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Tyrone Swoopes Rewarded for His Perseverance

Tyrone Swoopes is a quiet, unassuming guy. He didn’t show much emotion in 2014 when he slogged through a challenging 6-7 campaign. He took more lumps than most quarterbacks have to endure, from opponents to the media to the fans. It was a season to forget.

And after losing the starting job to Jerrod Heard in the second week of this season, it looked like his career at Texas would come to an end as an afterthought, like Chance Mock after Vince Young took over.

Instead, the junior stayed engaged in the program.