10/26/03
Longhorns Players of the Week
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David
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Mike
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Nathan
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DAVID THOMAS TABBED UT'S DARRELL K ROYAL
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Sophomore TE David Thomas was selected as UT's Darrell K Royal Offensive
Player of the Week after catching two passes for a career-best 57
yards in a 56-0 win at Baylor. It was the first time in his career
that he had been individually honored as Texas' Offensive Player of
the Week. He shared the award along with the offensive line, fullbacks
and his fellow tight ends following the Horns 52-21 win at North Carolina
last season. Thomas hauled in a 23-yard catch in the second quarter
before catching a short pass in the middle of the field and sprinting
to the end zone for a career-long 34-yard TD in helping the Horns
register 229 passing yards. He also had five knockdown blocks in aiding
in the Horns 248 rushing yards and five rushing TDs against the Bears.
MIKE WILLIAMS TABBED UT'S MIKE CAMPBELL
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
In his first career start, sophomore DE Mike Williams had a tremendous
game en route to helping Texas post a 56-0 win at Baylor and earning
UT's Mike Campbell Defensive Player of the Week. It was Williams'
first UT Defensive Player of the Week honor. Williams filled the stat
sheet, posting three tackles, a sack, one TFL, a caused fumble, one
pass breakup and five QB pressures, but his most spectacular play
came when he recovered a fumble and sped 33 yards before soaring into
the end zone for his first career TD. He helped UT hold Baylor to
260 yards of offense and just 3.5 yards per play in the win. Williams
and his teammates posted a season-high eight sacks against the Bears.
NATHAN VASHER NAMED FRANK DENIUS SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Senior punt returner Nathan Vasher turned in a solid day in helping
Texas post a 56-0 win at Baylor and was named UT's Frank Denius Special
Teams Player of the Week. It was the seventh time in his career that
Vasher has been tabbed UT's Special Teams Player of the Week. Facing
a Baylor unit that ranked 13th nationally in net punting (40.2 yards
per punt) and was allowing just 8.1 yards per punt return, Vasher
returned three punts for 57 yards (19.0 ypr). His 53-yard return early
in the second quarter gave Texas the ball at the Baylor 18-yard line
and set up a TD drive that put the Horns up 21-0. It was Vasher's
fifth career punt return of 50 or more yards and improved his season
average to 14.7 yards per return (11th NCAA). He is averaging 14.4
yards per punt return for his career and has posted a UT record 1,170
career punt return yards. |
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