The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
11.16.2018 | Football
The Longhorns offensive duo has led UT to a 7-3 record so far in 2018.
TYLER, Texas – Texas Football's QB Sam Ehlinger and WR Lil'Jordan Humphrey were named semifinalists for the 2018 Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, it was announced on Friday morning. The award, which began in 2013, was won by UT's D'Onta Foreman in 2016.
A native of Austin, Ehlinger has led the Longhorns to a 7-3 mark so far in 2018 as the starting QB as a sophomore. He is 205-of-319 for 2,483 yards and 20 touchdowns to just two interceptions. He has added nine scores on the ground and currently ranks sixth in program history for single-season touchdowns accounted for.
Since throwing two interceptions in the season-opening loss at Maryland, Ehlinger has gone a school- and Big 12-record 280 consecutive pass attempts without throwing a pick. He currently sits 11th in school history for total offense in a season (2,826) and 12th in school history for passing yards in a season. His 4,398 career passing yards are 10th-most while his 31 career TD passes are already tied for eighth-most.
A native of Southlake, Texas, Humphrey has totaled nine touchdowns (seven receiving, one rushing, one passing) and became the first non-QB at Texas since Darryl Clark in 1982 to have at least one passing, rushing and receiving touchdown in the same season. He has 63 catches (10th-most in school history) for 947 yards (9th).
Over the last two games, Humphrey has 17 catches for 302 yards and three touchdowns. He became the first Longhorn since 2012 with back-to-back 100-yard receiving games, and just the fourth Longhorn all-time with back-to-back 140-yard games.
The award, which is named after 1977 Heisman Trophy and Longhorn for Life Earl Campbell, is given annually to the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits enduring characteristics that define Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community and tenacity. It addition, it is limited to players who were born in the state of Texas, attended a Texas high school or attended a Texas junior college or university.
