TYLER, Texas – NM State football running back Larry Rose III has been selected for the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List, announced SPORTyler and the Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday.
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award is given to the top offensive player in Division I football who was born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or four year college.
Rose III led the SBC with 1,651 rushing yards on 240 carries during the 2015 season. Following his spectacular sophomore campaign, the Fairfield, Texas native was named the SBC's Offensive Student-Athlete of the year and was selected for the Associated Press All-America Third Team.