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Longhorns Daily News: Texas’ breakout RB Jonathon Brooks earns Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Player of the Week honor

Plus: Quinn Ewers land on esteemed ‘watch list’

Syndication: Austin American-Statesman Sara Diggins/American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK

Texas Longhorns redshirt sophomore running back Jonathon Brooks has had every bit of a breakout season in 2023. And after a stellar performance against the Kansas Jayhawks in Week 5, not only did Brooks earn the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week Award. He’s also been named the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Player of the Week for the same outing.

WHAT THEY’RE SAYING ABOUT THE LONGHORNS

Austin American-Statesman: Bohls: Jonathon Brooks makes a big splash for the rolling Longhorns

Austin American-Statesman: Quarterback Quinn Ewers, Texas in a rush to play Oklahoma

Austin American-Statesman: Longhorn Confidential: Debating No. 1 votes, commissioner attendance and condiments

Dallas Morning News: Longhorns QB Quinn Ewers’ new NIL partnership carries a personal connection

ICYMI IN BURNT ORANGE NATION

Sarkisian, Texas preparing for duel against Oklahoma in ‘the best setting in college football’

Texas DT T’Vondre Sweat enjoying breakout senior season

Reacts Survey: Who wins the Red River Rivalry?

Texas Newcomers Report: Longhorns WR Adonai Mitchell has career day versus Kansas

RECRUITING ROUNDUP

247Sports: Four-star ‘25 LB Noah Mikhail talks weekend visit to Texas

247Sports: Visitor list for Red River Shootout

247Sports: Stout Texas defense catching the attention of Top247 LB Riley Pettijohn

247Sports: Four-star OL and Auburn commit Deandre Carter breaks down weekend visit to Texas

247Sports: 2025 Top247 OT Michael Fasusi talks push from local programs, upcoming trips

Inside Texas: Texas-OU recruiting battles in the 2024 cycle; 2025 battle emerging

BIG 12 BREAKDOWN

247Sports: Oklahoma’s Top 10: The top-ten rated Sooners entering Saturday’s Red River Shootout

Inside Texas: Quinn Ewers and Dillon Gabriel, the QBs in Saturday’s Red River Shootout, will be the best each team has faced in 2023

Inside Texas: Oklahoma head coach Brent Venables discusses Texas ahead of Saturday’s rivalry game

Frogs O’ War: Pro Frogs: Former TCU football players highlight Raiders vs. Chargers matchup

Rock Chalk Talk: A (semi) statistical recap of Texas

WHAT WE’RE READING

SB Nation: Joe Burrow and the Bengals are a joke, and coaches are to blame

SB Nation: Jusuf Nurkic used NBA media day to question America’s love of guns

SB Nation: The Trail Blazers nailed the Damian Lillard trade, and their return will only look better

NEWS ACROSS LONGHORN NATION AND BEYOND

  • It’s pretty much mid-season Watch List SZN.