IRVING, Texas – No. 4/6 Texas Football was honored with a pair of weekly Big 12 awards as sophomore quarterback Quinn Ewers was named the Offensive Player of the Week and junior wide receiver Adonai Mitchell was tabbed the Newcomer of the Week, the league office announced on Monday. It marked the second career conference accolade for Ewers and first for Mitchell.
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. 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.