AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Football quarterback Quinn Ewers was named the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Player of the Week for his performance in the Longhorns' week two victory over Alabama, SPORTyler announced on Tuesday. Junior wide receiver Adonai Mitchell was also recognized, earning honorable mention honors.
Ewers, a native of Southlake, Texas, completed 24-of-38 passes for 349 yards and three touchdowns to guide the Longhorns to a 34-24 victory over then-No. 3 Alabama in Tuscaloosa, its first road win over a top-3 team since 1969.
The sophomore led the Longhorns' 21-point fourth quarter effort with a pair of touchdown passes that lifted Texas to victory and snapped the Crimson Tide's 21-game home winning streak.