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Texas freshman D'Shawn Jamison named Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week

AUSTIN -- Texas freshman wide receiver/defensive back D'Shawn Jamison was tabbed on Monday as the Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week.

Jamison, a former star at Houston Lamar, gave the Longhorns a massive boost early on Saturday against Kansas State when he returned a punt 90 yards for a touchdown, which gave Texas a 7-0 lead midway through the first quarter.

Jamison was credited with the fourth-longest punt return touchdown in the history of the program.

Texas defeated Kansas State, 19-14, on Saturday after surviving a second-half rally by the Wildcats. It was the Longhorns' first victory in Manhattan, Kansas, since 2002, snapping a five-game losing streak in the "Little Apple.