Memphis. The two touchdowns were 85 yards and 70 yards.
Trask passed for a career-high 416 yards and threw six touchdowns to join LSU’s Joe Burrow, the 2019 Heisman Trophy winner, as the only players in league history to hurl a half-dozen scores in an SEC opener. The senior quarterback completed passes to 11 different receivers and connected on 30 of his 42 attempts.
King was 18-of-30 passing with 325 total yards and three touchdowns in a 47-34 win over #18 Louisville at Louisville.
Ehlinger opened the season with a record-setting first half, establishing Texas records for a single half completing 25-of-33 passes for 426 passing yards and five passing touchdowns to lead No. 14 Texas (1-0, 0-0) to a 59-3 win over UTEP at home in Austin.
Dobbins received the award at The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Banquet January 15, 2020.
Finalists: 
Dobbins rushed for a career-high 211 yards on 31 carries and a career-best four touchdowns in Ohio State’s win at Michigan. The junior running back became just the third Buckeye to score four rushing touchdowns against the Wolverines, while his 260 total yards were the most ever for an OSU student against Michigan.
The senior running back had a career day in his final game in Aggie Memorial Stadium rushing for 191 yards and three touchdowns, leading NM State to a 44-35 win against their rival UTEP on Senior Day.
Hurts accounted for 411 yards of offense (305 after halftime) to rally Oklahoma from 25 down in a 34-31 road win over previously undefeated Baylor. The senior quarterback was 30-for-42 through the air (both season highs) for 297 yards and a season-high four touchdowns. He also ran 27 times for a game-high 114 yards in the largest comeback victory in OU history.
Ingram had 16 carries for 139 yards and 2 touchdowns to help the Longhorns outlast No. 16 Kansas State 27-24. Ingram went over the 100-yard rushing mark for the fourth time in his career. The sophomore running back’s first touchdown was a 34-yard game-tying touchdown that capped off a 75-yard touchdown drive. Ingram’s second touchdown was a 12-yard rushing touchdown that gave the Longhorns a 24-14 lead.
Fine completed 24 of 39 pass attempts for 332 yards and seven touchdowns – one off the program’s all-time high of eight in a game – in a 52-26 win over UTEP and the senior further etched his name in UNT lore with one home game remaining in his decorated career. Fine’s seven touchdown passes on the day broke his career high for single-game touchdown passes set last week at Charlotte when he had five. Fine completed passes to nine different receivers.
Dobbins rushed for 163 yards and two touchdowns in a 38-7 win over Wisconsin. He averaged 8.1 yards per carry and became the first Buckeye to top 1,000 yards rushing as a freshman, sophomore, and junior. The Ohio State running back added three catches for 58 yards in the contest, an average of 19.3 yards per reception.
Reggie Roberson Jr. had a career-high 250 receiving yards on seven catches, including touchdowns of 75, 60, and 33 yards in the Mustangs 45-21 win over Temple. The 33-yard score saw SMU quarterback Shane Buechele lead Roberson into the left corner of the end zone in tight coverage. On the two longer connections, Roberson got behind the secondary in the middle of the field with room to spare.
Lamb made a career-high 10 catches for 171 yards and a career-high-tying three touchdowns in Oklahoma’s 34-27 win over No. 11 Texas. He caught a 1-yard pass on the Sooners’ opening possession, then fought past five defenders for a 51-yard score in the third quarter that gave OU a 17-10 lead. He found the end zone by breaking multiple tackles again in the fourth quarter to put OU ahead 27-17.
Proche had 11 receptions for 153 yards and two touchdowns, including the game-winning TD in the third overtime period, in SMU’s 43-37 win against Tulsa. Proche’s two touchdowns helped SMU rally from a 30-9 fourth-quarter deficit and kept the Mustangs unbeaten at 6-0 entering an open week.
Brewer was 26-of-45 for 307 yards and 3 touchdowns. This was his ninth career 300-yard passing game as he led the Bears to a 23-21 victory over Iowa State. The Bears took a 20-0 lead before Iowa State came back to lead the game 21-20 with 3:45 left in the game.
The junior quarterback threw for 288 yards with two touchdowns and ran for another score as SMU held on to beat No. 25 TCU 41-38, ending a seven-game losing streak in the rivalry and improving to 4-0 for the first time since 1984.
Darius Anderson rushed for a career high 179 yards and 2 touchdowns to lead the Horned Frogs to a 34-13 win over Purdue on the road. With the win, the Horned Frogs moved to 2-0 on the season and extended their winning streak to five games.
TJ McDaniel rushed for 159 yards and three scores on 8 carries as SMU sprinted to a 47-17 victory over Texas State on Saturday evening. The Mustangs started the season 3-0 for the first time since 1984.
The senior wide receiver had a career performance in UH’s 31-28 victory over Oregon State on Saturday. The Waco, Texas native set career highs in catches (10), receiving yards (189), and touchdowns (4). It marked the second straight game that a UH receiver tallied four touchdowns, tying a single-game school record.
The new Sooners quarterback passed for three touchdowns and ran for three more, and No. 4 Oklahoma rolled past Houston 49-31 on Sunday night.
today Kyler Murray, QB, University of Oklahoma, as the recipient of the 2018 Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award presented by Earl Campbell.
as candidates for The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award. Thirteen Semifinalists have been selected by The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Selection Committee.
Cornelius threw for 338 yards and five touchdowns on 30-of-46 passing and ran for 106 yards on 13 carries and one touchdown in the Cowboys’ 45-41 victory over No. 9 West Virginia. The senior’s touchdown toss to Tylan Wallace with 42 seconds left completed the comeback win.
Humphrey caught a game-winning, 29-yard touchdown pass with 21 seconds left to lift the Longhorns to a 41-34 road victory over Texas Tech in Lubbock. Humphrey finished the game with eight catches for a career-high 159 yards and two touchdowns, becoming the first Longhorn with 100 yard back-to-back games since 2012. It was his fourth 100-yard game of the season, tied for the fifth-most in school history.
Hicks threw for 318 yards and four touchdowns. SMU beat No. 17 Houston 45-31 on Saturday night, the second time in three years the Mustangs upset a ranked Cougars team. The win brings the Mustangs within a game of the Cougars in The American’s West Division race. Hicks threw TD passes of 7, 17, 1, and 59 yards and finished with more than 300 passing yards for a school-record 10th time in his career and second time this season. His four TDs also tied his single-game career high.
King tied the American Athletic Conference single-game record by figuring in seven touchdowns to lead Houston past No. 21/20 USF 57-36. King completed 28 of 40 passes for 419 yards and five touchdowns with two interceptions and rushed for a game-high 132 yards with two touchdowns on 12 carries. King had a career-high 551 yards of total offense against the previously unbeaten Bulls.
Blough went 25 of 43 with 378 yards and three touchdowns in a 49-20 blowout victory over #2 Ohio State. It was Blough’s third straight 300-yard game and his fourth this season.
Sternberger had seven catches for 145 yards and one touchdown in the Aggies 26-23 win over South Carolina in Columbia. Both catches and receptions were career highs for Sternberger. His longest reception was 53 yards.
Ehlinger led the Longhorns to a 48-45 victory over the #7 Oklahoma Sooners in the Red River Showdown on Saturday. Ehlinger was 24-of-35 for 314 yards and 2 touchdowns. He rushed for 72 yards and 3 touchdowns. His three rushing touchdowns were a career high, as well as his five total touchdowns.
Benjamin had a monster game against Oregon State leading his team to a 52-24 win. The sophomore running back rushed for 312 yards and three touchdowns while also hauling in three catches for 27 yards and another score.
The sophomore wide receiver from DeSoto, Texas caught a 40-yard touchdown pass with 1:06 left in the game that proved to be the winning score and gave Colorado the 33-28 win on the road. Shenault had 10 catches for 177 yards and one touchdown, and he also had one rushing touchdown. Shenault picked up key first downs on 4th-&-1 and 4th-&-2.
In a 46-23 win over SMU, Fine completed 40-of-50 passes for a career-high 444 yards (fifth-most in a single game in program history) and three touchdowns with no interceptions. His 444 passing yards were the most by any FBS quarterback this week. The 40 completions, besides being a career high, also tied for the third-most in a single game in program history. Fine picked up right where he left off during his sensational sophomore campaign to help lead the Mean Green to their eighth consecutive home win, which dates back to November 19, 2016 (Southern Miss). Fine opened 8-for-8 and connected with 10 different receivers in the win.
