But that wasn’t enough to win him the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year title following the season; Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud won it on Thursday night.

Alongside Stroud, Jahmyr Gibbs and Sam LaPorta of the Lions, Puka Nacua of the Los Angeles Rams, and Robinson were the other nominees for the honor.
SABAN TO GAMEDAY FEBRUARY 7 Legendary head coach Nick Saban, who spent more than fifteen years with the Alabama Crimson Tide, will appear on ESPN’s College Game Day next fall with Rece Davis, Desmond Howard, Kirk Herbstreit, and Lee Corso.

In a statement, Saban stated, “I’m honored to have the opportunity to join their team. ESPN and College GameDay have played such an important role in the growth of college football.” “I’ll try my best to contribute more thoughts and viewpoints to College GameDay, the greatest Saturday ritual for fans of college football.” along with Pat McAfee.

“Nick Saban is one of college football’s most distinctive and legendary figures. Additionally, Jimmy Pitaro, chairman of ESPN, stated, “He is a very gifted communicator who will immediately add even more credibility, authority, and entertainment value to ESPN, including our esteemed College GameDay show.”

Longhorns announce staff promotions on February 6. The player personnel and recruitment departments of the Texas Longhorns are undergoing some adjustments.

JAN 31 SWEAT DOMINATES T’Vondre Sweat was arguably the Texas Longhorns top defensive player this past season, cruising his way to unanimous first-team All-American honors, the Outland Trophy and much more.

With his game now on autopilot, Sweat has started preparing for the NFL Draft, starting with the Reese’s Senior Bowl.

According to reports, Sweat is in control of the situation, hammering former Arkansas center Beaux Limmer in practice drills.

Currently, Sweat is rated as a marginal first-round talent by some experts and as high as 50 prospects by others.

However, Sweat ought to keep climbing the boards if he can maintain this level of play in the run-up to selection day.

JAN 17: “WE CAME FROM THE BOTTOM AND ARE HERE NOW” Major Applewhite, an assistant coach and former Texas Longhorns quarterback, is expected to take over as the South Alabama Jaguars’ new head coach, according to a report from ESPN’s Pete Thamel.

Applewhite will be promoted from his present roles as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach to take over as the Jaguars’ head coach in place of Kane Wommack, who left to take a defensive coordinator post at Alabama under Kalen DeBoer.

After being signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent after the 2002 NFL Draft, 45-year-old Texas-Ex Applewhite swiftly made the decision to forgo his playing career in favor of finishing his education and becoming a coach.

He worked under then-coach Mack Brown as a graduate assistant at Texas for two years in 2003 and 2004. He then attended Syracuse, Rice, and Alabama for a year before returning to Austin for the following five years. Prior to being elevated to co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks, he served as the running backs coach.

Following that, Applewhite took a year break from coaching and spent three seasons at Houston before going back to Alabama for two seasons as an analyst. He then accepted a position as offensive coordinator at South Carolina.

After being signed as an undrafted free agent by the New England Patriots during the 2002 NFL Draft, 45-year-old Texas-Ex Applewhite swiftly made the decision to forgo playing professionally, choosing to complete his education and become a coach instead.