The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2015 Football Roster
Roster
Patrick Vahe
- Position:
- OL
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 319
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Euless, Texas
- High School:
- Trinity
- Major:
- Corporate Communication
A four-year offensive lineman who played in 48 career games and made 45 starts ... named honorable mention All-Big 12 in 2017 … earned 2015 Freshman All-America and honorable mention All-Big 12 honors … a two-time all-state player in high school … rated as the No. 6 offensive guard in the nation by Rivals … named preseason All-Big 12 by Phil Steele (2nd Team) and Athlon Sports (3rd Team) in 2018 … named to the Outland Trophy preseason watch list in 2018 ... also named to the watch list for the 2018 Polynesian College Football Player of the Year Award ... named honorable mention All-Big 12 in 2018.
SENIOR (2018)
Played in and started all 14 games ... named honorable mention All-Big 12 ... started at left guard in the season opener at Maryland...started at left guard and contributed towards a balanced Longhorn offensive effort with 241 rushing yards and 237 passing yards against Tulsa ... started at left guard and blocked for an offense which totaled 160 rushing yards and 234 passing yards in a win over USC ... started at left guard in the win over No. 17 TCU ... helped the Longhorns to a victory over Kansas State on the road ... started at left guard in a 48-45 victory over No. 7 Oklahoma ... started at left guard in the 23-17 win over Baylor ... started at left guard in the 38-35 loss to Oklahoma State ... started at left guard in the 42-41 loss to No. 12 West Virginia ... started at left guard in the 41-34 road win over Texas Tech ... started at left guard and paved the way for the Longhorns in a 24-10 Senior Night win over No. 18 Iowa State ... started at left guard in the 24-17 road win over Kansas ... started at left guard and helped the offense to 437 yards in the Big 12 Championship Game against Oklahoma ... started at left guard in the Allstate Sugar Bowl and helped the Longhorns to a 28-21 win over Georgia.
JUNIOR (2017)
Named honorable mention All-Big 12 ... totaled 12 starts ... played in and started the first 11 games of the season, before suffering an injury in the first half against West Virginia, and returned for the Texas Bowl ... started the season opener at left guard against Maryland and helped the Longhorns total 473 yards, including 375 through the air ... helped the Longhorns toa 56-0 win as the started at left guard in week two against San Jose State ... guided UT offense to 623 yards (15th school history) and 406 yards rushing ... started at left guard in the double-overtime loss on the road at No. 4/4 USC ... started at left guard and helped the Longhorns to a road victory at Iowa State ... started at left guard versus Kansas State and helped the Longhorns’ offense to 40 points, 32 first downs and 546 total yards ... did not allow a sack in the win ... started at right guard against Oklahoma and helped the UT offense to 428 yards and 23 first downs ... started at left guard against Oklahoma State ... started at left guard in the Horns’ 38-7 victory at Baylor ... helped the Texas offense to 427 total yards, including 171 rushing yards ... made the start at left guard against TCU ... started at left guard in the Longhorns’ 42-27 win over Kansas ... started at left guard against WVU, but left the field with a knee injury and did not return ... started at left guard and helped the Longhorns to a 33-16 win over Missouri in the Texas Bowl ... named preseason All-Big 12 by Athlon sports in 2017.
SOPHOMORE (2016)
Played in all 12 games and made nine starts (Notre Dame, UTEP, Cal, Oklahoma State, Oklahoma, Iowa State, Kansas State, Kansas, TCU) ... helped Longhorns offense to a 50-point, 517-yard output in a week one victory over No. 10 Notre Dame ... Texas scored over 40 points for the second straight week in a 41-7 victory against UTEP in week two ... paved the way for the offense to register a season-high 567 yards on 90 plays in a week three loss at Cal ... rushing attack totaled 307 yards and four touchdowns ... each running back went over 100 yards in the game ... passing attack had 261 yards and a score ... paved the way for the offense to match a season-high with 568 total yards at Oklahoma State ... Longhorns rushed for a season-best 329 ... UT had two 100-yard rushers for the second straight game for just the third time in school history ... started at left guard against Oklahoma and helped the offense to 425 yards and 40 points ... started against Iowa State in a 27-6 win ... offense totaled 505 yards (296 pass, 209 rush) and 24 second-half points for the victory ... at Kansas State, offense recorded 344 total yards ... led the way for D’Onta Foreman’s 11th straight 100-yard game ... offense totaled 536 yards against No. 11/10 West Virginia, breaking the school record with their seventh game of 500 yards or more ... paved the way for D’Onta Foreman’s third 250-yard game on Saturday at Kansas ... helped the offense total 407 yards against TCU in the regular season finale.
FRESHMAN (2015)
Started the first 10 games at left guard before missing the last two due to injury … named to the ESPN.com True Freshman All-America Team and its All-Big 12 Underclassmen Team … tabbed honorable mention All-Big 12 by the league’s coaches … played on special teams in nine of 10 games … helped block for a rushing attack that ranked 18th in the nation and third in the Big 12 with 224.8 yards per game, including 263.0 ypg in the last seven … the offense also ranked 26th in the nation in red zone efficiency (.882) … part of an offense that was just the fourth at Texas since 1950 to record three games with six rushing TDs in a season … helped the offense post a season-high 650 total yards with 364 yards passing and 286 yards rushing with six rushing TDs versus Cal … helped the offense rush for an Oklahoma opponent season-high of 313 yards and was part of a line that earned team offensive MVP honors for the game … helped the offense rush for 274 yards and three TDs against Kansas State, while allowing just one sack … helped the offense to matching 299-yard rushing and passing marks for 598 yards total with six rushing TDs against Kansas, while allowing just one sack … helped the offense post 277 rushing yards at West Virginia.
HIGH SCHOOL
Coached by Steve Lineweaver at Trinity High School ... two-time all-state honoree … named first-team 6A All-State by the Texas Sports Writers Association, and second-team by the Associated Press in 2014 … picked to the All-USA Texas Team by USA Today … selected first-team All-Area by the Dallas Morning News … picked first-team Super Team by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram … tabbed first-team All-District 7-6A … chosen first-team All-Texas and No. 2 OL in the state by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football … rated No. 90 (No. 6 OG) nationally and No. 17 (No. 2 OG) in Texas by Scout … ranked No. 148 (No. 3 OC) nationally and No. 19 in Texas by 247Sports … rated No. 183 (No. 12 OG) nationally and No. 25 overall in Texas by Rivals … ranked No. 185 (No. 12 OG) nationally and No. 21 in Texas by ESPN … placed No. 19 on the Fab 55 by the Austin American-Statesman … recorded 80 knockdown blocks and allowed only one sack as a senior … part of an offense that averaged 32.7 points per game and scored over 40 points in six games … anchored a line that paved the way for over 350 rushing yards per game … helped Trinity to a 12-2 record, including a 5-1 district mark, and an appearance in the 6A Division 1 quarterfinals, losing by only three points to eventual champion Allen in 2014 … named 2014 preseason second-team Super Team by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football … selected first-team Junior All-America by MaxPreps in 2013 … chosen second-team 5A All-State by the Texas Sports Writers Association … named honorable mention 5A All-State by the Associated Press … tabbed first-team All-Area by the Dallas Morning News … selected unanimous first-team All-District 6-5A … allowed just one sack and graded out at a team-high 92 percent, with 88 knockdown blocks as a junior … part of an offense that averaged 39.6 ppg, scoring at least 40 points in each of its last 10 games … anchor of a line that gained 5,281 rushing yards (377.2 ypg) … helped Trinity to an 11-3 record, including a 7-0 district mark, and an appearance in the 5A Division 1 quarterfinals in 2013 … chosen second-team All-District 6-5A in 2012 … helped the offense average 34.4 ppg, including a 71-point performance against Turner … helped Trinity to a 10-3 record, including a 7-0 district mark, and an appearance in the 5A Division 1 regional playoffs in 2012.
PERSONAL
Son of Patiola and Vai Kosi ... has 10 brothers and two sisters ... brothers are Mico, William, Junior, Nai, Tony, Andrew, Paki, Kapeli, Tolo and Kie ... sisters are Musie and Patiola ... only one in family in college or to ever play in college ... loves to play instruments and sing ... majoring in corporate communication.
