Texas survived an upset by the Mississippi State Bulldogs and, after securing the overtime victory to move to 6-2 overall and 3-1 in SEC play, a pair of Longhorns earned their way into the conference's weekly honors.
Despite the game being far from perfect, linebackers Anthony Hill Jr. and Ethan Burke were named as two of the SEC Defensive Players of the Week.
Ethan Burke and Anthony Hill Jr. standout for Texas
Hill had the second-most total tackles on the team (10), as well as the most sacks (2.5) and tackles for loss (3.