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Name: Sam Ehlinger (+) Coming off 12-29-20 Shoulder INJ
College: Texas     Number: 11
Height: 6-1   Weight: 220
Position: QB  Pos2: FB/H-back
Class/Draft Year: Sr/2021

40 Low: 4.75
   40 Time: 4.84
  40 High: 4.90

> Projected Round: 5-6  Stock:    

Combine Invite: Yes
Height: 6011
Weight: 220

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Dates: 03/11/21
Hand: 09 3/4  Arm: 30 3/8
Wingspan: 75 1/8

Height: 6011
Weight: 220
40 Yrd Dash: 4.84
20 Yrd Dash: 2.68
10 Yrd Dash: 1.71
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Vertical Jump: 36 1/2
Broad Jump: 09'06"
20 Yrd Shuttle: 4.44
3-Cone Drill: 7.15

40 Time Range: 4.82-4.86/Projected 4.74
 

 



 Data Scout Notes: 2020: (+) Coming off 12-29-20 Shoulder INJ...WuerffelFinalist/2ndC/WittenManoftheYearFinalist...WuerffelSemifinalist/OBrienSemifinalist...PManning/PMaxwell/POBrien/PWuerffel...2019: HMC...PWuerffel/PWCamp/POPYM/PMaxwell/POBrien...HM All-Big 12 w/296-454-3



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  01/31/21 - QB Sam EhlingerSr/2021, Texas, 6-1, 220 (DS#9 QB) + More +

  Former Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger started and threw a touchdown pass in the Reese's Senior Bowl on Saturday. Ehlinger only appeared in the first quarter of Saturday's Senior Bowl, which was played in Mobile, Ala. Over those 15 minutes, Ehlinger completed four of his 10 passes. He finished with 42 passing yards, 12 of which were picked up on a touchdown toss to former UCLA running back Demetric Felton. Ehlinger's National Team ended up earning a 27-24 win. The National Team built a 10-0 lead with Ehlinger as its quarterback. - Austin American Statesman

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  01/03/21 - QB Sam EhlingerSr/2021, Texas, 6-1, 220 (DS#9 QB) + More +

  Texas Football senior quarterback Sam Ehlinger will forgo his extra season of eligibility and enter the 2021 NFL Draft, he announced Sunday. Ehlinger has accepted an invitation to the 2021 Senior Bowl that will be played on January 30 in Mobile, Ala. Ehlinger, an Austin native, ends his collegiate career as one of the most successful quarterbacks in Texas history.

He played in 46 games and made 43 starts during his time on the Forty Acres, leading the Longhorns to 27 wins as the starting quarterback – the fourth-most in school history. Ehlinger served as a team captain during the 2019 and 2020 seasons, becoming only the seventh two-time team captain in school history. His name is left near the top of numerous lists in the Texas record book. Most notably, he closes his collegiate career ranked second on UT record in completions (923), passing yards (11,436), total offense (13,343), passing touchdowns (94), and total touchdowns responsible for (127). - Texas Football


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  01/03/21 - QB Sam EhlingerSr/2021, Texas, 6-1, 220 (DS#9 QB) + More +

  2020 WUERFFEL TROPHY FINALIST: Sam Ehlinger, University of Texas, senior, quarterback,...Off the field, Ehlinger is extremely active in community service. Among many other efforts, he raised almost $200,000 for charities related to COVID-19 relief through online fundraising. He also contributed his time passing out meals and school materials at the Austin Boys & Girls Club. In 2020, he has already been named a National Scholar-Athlete and William V. Campbell Trophy finalist by the National Football Foundation, a finalist for the Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year Award, a semifinalist for the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, a top-10 candidate for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, the Co-Big 12 Football Scholar-Athlete of the Year, and to the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team. - Texas Football

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  12/29/20 - QB Sam EhlingerSr/2021, Texas, 6-1, 220 (DS#9 QB) + More +

  Texas senior quarterback Sam Ehlinger missed the second half of the Alamo Bowl after injuring his shoulder against Colorado on Tuesday night. Ehlinger returned to the field in the third quarter with his arm in a sling. There was no word on the extent of Ehlinger's injury. Ehlinger played the entire first half, completing 10 of 16 passes for 160 yards and a touchdown. He completed a 14-yard pass to Bijan Robinson with 5:28 remaining in the first quarter to give the Longhorns a 14-0 lead. - AP College Football

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  12/29/20 - QB Sam EhlingerSr/2021, Texas, 6-1, 220 (DS#9 QB) + More +

  Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger has yet to say if he'll enter the NFL draft or return for the additional year that the NCAA has approved. The senior ranks second on most of UT's significant career passing records, but won't catch Colt McCoy's marks for passing yards (he's 1,978 short) or touchdowns (he needs 20). And he's six touchdowns away from McCoy's total touchdowns record of 132. Ehlinger has accounted for six scores twice this season against Texas Tech and Oklahoma. - Austin American Statesman

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  12/27/20 - QB Sam EhlingerSr/2021, Texas, 6-1, 220 (DS#9 QB) + More +

  With the NCAA granting an extra year of eligibility to all players this year, Texas senior quarterback Sam Ehlinger could return next season. Although not regarded as one of the top quarterback recruits in the 2021 NFL Draft, he is a pro prospect who is likely to get a good shot at the next level. This week, Ehlinger said, "I haven't come to a conclusion yet. I'm trying to enjoy these last few weeks, but I haven't closed one door on anything yet. No senior has really been in this position to where they've been granted an extra year of eligibility. Both options are incredible options." Ehlinger, who is 26-16 as a starter, is one of only two Power 5 quarterbacks in history to pass for over 11,000 yards in a career and add 1,500 rushing - joining former Texas star Colt McCoy. Ehlinger has thrown for 11,276 yards and 93touchdowns and added 1,912 yards and 33 touchdowns on the ground. - Daily Camera

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  12/20/20 - QB Sam EhlingerSr/2021, Texas, 6-1, 220 (DS#9 QB) + More +

  JASON WITTEN COLLEGIATE MAN OF THE YEAR FINALIST: Sam Ehlinger, Texas (Sr., QB) - Leads all FBS active quarterbacks in career total offense, and is on the watch list for the Maxwell, Unitas, O'Brien and Manning Awards, given to the nation's top QB. He is on the watch list for the Wuerffel Trophy and has been selected to the AFCA Allstate Good Works Team for his work in the community, including a campaign to raise funds for COVID relief which has netted nearly $200,000. Ehlinger is only the seventh two-time captain in Longhorn history, and he overcame the death of his father at a young age. - SCORE Foundation

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  12/20/20 - QB Sam EhlingerSr/2021, Texas, 6-1, 220 (DS#9 QB) + More +

  2020 ALL-BIG 12 CONFERENCE FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM: QB Sam Ehlinger, Texas,...Ehlinger, an Austin native, has competed 184-of-306 passes (60.1%) for 2,406 yards and 25 touchdowns to five interceptions this season. He has also rushed for 382 yards and eight touchdowns to tally 2,788 yards of total offense and 33 total touchdowns. The senior's 202 points responsible for are the third-most in the country this season, and he also ranks fourth in points responsible for per game (22.4) and seventh in passing touchdowns (25). Among Big 12 competitors this season, Ehlinger ranks first or second in passing efficiency (149.9), passing touchdowns (25), points responsible for (202), points responsible for per game (22.4), total offense (309.8) and yards per pass attempt (7.86). - Texas Football

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  12/08/20 - QB Sam EhlingerSr/2021, Texas, 6-1, 220 (DS#9 QB) + More +

  2020 WUERFFEL TROPHY SEMIFINALIST: Sam Ehlinger, QB, Texas,...Ehlinger's 25 passing touchdowns are tied with his own 2019 tally for the seventh-most in school history. He also holds the No. 2 (32 TDs in 2018) mark on UT record. Ehlinger is only the fifth Big 12 quarterback over the last 20 years to throw at least 25 touchdowns in three consecutive seasons, and is the only Longhorn ever to achieve that feat. He has not thrown an interception in 123-straight attempts, dating back to the fourth quarter of an Oct. 24 win over Baylor in Austin. - Texas Football

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  12/08/20 - QB Sam EhlingerSr/2021, Texas, 6-1, 220 (DS#9 QB) + More +

  2020 DAVEY O'BRIEN AWARD SEMIFINALIST: Sam Ehlinger, Texas, Sr.,...Ehlinger, an Austin native, has competed 184-of-306 passes (60.1%) for 2,406 yards and 25 touchdowns to five interceptions this season. He has also rushed for 382 yards and eight touchdowns to tally 2,788 yards of total offense and 33 total touchdowns. - Texas Football

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  11/07/20 - QB Sam EhlingerSr/2021, Texas, 6-1, 220 (DS#9 QB) + More +

  Texas stopped West Virginia on fourth-down passes into the end zone twice in the fourth quarter, enabling the No. 22 Longhorns to escape with a 17-13 victory on Saturday. Texas (5-2, 4-2 Big 12) overcame an offense that produced nearly 100 yards and 27 points fewer than its average. Sam Ehlinger, typically the Longhorns' offensive star, completed just 15 of 31 passes for 184 yards, but he connected with Brennan Eagles for a 7-yard touchdown in the first quarter and with Jake Smith for a 33-yard TD in the third. Freshman Bijan Robinson rushed for 113 yards on 12 carries for Texas. Jarret Doege completed 35 of 50 for 317 yards for West Virginia (4-3, 3-3) but failed to throw a touchdown. Texas had a sizeable edge in first-half yardage - 210-137 - but left the field with only a 10-7 lead. On one second-quarter possession, Ehlinger underthrew Eagles, who was open for a possible touchdown. Right before the end of the half, Cameron Dicker was wide left on a 48-yard field-goal attempt. Ehlinger was more accurate when presented with an open receiver in the third quarter, connecting with Smith for the touchdown. - AP College Football

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  10/31/20 - QB Sam EhlingerSr/2021, Texas, 6-1, 220 (DS#9 QB) + More +

  Sam Ehlinger threw a 15-yard touchdown pass to Joshua Moore in overtime and Joseph Ossai sealed the victory by sacking Oklahoma State quarterback Spencer Sanders as Texas knocked off the previously unbeaten and sixth-ranked Cowboys 41-34 on Saturday. Oklahoma State (4-1, 3-1 Big 12) outgained Texas 530 yards to 287, but the Cowboys turned the ball over four times and saw their hopes to reach the College Football Playoff take a major blow. Same goes for the entire Big 12. After Kansas State's loss to West Virginia earlier in the day, Oklahoma State entered the game as the only remaining unbeaten team in Big 12 play. Now, the race is jumbled and Texas (4-2, 3-2) is back in the picture to possibly play in the championship game.

Sanders passed for career highs of 400 yards and four touchdowns, but he fumbled twice and threw an interception - turnovers that led to 13 Texas points. Tylan Wallace caught 11 passes for 187 yards and two touchdowns while Chuba Hubbard was held to 72 yards on 25 carries for the Cowboys. Oklahoma State drove into Texas territory late in the first half with a 24-17 lead, but Ossai stripped him and Texas defensive tackle Ta'Quon Graham recovered and returned the ball to the Oklahoma State 20. The Longhorns got just a field goal out of it, and Oklahoma State took a 24-20 lead into the break. Sanders threw his fourth touchdown pass - a 9-yard toss to a well-covered Wallace - to give Oklahoma State a 31-20 lead. Texas' D'Shawn Jamison returned the kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown. Texas missed the extra point, and Oklahoma State's lead was 31-26 midway through the third quarter. - AP College/Texas Football


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  10/24/20 - QB Sam EhlingerSr/2021, Texas, 6-1, 220 (DS#9 QB) + More +

  Sam Ehlinger passed for an early touchdown, then ran for two more in the second half to lead Texas to a 27-16 win over Baylor on Saturday that snapped the Longhorns' two-game losing skid. Ehlinger set up Texas' first touchdown with a 42-yard completion on a leaping catch by Joshua Moore. Those two connected again on a 3-yard scoring pass that put Texas ahead 13-3 at halftime. Texas (3-2, 2-2 Big 12) went ahead 20-3 with a punishing 80-yard drive to open the third quarter, mixing in runs with freshman Bijan Robinson in his first career start, before a Baylor pass interference penalty set up Texas inside the Baylor 5. Ehlinger then powered in from 1-yard out. Ehlinger scored again in the third when he rolled to his right before taking off for the end zone and splitting two defenders near the goal line. It was his seventh rushing touchdown on the season to go with 17 touchdown passes. Baylor (1-2, 1-2) hadn’t played since Oct. 3 and had to shut down its football program for 10 days because of a coronavirus outbreak on the roster. The Bears looked rusty on offense with struggles in pass protection and quarterback Charlie Brewer nearly throwing three first-half interceptions. Brewer finished with 256 yards and two late touchdown passes. - Texas/AP College Football

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  10/23/20 - QB Sam EhlingerSr/2021, Texas, 6-1, 220 (DS#9 QB) + More +

  Saturday's matchup will be a showdown between two of the Big 12?s most experienced quarterbacks. Both four years into their respective programs, Ehlinger has started in nearly every game of his career while Charlie Brewer is a third-year starter. The two have endured frequent comparisons, and when stacking them up statistically, Ehlinger has been the more productive of the two. He's thrown for 10,081 yards and 84 touchdowns, while Brewer has amassed 8,113 passing yards and 55 touchdowns. Baylor head coach Dave Aranda pointed out the similarities between the two during his weekly media availability Monday. "When the game is close and the ball's in his hand, he's going to make a play and own it," he said of the Texas QB. "He's similar to [Brewer] in that respect. I know the offense runs through him. Their ability to have the run game, and there's tempo, there's RPOs, there's some shot plays, there's stacks that they motion to create and try to hide. "But then there's a bunch of key runs by a quarterback counter, quarterback power, by a quarterback zone read. I think when they get into certain parts of the game when they need a play, it goes to him. Our ability to play team defense versus that I think is key." - Dallas Morning News

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  10/02/20 - QB Sam EhlingerSr/2021, Texas, 6-1, 220 (DS#9 QB) + More +

  The Longhorns bring their momentum home, where they are 14-5 under head coach Tom Herman. The Frogs will have to bring their A-game down to Austin to have a chance at beating the top-10 Longhorns. This senior quarterback is one of the nation's best under center. He has 11,149 yards of total offense (9,558 passing and 1,611 running) and 104 touchdowns throughout his career and is sure to be a candidate for the Heisman Trophy this season. So far in his 2020 campaign, Ehlinger has a 71.2% completion rate, completing 52 of 73 passes for 688 yards and scoring 10 touchdowns. He also has recorded 81 rushing yards as well as one rushing touchdown this season. Like TCU quarterback Max Duggan, Ehlinger has dangerous legs. He has scored 26 rushing touchdowns in his career at Texas. Just like he did last week, Ehlinger seems to step up in the biggest moments for the Longhorns. He has totaled six game-winning drives, so Frog fans should not get comfortable if their team is ahead because Ehlinger won't go down without a fight. - Dallas Morning News

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  09/29/20 - QB Sam EhlingerSr/2021, Texas, 6-1, 220 (DS#9 QB) + More +

  Sam Ehlinger played like a Heisman front-runner (outside of the third quarter). His ability to stay calm and in charge allowed the Longhorns to erase a 15-point deficit in the final minutes and then win in overtime. He finished with 262 yards and five touchdown passes to just one interception. He was 27-of-40 through the air, adding 69 yards and a touchdown on 16 attempts. This wasn't an A game for Texas' best player, but he led the team to 63 points, including 25 in the fourth quarter and overtime. His composure and talent allowed the Longhorns to remain in control of their own destiny in the Big 12. - Austin American Statesman

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  09/28/20 - QB Sam EhlingerSr/2021, Texas, 6-1, 220 (DS#9 QB) + More +

  SEPT 28 BIG 12 CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Sam Ehlinger, QB, Sr., Texas,...In the come-from-behind win at Texas Tech, Texas QB Sam Ehlinger completed 27-of-40 passes for 262 yards and tied his career high with five touchdowns. He also carried the ball 16 times for 69 yards and a touchdown. His six total touchdowns were a career high, while it marked his second-straight game with five passing touchdowns, making him the first player in school history to achieve that feat. The Big 12 award is the third for Ehlinger in his career and the second for the QB this season, while the honor is the first for Bailey this season and the second in his career. - Big 12 Football

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  09/28/20 - QB Sam EhlingerSr/2021, Texas, 6-1, 220 (DS#9 QB) + More +

  SEPT 26 CFB STARS: Sam Ehlinger, Texas, threw for 262 yards passing and five TDs, including a 12-yard pass to Joshua Moore in overtime, to send the eighth-ranked Longhorns to wild 63-56 victory over Texas Tech. - AP College Football

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  09/28/20 - QB Sam EhlingerSr/2021, Texas, 6-1, 220 (DS#9 QB) + More +

  Texas was trailing Texas Tech by 15 points with just more than 3 minutes to play when Sam Ehlinger walked over to his coach and delivered a message. The No. 8 Longhorns weren't out of it, the senior quarterback said. Far from it. Texas would leave the field a winner. Ehrlinger even predicted it. Ehlinger delivered on his promise, rallying Texas from a 56-41 deficit in the final 3:13 with touchdown passes to Brennan Eagles and Joshua Moore to force overtime, then finding Moore for another touchdown in a wild 63-56 victory.

Texas Tech thought it had the game put away late behind a diving touchdown catch by T.J. Vasher and a 75-yard touchdown run by SaRodorick Thompson Jr. Ehlinger just looked at the clock and did his thing with a brilliant finish. Ehlinger first connected with Eagles for a touchdown and the Longhorns snagged the onside kick when the ball bounced high and slipped through the hands of a Red Raiders player. After finding Moore for another score to get within 56-54, Ehlinger passed to Eagles again for the 2-point conversion. - AP College Football


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  09/26/20 - QB Sam EhlingerSr/2021, Texas, 6-1, 220 (DS#9 QB) + More +

  Sam Ehlinger threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to Joshua Moore in overtime, sending No. 8 Texas to a wild 63-56 victory over Texas Tech on Saturday that saw the Longhorns rally with two touchdowns in the final 3 minutes of regulation. Moore's second touchdown catch came with 40 seconds left and Ehlinger's 2-point conversion pass to Brennan Eagles tied it to get to overtime. Texas got the ball first and quickly scored when Ehlinger and Moore connected for their third score of the day. Texas Tech's possession ended when Alan Bowman was forced to scramble and threw a wild pass that was intercepted by Caden Sterns.

Texas, chasing its first Big 12 title since 2009, had looked done when the Red Raiders went ahead 56-41 late in the fourth quarter on touchdowns from T.J. Vasher and SaRodorick Thompson Jr. But Ehlginer engineered a quick drive for a touchdown pass to Eagles and the Longhorns recovered the onside kick to set up the tying score. Texas is 2-0 for the first time under fourth-year coach Tom Herman. Ehlinger finished with 262 yards passing with five touchdowns and also ran for a score for Texas (2-0 1-0) . Bowman passed for 325 yards and five touchdowns for the Red Raiders (1-1, 0-1) but also threw three interceptions. - AP College Football


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  09/15/20 - QB Sam EhlingerSr/2021, Texas, 6-1, 220 (DS#9 QB) + More +

  In a 59-3 beating of over UTEP on Saturday night, Ehlinger threw for 426 yards and five touchdowns. Ehlinger completed 25 of his 33 attempts. He played only one series in the second half. Ehlinger's 426 passing yards are the third-most in UT's history. Ehlinger and Texas Tech's Alan Bowman, who had 430 yards and two touchdowns in a 35-33 win over Houston Baptist, were the only Big 12 quarterbacks who topped 300 passing yards in their first games. In his postgame press conference, Ehlinger said he was actually "disappointed" with how he played against the Miners. Ehlinger noted that he missed on a couple of opportunities to put more points on the scoreboard. On the two first-half drives that Texas attempted field goals on, Ehlinger was unable to connect with receivers Tarik Black and Brennan Eagles on passes into the end zone.

During his weekly media availability on Monday, Texas coach Tom Herman was asked about Ehlinger's self-evaluation. Herman was pleased with Ehlinger's performance, but understood those comments. "Anytime you throw for 424 yards in a half and five touchdowns, that's a pretty good day at the office," Herman said. "There was a few (throws), I could see why he said what he said...Those were only a couple compared to the numerous really good reads and great throws that he made." - Austin American Statesman


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  09/14/20 - QB Sam EhlingerSr/2021, Texas, 6-1, 220 (DS#9 QB) + More +

  SEPT 14 BIG 12 OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Sam Ehlinger, QB, Sr., Texas,...A record-setting performance for Ehlinger included 424 passing yards and five touchdowns in the first half against UTEP to set Longhorn single-half records. He finished 25-for-33 with career-highs of 426 yards and five touchdowns through the air. That marks the third-most prolific passing game, in terms of yardage, in school history, and is tied for the second-most passing touchdowns in a single game on UT record. On Sunday, Ehlinger was tabbed the Walter Camp Football Foundation National Offensive Player of the Week. - Big 12 Football

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  09/13/20 - QB Sam EhlingerSr/2021, Texas, 6-1, 220 (DS#9 QB) + More +

  SEPT 12 WEEK 2 STARS: Sam Ehlinger, Texas, passed for 426 yards a career-high five TDs in the first half and the No. 14 Longhorns rolled over UTEP 59-3. - AP College Football

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  09/13/20 - QB Sam EhlingerSr/2021, Texas, 6-1, 220 (DS#9 QB) + More +

  SEP 13 WALTER CAMP NATIONAL FBS OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: SAM EHLINGER, TEXAS, Senior, Quarterback, Austin. TX/Westlake HS,...Sam Ehlinger completed 25-of-33 passes for 428 yards and five touchdowns as Texas rolled to a 59-3 season-opening victory over UTEP. All five of Ehlinger's touchdown passes came in the first half. Notes: Sam Ehlinger is the ninth Longhorn to earn Walter Camp National Player of Week honors (since 2004) and the first since he won the award on October 7, 2018. - The Walter Camp Football Foundation

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  09/12/20 - QB Sam EhlingerSr/2021, Texas, 6-1, 220 (DS#9 QB) + More +

  Sam Ehlinger threw a 78-yard touchdown to Joshua Moore on the first play and had career-high five scoring passes in the first half, as No. 14 Texas rolled to a 59-3 season-opening win over UTEP Saturday night. Ehlinger finished with 426 yards. He left the game midway through the third quarter with Colt McCoy's single-game records for yards (470) and touchdowns (six) easily within reach if he'd stayed on the field. Moore's first touchdown since 2018 came on an inside route when he burst past one diving defender and outran two more with an easy path to the end zone. Ehlinger's final touchdown pass came on a 6-yard toss to walk-on Kai Money in the final seconds of the first half.

Texas' original schedule had the Longhorns visiting defending national champion LSU this weekend, in a rematch of a 2019 classic. But that game was scrapped as the Big 12 and Southeastern Conference retooled their schedules amid the coronavirus pandemic. With social distancing rules and limits in place, Texas announced a crowd of 15,337 at a stadium that typically holds close to 100,000. The school required students using a special student season ticket package to pass a rapid COVID-19 test on Friday before they could go to the game. The school paid for the tests and reported 95 positives out of 1,198 administered. No other ticket holders were required to be tested. - AP College/Texas Football


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  08/25/20 - QB Sam EhlingerSr/2021, Texas, 6-1, 220 (DS#9 QB) + More +

  2021 SENIOR BOWL WATCH LIST: Sam Ehlinger, Texas,...Ehlinger, an Austin native, is a fourth-year quarterback who has played in 36 career games with 33 starts. He leads all active FBS players in career passing yards (8,870), passing touchdowns (57), total offense (10,400) and total touchdowns (93). He also ranks third among active FBS quarterbacks, and tops among Power Five quarterbacks, in career rushing yards (1,530) and second in rushing touchdowns (25). Ehlinger is the only FBS player to record at least 50 passing touchdowns and 20 rushing touchdowns over the past two seasons. Last season, he accounted for 4,326 yards of total offense (3,663 pass/663 rush), the second-most in school history, and 39 touchdowns, the No. 3 mark by a Longhorn all time. - Texas Football

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  07/31/20 - QB Sam EhlingerSr/2021, Texas, 6-1, 220 (DS#9 QB) + More +

  2020 MANNING AWARD PRESEASON WATCH LIST: Sam Ehlinger, Sr., Texas,...Ehlinger has started all 27 games for UT over the past two seasons and leads all active FBS quarterbacks in completions (571), attempts (879), passing yards (6,955), total offense (8,100) and total touchdowns (80) since the start of the 2018 season. He also ranks second among active FBS quarterbacks in touchdown passes (57) and fifth in completion percentage (65.0) during that stretch. Ehlinger is the only FBS player to account for at least 50 passing touchdowns and 20 rushing touchdowns over the last two seasons. - Texas Football

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  07/26/20 - QB Sam EhlingerSr/2021, Texas, 6-1, 220 (DS#9 QB) + More +

  2020 PRESEASON MAXWELL AWARD WATCH LIST: QB Sam Ehlinger, Texas,...Ehlinger has started all 27 games for UT over the past two seasons and leads all active FBS quarterbacks in completions (571), attempts (879), passing yards (6,955), total offense (8,100) and total touchdowns (80) since the start of the 2018 season. He also ranks second among active FBS quarterbacks in touchdown passes (57) and fifth in completion percentage (65.0) during that stretch. Ehlinger is the only FBS player to account for at least 50 passing touchdowns and 20 rushing touchdowns over the last two seasons. - Texas Football

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  07/26/20 - QB Sam EhlingerSr/2021, Texas, 6-1, 220 (DS#9 QB) + More +

  2020 WUERFFEL TROPHY PRESEASON WATCH LIST: Sam Ehlinger, Texas, senior, quarterback,...In 2019, Ehlinger accounted for 4,326 yards of total offense (3,663 pass/663 rush) - the second-most in school history (4,420 - Colt McCoy, 2008). He was also responsible for 39 total touchdowns (32 pass/7 rush), the No. 3 mark in UT history. That mark came after posting 41 total touchdowns in 2018, the second-best tally by a Longhorn all-time. He is the only player in Texas Football history to record multiple seasons with at least 35 total touchdowns. - Texas Football

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  07/23/20 - QB Sam EhlingerSr/2021, Texas, 6-1, 220 (DS#9 QB) + More +

  The Wuerffel Trophy announced its Watch List today of 114 players from college football's Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). The number is a record for the award since it first began releasing a watch list in 2015. The Wuerffel Trophy, known as "College Football's Premier Award for Community Service," is presented each February in Fort Walton Beach. Named after 1996 Heisman Trophy winning quarterback from the University of Florida, Danny Wuerffel, the Wuerffel Trophy exists to honor college football players who serve others, celebrate their positive impact on society, and inspire greater service in the world. "It is so inspiring to see this record number of athletes being submitted for the award," said Wuerffel. "These young men truly represent college football's most impactful community service leaders. We are proud to honor them." Notable returnees to the Watch List include 2019 finalist Isaiah Sanders of Stanford (transferring for senior season of eligibility from USAF Academy) and semifinalists Teton Saltes of New Mexico and Sam Ehlinger of Texas. - The Wuerffel Trophy

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  07/21/20 - QB Sam EhlingerSr/2021, Texas, 6-1, 220 (DS#9 QB) + More +

  2020 PRESEASON DAVEY O'BRIEN AWARD WATCH LIST: Sam Ehlinger, Texas,...Ehlinger, a native of Austin, Texas, has started all 27 games for UT over the past two seasons and leads all active FBS quarterbacks in completions (571), attempts (879), passing yards (6,955), total offense (8,100) and total touchdowns (80) since the start of the 2018 season. He also ranks second among active FBS quarterbacks in touchdown passes (57) and fifth in completion percentage (65.0) during that stretch. Ehlinger is the only FBS player to account for at least 50 passing touchdowns and 20 rushing touchdowns over the last two seasons. In 2019, Ehlinger accounted for 4,326 yards of total offense (3,663 pass/663 rush) - the second-most in school history (4,420 – Colt McCoy, 2008). He was also responsible for 39 total touchdowns (32 pass/7 rush), the No. 3 mark in UT history. - Texas Football

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  The University of Texas says it anticipates hosting football games this season at 50% capacity in the stands. Athletic Director Chris Del Conte emailed season ticket holders Monday telling them the school is working closely with Gov. Greg Abbott's office and is following state guidelines on social distancing amid the coronavirus pandemic. Texas said it's still preparing for the season to start Sept. 5 at home against South Florida. The Big 12 has not yet said if it will duplicate moves by the Big Ten and Pac-12 to play only conference games. South Florida plays in the American Athletic Conference. - AP College Football

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  07/15/20 - QB Sam EhlingerSr/2021, Texas, 6-1, 220 (DS#9 QB) + More +

  Texas senior quarterback Sam Ehlinger was placed on the preseason watch list for the Davey O'Brien Award on Tuesday. The Davey O'Brien Award is presented annually to college football's best quarterback. Previous recipients of this award include Vince Young (2005) and Colt McCoy (2009). Last season, Ehlinger threw for 3,663 yards and 32 touchdowns. Only five quarterbacks who are returning to a FBS-level football team this fall threw for more yards last year. Ehlinger's touchdown passes were bested by six returnees. Ehlinger also ran for 663 yards and seven touchdowns during his junior year. - Austin American Statesman

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  05/27/20 - QB Sam EhlingerSr/2021, Texas, 6-1, 220 (DS#9 QB) + More +

  A publishing platform that specializes in helping athletes build their brands believes that Texas Longhorns senior quarterback Sam Ehlinger would benefit tremendously from the financial opportunities provided by the ability to monetize his name, image, and likeness, especially on social media. Opendorse provided data to Axios that shows potential earning based on data gained over a decade of working with professional athletes and Ehlinger tops the list at $962k based on factors like school, social presence, and success/name recognition.

The data illustrates the extent to which having access to a large social media audience could increasingly force college athletes to place a significant priority on building their online followings as the NCAA moves to lift restrictions. Opendorse's CEO cautioned about the coming shift from "assumptions to reality," but the company's data is already drawing attention on social media, with Texas Director of Recruiting Bryan Carrington using it as a recruiting tool. Expect that to become increasingly common - Forbes expects colleges to hire "brand coaches" to help athletes market themselves. Meanwhile, support personnel and assistant coaches will tout the ability to monetize a prospect's NIL on the recruiting trail in order to land the top players. - Burnt Orange Nation


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  04/17/20 - QB Sam EhlingerSr/2021, Texas, 6-1, 220 (DS#9 QB) + More +

  Ehlinger's GoFundMe fundraiser has crossed $100,000, thanks to a donation from Nick Foles' foundation. "It's been an awesome effort, and I'm very appreciative of everyone that's helped out." Health wise, Ehlinger said he's moved past a stubborn rib injury that cropped up again in February. Quarantine life for Heisman Trophy candidates is just as miserable as it is for us mere mortals. At least Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger is stuck at home with another Longhorn, his younger brother Jake, a linebacker. "Obviously I have a workout partner," Ehlinger said Thursday, "and he's probably gotten sick of being in quarantine with me because I'll take him in the backyard and I'll pelt footballs at him when I want to throw." Targeting a return to Royal-Memorial Stadium is far more tricky.

Ehlinger spends his days working out in a makeshift weight room in his mom's garage, taking online classes and trying to connect with teammates tossed far and wide. Like everybody else, the senior hopes for the best. "I'm going to approach this as the season is going to start on time," Ehlinger said on a conference call with reporters. "I'm going to take every day as if it's another day when I'm at the facility." Ehlinger has long known his power extends far beyond the football field. On March 25, the Westlake product started a COVID-19 fundraiser on the GoFundMe website with the goal of raising $1 million. On Wednesday, it crossed $100,000. - Austin American Statesman


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  03/27/20 - QB Sam EhlingerSr/2021, Texas, 6-1, 220 (DS#9 QB) + More +

  After leading Texas to 19 wins over the past three seasons, Sam Ehlinger is doing his part to beat an even bigger opponent. Ehlinger took to social media on Friday to announce a fundraiser for COVID-19 relief. Through a GoFundMe page, the Longhorn quarterback said he wants to raise $1 million. The donations will be distributed to both national and local organizations like the Boys & Girls Clubs of America and the Central Texas Food Bank. Within the first hour of Ehlinger's fundraiser, he had raised around $5,000. That number had tripled as of Friday afternoon. Names on the list of donors included Mike Yurcich and Tim Beck.

On Friday, Texas coach Tom Herman told that American-Statesman that "I'm just so proud. Ever since I've known him, he has used his celebrity to help other people, more than anybody I've ever seen. And it's real. It is not a show. It's important to him. … Such a great representation not just for Texas football, not just for the University of Texas, not just for Austin, not just for the state of Texas but for the entire country. It's just amazing. Amazing." - Austin American Statesman


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  12/31/19 - QB Sam EhlingerSr/2021, Texas, 6-1, 220 (DS#9 QB) + More +

  Sam Ehlinger passed for three touchdowns and ran for another, and Texas excised the frustrations of a disappointing regular season with a dominant 38-10 win over No. 12 Utah in the Alamo Bowl on Tuesday night. After a 10-win season in 2018 set up a Top 10 ranking to start 2019, Texas underwhelmed in a season the Longhorns expected to contend for the Big 12 title. Instead, they ended the year with both the offensive and defensive coordinators getting replaced. For one game at least, Texas (8-5) wiped all that away with a bruising and convincing win over a Utah team that only a month ago was on the verge of making the College Football Playoff. The Utes (11-3) didn't get there after they were swamped in the Pac-12 title game by Oregon and perhaps struggled to shake off the heartbreak of what could have been. - AP College Football

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  12/08/19 - QB Sam EhlingerSr/2021, Texas, 6-1, 220 (DS#9 QB) + More +

  2019 ALL-BIG 12 FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): Sam Ehlinger (QB),...The Longhorns that received honorable mention recognition from the Big 12 were sophomore K Cameron Dicker, Ehlinger, sophomore LB Joseph Ossai and senior DL Malcolm Roach. Senior OL Parker Braun earned honorable mention for receiving votes as the Offensive Newcomer of the Year, Cosmi earned honorable mention for receiving votes as Offensive Lineman of the Year and Duvernay received votes as the Offensive Player of the Year. - Texas Football

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  11/29/19 - QB Sam EhlingerSr/2021, Texas, 6-1, 220 (DS#9 QB) + More +

  Sam Ehlinger passed for two touchdowns and ran for another to lead Texas to a 49-24 win over Texas Tech on Friday, guaranteeing the Longhorns will at least finish a disappointing season with a winning record. Texas fell behind 14-0 in the first quarter before Ehlinger and the Longhorns came roaring back. Ehlinger scored his first rushing touchdown in five games, and later connected on scoring strikes of 75 yards to Devin Duvernay and 26 yards to Jake Smith. Ehlinger finished with 348 yards passing and ran for 83 yards on 10 carries. Roschon Johnson added 105 yards rushing and three touchdowns.

Texas (7-5, 5-4 Big 12) started the season ranked in the Top 10 after last season’s Sugar Bowl victory, but stumbled badly over the second half of coach Tom Herman’s third season. A loss Friday would have meant Texas had to win its bowl game to have a winning season. Texas avoided that kind of pressure thanks to Ehlinger and the Longhorns offense playing their best football since early October. Texas Tech (4-8, 2-7) jumped out early with two quick touchdown drives as quarterback Jett Duffey was carving up the Longhorns defense. But the Red Raiders also had three drives end on downs deep in Texas territory as Texas Tech’s first-year coach Matt Wells chased an upset win to end the season. Duffey passed for 398 yards. - AP College Football


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  11/08/19 - QB Sam EhlingerSr/2021, Texas, 6-1, 220 (DS#9 QB) + More +

  Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger is still on a tear through the school's single-season passing records, but his last few games have been kind of rough. He's completing less than 60% of his passes the last four games and has six interceptions to eight touchdowns. Herman, however, says he has "no issues" about Ehlinger's play and that only one of the turnovers against TCU was his fault. "Everybody wants to look at sacks and say the O-line stinks," Herman said. "Everybody wants to look at interceptions and say the quarterback stinks or had a bad game. He made one bad decision." - AP College Football

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  10/10/19 - QB Sam EhlingerSr/2021, Texas, 6-1, 220 (DS#9 QB) + More +

  Texas Sam Ehlinger has had 391, 386 and 384 total yards in his three games against Oklahoma - the three highest outputs by a Texas quarterback against the Sooners. He scored nine touchdowns (four passing, five rushing) against them in the two games last season. - AP College Football

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  10/05/19 - QB Sam EhlingerSr/2021, Texas, 6-1, 220 (DS#9 QB) + More +

  Sam Ehlinger threw two touchdown passes and ran for two more scores while No. 11 Texas converted three turnovers into TDs in a 42-31 victory over West Virginia on Saturday. Ehlinger and Texas (4-1, 2-0 Big 12) beat the Mountaineers (3-2, 1-1) on the road for the second straight time. The Longhorns had plenty of motivation for this one. Ehlinger and several Texas players were upset last year after several Mountaineers flashed "horns down" signs during West Virginia's 42-41 win in Austin, Texas. Ehlinger noted in a tweet that was later deleted: "Do not think it will be forgotten."

Ehlinger finished 18 of 33 for 211 yards. He threw just his second interception of the season that West Virginia turned into a third-quarter field goal. The Texas defense showed no signs of slowing down despite injuries that have decimated the secondary. The Longhorns intercepted Austin Kendall four times, twice by cornerback D'Shawn Jamison. Texas needed those turnovers to break open a close game, too. B.J. Foster's pick early in the fourth quarter led to Devin Duvernay's 13-yard scoring run. Kendall was intercepted on the next drive by Jamison at the West Virginia 18, and Ehlinger threw a lateral to offensive lineman Samuel Cosmi, who rumbled 12 yards into the end zone for a 35-17 lead. Kendall threw three TD passes, including pair of fourth-quarter scores, and had a 1-yard scoring run. He finished 31 of 46 for a career-high 367 yards. - Texas/AP College Football


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  10/03/19 - QB Sam EhlingerSr/2021, Texas, 6-1, 220 (DS#9 QB) + More +

  Texas QB Sam Ehlinger has a Big 12-high 15 passing touchdowns, with at least three in every game. He has completed 73 percent of his passes (102 of 140) for 1,237 yards. - AP College Football

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  09/22/19 - QB Sam EhlingerSr/2021, Texas, 6-1, 220 (DS#9 QB) + More +

  Sam Ehlinger did what he usually does: throw for a bunch of touchdowns and deliver big runs. Put him together with more games like this from the Texas defense, and the Longhorns will go far in the Big 12 this season. Ehlinger passed for four touchdowns for the third time this season, and the No. 12 Longhorns' defense held Oklahoma State's big playmakers in check for most of the game to slug out a tough 36-30 victory Saturday night to open the Big 12 schedule. Texas (3-1, 1-0) ended a four-game losing streak to the Cowboys (3-1, 0-1) and ended a five-game skid in the series in games played in Austin dating to 2010.

To do it, the Longhorns had to overcome three turnovers, including Ehlinger's first interception of the season, and needed his clock-killing 29-yard run in the final minute to put the game away. "Once I knew I had the first down and the game was over, it was an incredible feeling," Ehlinger said. "You say you want to win at home." But it was the Texas defense that coach Tom Herman praised. The Longhorns held Chuba Hubbard, the nation's leading rusher coming into the night, to 121 yards on 37 carries and a long run of 13 yards. He scored twice but was also stuffed near the goal on key drives early and late. Tylan Wallace, who came in tied for the national lead with six touchdown receptions, didn't find the end zone against the Longhorns and had just two catches in the second half. - Texas/AP College Football


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  09/18/19 - QB Sam EhlingerSr/2021, Texas, 6-1, 220 (DS#9 QB) + More +

  Texas keeps adding to the offensive firepower around quarterback Sam Ehlinger with some big early results. The No. 12 Longhorns (2-1) will need everyone to chip in if they plan to keep up with Oklahoma State (3-0) on Saturday in the opening week of the Big 12. Ehlinger is off to one of the best start in school history with 11 touchdowns and 956 yards passing through three games. He is also one of only three major college quarterbacks with no interceptions in at least 100 pass attempts. The way the Longhorns keep giving him more targets for potential touchdowns has certainly grabbed Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy's attention.

"The quarterback is considerably better than he has been, in my opinion," Gundy said "They've got big and tall receivers and they want to throw the ball down the field...They are throwing the ball more than they've ever been." Wide receiver is Texas' deepest position. After losing last season's standout playmaker, Lil'Jordan Humphrey, to the NFL draft, Brennan Eagles and Malcolm Epps stepped into the role of big-body receivers who can physically dominate smaller defensive backs. Eagles, who is 6-foot-4 and 225 pounds, has three touchdowns on nine catches with a whopping 22.6-yard average per reception. Epps is even bigger at 6-foot-6 and 245 pounds, and made his first career start last week against Rice with four catches for 53 yards. Texas also has 6-5 senior Collin Johnson, who is expected to return after sitting out last week against Rice with a sore hamstring. The bigger impact is coming underneath with smaller, faster slot receivers Devin Duvernay and Jake Smith, who have combined for six touchdowns. - AP College Football


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  09/15/19 - QB Sam EhlingerSr/2021, Texas, 6-1, 220 (DS#9 QB) + More +

  Texas coach Tom Herman wanted to see his team put last week's loss behind them and start fast Saturday night. The Longhorns did just that. Sam Ehlinger threw for 279 yards and three touchdowns, Jake Smith caught six passes for 75 yards and two touchdowns and No. 12 Texas rebounded from its first loss of the season with a 48-13 rout of Rice. "We said all week elite teams, you don't prove to yourself you're an elite team by winning every top 10 matchup that you face," Herman said. "Obviously, we wish we would have played better last week, but this week was going to be the big test to prove to ourselves that we could prepare, train, take care of our bodies at an elite level. And then, obviously, we had to go out there and play and start fast, and I thought both sides of the ball really, really showed they believed in that."

Ehlinger threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Roschon Johnson to cap the opening drive before throwing touchdown passes of 53 yards and 12 yards to Smith in the first half. Ehlinger finished 23 of 27 passing in less than three quarters. "Any type of game where you win after a loss is huge," Ehlinger said. "For us to come out and play to our standard, continue to prove to ourselves that when we work really hard and play to our standard, it is hard for people to beat us is great." Keaontay Ingraham rushed for 74 yards and had touchdown runs of 26 yards and 14 yards after rushing for 29 yards on 10 carries last week. - Texas/AP College Football


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  08/31/19 - QB Sam EhlingerSr/2021, Texas, 6-1, 220 (DS#9 QB) + More +

  It took three years to get there, but Texas is finally 1-0 under coach Tom Herman. Sam Ehlinger threw four touchdown passes and the 10th-ranked Longhorns rolled past Louisiana Tech 45-14 on Saturday night, giving Herman his first season-opening victory with the program. Texas had started each of the past two seasons with losses to Maryland, but had no trouble overwhelming the Bulldogs from Conference-USA in this one. Ehlinger was coolly efficient from the start with scoring passes on three of Texas' first four possessions.

Herman dismissed the previous bad starts as "irrelevant," but those losses had hung over his first two seasons, even when Texas finished 2018 with a Sugar Bowl win over Georgia. His players were more willing to acknowledge just how significant getting to 1-0 meant. "It's a testament to the maturity or our team," Ehlinger said. "The confidence we have to just let loose in the opener after the last two years." Offensive lineman Sam Cosmi called the win good for the soul. "Getting a win is really good for our heads, our morale and confidence," Cosmi said. Texas is one of the favorites to challenge Oklahoma for the Big 12 title as long as Ehlinger can keep delivering touchdowns like he did last season and Saturday night. The junior passed for 25 TDs and ran for 16 more last season, and his four scoring thrown against the Bulldogs tied his career high. Ehlinger left the game at 38-0 and did not play in the fourth quarter. - AP College Football


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  08/22/19 - QB Sam EhlingerSr/2021, Texas, 6-1, 220 (DS#9 QB) + More +

  The hits came at Sam Ehlinger from just about every angle this summer. Baker Mayfield jabbed him first. Then Terry Bradshaw landed one. The junior quarterback for Texas didn't seem to mind, and will likely care even less every time he gets to flash a "Hook'em horns" hand sign after scoring a touchdown. Which he does a lot. "It's completely irrelevant in my mind," Ehlinger said as he leads No. 10 Texas into a 2019 season when the Longhorns will be expected to again challenge for the Big 12 title. "All that's outside noise."

The noisy Summer of (Bashing) Sam erupted in June when Mayfield, the former Heisman Trophy-winning Oklahoma quarterback now with the Cleveland Browns, used a radio interview to dig deep into a pool of rivalry resentment. He and Ehlinger played for rival powerhouse high school programs in the Austin area. Mayfield said Ehlinger wasn't as good as Drew Brees or Nick Foles, two pro quarterbacks who also came from Ehlinger's Westlake High School (and some pretty good company to be mentioned with). "Sam can stay down there in Texas," Mayfield said. "That'll stir the pot. He doesn't like me, and I hope he knows I don't like him either." Then came Bradshaw, the retired NFL great who said Ehlinger "ain't that good" when speaking to a Louisiana Tech fan group. - AP College Football


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  07/30/19 - QB Sam EhlingerSr/2021, Texas, 6-1, 220 (DS#9 QB) + More +

  2019 PRESEASON WUERFFEL TROPHY WATCH LIST: Sam Ehlinger, Texas, Junior, QB,...Ehlinger played in and started all 14 games a season ago. He was named honorable mention All-Big 12 by the league's head coaches and a semifinalist for the 2018 Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, as he finished the year with 3,292 passing yards, 25 passing touchdowns and 16 more scores on the ground. His 16 rushing touchdowns are a UT record for quarterbacks and he is the first player in Texas history to pass for at least 25 touchdowns and rush for at least 15 in a season.

Ehlinger's 41 touchdowns responsible for in 2018 are the second-most in school history, trailing only Colt McCoy's 45 touchdowns in 2008. The Longhorn quarterback has already received a number of preseason honors so far in 2019, including being named to the 2019 Maxwell Award and Davey O'Brien Award watch lists last week. - Texas Football


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  07/26/19 - QB Sam EhlingerSr/2021, Texas, 6-1, 220 (DS#9 QB) + More +

  2019 PRESEASON WALTER CAMP PLAYER OF YEAR PLAYERS TO WATCH: Sam Ehlinger, QB, Junior, Texas,...Ehlinger played in and started all 14 games a season ago. He was named honorable mention All-Big 12 by the league's head coaches and a semifinalist for the 2018 Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award after finishing the year with 3,292 passing yards, 25 passing touchdowns and 16 more scores on the ground.

His 16 rushing touchdowns are a UT record for quarterbacks and he is the first player in Texas history to pass for at least 25 touchdowns and rush for at least 15 in a season. Ehlinger's 41 touchdowns responsible for in 2018 are the second-most in school history, trailing only Colt McCoy's 45 touchdowns in 2008. The Longhorn quarterback has already received a number of preseason honors so far in 2019, including being named to the 2019 Maxwell Award, Davey O'Brien Award and Wuerffel Trophy watch lists over the past two weeks. - Texas Football


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