AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Football senior quarterback Sam Ehlinger was named a semifinalist for the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, it was announced on Thursday. It is the third-straight year Ehlinger has been a semifinalist for the award that was first presented in 2013 and which former Texas running back D'Onta Foreman won in 2016.
The 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 enduring characteristics that define Campbell – integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community and tenacity.