Bevo’s Daily Roundup: Big Ten football announcement is reportedly imminent

Nebraska Cornhuskers president Ted Carter was caught on a hot mic during a news conference yesterday, KETV Omaha reports. In a one-on-one conversation with National Strategic Research Initiative director Bob Hinson, Carter said the Big Ten will announce their plan to resume fall college football sometime later today or tonight. “We’re getting ready to announce the Huskers and Big Ten football tonight,” Carter reportedly said.

WHAT THE WISE MEN ARE SAYING ABOUT THE LONGHORNS

Austin American-Statesman: The Dotted Line: Austin LBJ safety Andrew Mukuba is ‘surprised’ by all the recruiting attention

Austin American-Statesman: Longhorn Confidential: Tuesday, Sept. 15

Dallas Morning News: The big picture of the B.J. Foster situation shows how much Texas has changed under Tom Herman

Dallas Morning News: Texas coach Tom Herman talks walk-on WR Kai Money, Big 12′s competitive nature heading into bye week

247Sports: Morning Brew: Herman can’t hide his love for UT interior D-line

247Sports: Tarik Black shows admiration for Sam Ehlinger after Texas debut

ICYMI IN BURNT ORANGE NATION

Texas WR Jordan Whittington needs surgery for meniscus tear

Texas S BJ Foster to rejoin team and ‘serve his penance’

Texas, Sam Ehlinger spread the wealth at receiver against UTEP

Texas Tech football reports 75 positive coronavirus cases since June

Texas offers 2022 5-star WR Kevin Coleman

Investment in walk-on program paying off for Texas

The Longhorn Republic tries not to overreact to UTEP

WHAT WE’RE READING

Banner Society: Bad Idea Time: Empty stadium solutions

SBNation: The sad life of NFL mascots during a pandemic

SBNation: The greatest boxer of all time was actually trash

NEWS ACROSS THE LONGHORN REPUBLIC AND BEYOND

• Texas head coach Tom Herman says a 2020 debut still isn’t out of the realm of possibility for freshman quarterback Ja’Quinden Jackson, according to the Austin American-Statesman. From the Statesman: “Only two dual-threat quarterbacks in the 2020 recruiting class were ranked higher than Jackson, who was a four-star signee for Texas. During both his junior and senior years at Duncanville High, Jackson exceeded 1,000 rushing and 1,000 passing yards. Jackson, however, suffered a knee injury during the Class 6A, Division I playoffs this past December. Throughout UT’s fall camp, Jackson has been cleared to practice. According to Herman, Jackson looked good during Sunday’s 7-on-7 drills. Herman also said that ‘we’re kind of easing him into more and more bodies being around him.’ But despite being medically available, Herman assessed that Jackson is still working on his confidence.”

• Senior quarterback Sam Ehlinger was named Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week.