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AUSTIN – On the heels of a sophomore season in which he accounted for 41 total touchdowns and led Texas to a Sugar Bowl championship, Longhorns quarterback Sam Ehlinger has been named the preseason Big 12 offensive player of the year, the conference announced Tuesday.
Joining Ehlinger on the preseason All-Big 12 team are senior offensive lineman Zach Shackelford, sophomore kicker Cameron Dicker and sophomore safety Caden Sterns.
Ehlinger, who ran for three scores in that Sugar Bowl stunner over Georgia, set a program record for quarterbacks with 16 rushing touchdowns last season. He also threw for 3,295 yards and 25 touchdowns with only five interceptions. His 41 touchdowns responsible for was the second-highest single-season total in school history, trailing only Colt McCoy’s 45 in 2008.
Shackelford appeared in 11 games and made 10 starts at center in 2018. He was named first team All-Big 12 by the Associated Press and second team by the coaches. The fourth-year lineman has made 27 career starts and returns as the most experienced member of UT’s line.
Sterns lived up to the hype last season, securing a starting safety spot alongside Brandon Jones and becoming the first true freshman defensive back to start the first 13 games of his career since Blake Gideon in 2008.
The “Wolf of DKR” totaled 62 tackles (46 solo), with three tackles for loss, one sack and four pass breakups last year. In 2018, he was a Jim Thorpe award semifinalist, a freshman All-American by both the Football Writers Association of America and USA Today, the Big 12 defensive freshman of the year and a first team All-Big 12 honoree.
“I pride myself on making plays in big-time situations to help the team win and do as much as I can,”...
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Joining Ehlinger on the preseason All-Big 12 team are senior offensive lineman Zach Shackelford, sophomore kicker Cameron Dicker and sophomore safety Caden Sterns.
Ehlinger, who ran for three scores in that Sugar Bowl stunner over Georgia, set a program record for quarterbacks with 16 rushing touchdowns last season. He also threw for 3,295 yards and 25 touchdowns with only five interceptions. His 41 touchdowns responsible for was the second-highest single-season total in school history, trailing only Colt McCoy’s 45 in 2008.
Shackelford appeared in 11 games and made 10 starts at center in 2018. He was named first team All-Big 12 by the Associated Press and second team by the coaches. The fourth-year lineman has made 27 career starts and returns as the most experienced member of UT’s line.
Sterns lived up to the hype last season, securing a starting safety spot alongside Brandon Jones and becoming the first true freshman defensive back to start the first 13 games of his career since Blake Gideon in 2008.
The “Wolf of DKR” totaled 62 tackles (46 solo), with three tackles for loss, one sack and four pass breakups last year. In 2018, he was a Jim Thorpe award semifinalist, a freshman All-American by both the Football Writers Association of America and USA Today, the Big 12 defensive freshman of the year and a first team All-Big 12 honoree.
“I pride myself on making plays in big-time situations to help the team win and do as much as I can,”...
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