The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
No. 22/19 Football’s Barron named Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week
09.19.2022 | Football
The Big 12 Conference honored Jahdae Barron for the first time in his career.
AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Football junior DB Jahdae Barron has been named the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week, the conference announced on Monday. It marked the first conference honor of Barron's career.
An Austin, Texas native, Barron recorded his first career interception in Saturday's comeback victory over UTSA at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium, returning it for a 44-yard touchdown, the first pick-six of his career. He added six tackles (three solo) in the 41-20 win over the Roadrunners.
The Longhorns travel to Texas Tech on Saturday for the first road game of the season. The game will kick off from Jones AT&T Stadium at 2:30 p.m. CT and be televised on ESPN.
