On the 40 acres, Rod Babers helped perpetuate Texas’ standing in college football as “DBU”. He earned first team All-Big 12 honors in 2002 and was a finalist for the Thorpe Award the same year.
Babers was drafted by the New York Giants in 2003 and ended up playing for the Detroit Lions for two seasons. He then found his way to the Arena Football League and Canadian Football League.
This led to a career in media, most recently as host of “The Sports Buffet” on KTKR 760 AM in San Antonio and KVET 1300 AM in Austin.