By Bane Rossi
09.12.2023
Sophomore QB Quinn Ewers was named player of the week and junior WR Adonai Mitchell earned honorable mention honors.
AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Football quarterback Quinn Ewers was named the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Player of the Week for his performance in the Longhorns’ week two victory over Alabama, SPORTyler announced on Tuesday. Junior wide receiver Adonai Mitchell was also recognized, earning honorable mention honors.
Ewers, a native of Southlake, Texas, completed 24-of-38 passes for 349 yards and three touchdowns to guide the Longhorns to a 34-24 victory over then-No. 3 Alabama in Tuscaloosa, its first road win over a top-3 team since 1969.
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.
Ewers also earned Walter Camp National Offensive Player of the Week, Maxwell Player of the Week, Davey O’Brien National Quarterback of the Week and Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week honors and was named a Manning Star of the Week for his performance that snapped Alabama’s 21-game home winning streak. It also halted Alabama’s 57-game regular-season winning streak against nonconference teams.
Mitchell, a transfer from Georgia, hauled in three passes for 78 yards and two fourth-quarter touchdowns. His first score was a 7-yard touchdown that gave Texas the lead for good early in the fourth quarter, while his second was a 39-yard score that sealed the win. In the first two games of the season, the Missouri City, Texas native has six receptions for 104 yards and a team-leading six touchdowns.
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, which is named after 1977 Heisman Trophy winner and Longhorn Legend Earl Campbell, is given annually to the top offensive player in the FBS who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Campbell – integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community and tenacity. In addition, it is limited to players who were born in the state of Texas, attended a high school in Texas or attended a Texas junior college or university.
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