Texas Longhorns Nate Boyer
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Texas Longhorns ing the academic year ... third Longhorn football player to earn the accolade (also DE Sam Acho, 2010-11; FB Ahmard Hall, 2004-05) ... first-ever recipient of the Armed Nate Forces Merit Award presented by the Football Writers Association of America. Boyer REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2011) DEEP SNAPPER Played in one game on special teams .. saw action vs. Texas Tech on kickoff coverage. 5-10 • 195 • 3L FRESHMAN (2010) Dublin, Calif. Redshirted ... joined the team in the spring. (Valley Christian) PERSONAL Born in Oak Ridge, Tenn. ... member of the Green Berets Special Forces unit ... lived in California, Colorado, North Carolina, Okinawa, Japan, Iraq and Israel before mov- 37 ing to Texas ... participated in relief work in the Darfur region of Africa ... part of a group of Longhorns that made regular visits to the Dell Children’s Medical Center ... graduated in May, 2013 with a degree in physical culture and sports ... enrolled in A five-year player who served as the No. 1 long snapper on PAT/FGs his last three the graduate advertising program ... 10-time member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s seasons ... also handled punt-snapping during 2013-14 ... played in 39 career games Honor Roll (spring 2010; fall 2010; spring 2011; fall 2011; spring 2012; fall 2012; ... a walk-on who earned a scholarship before the 2012 season ... served in the Green spring 2013; fall 2013; spring 2014; fall 2014) ... named to the 2015 NFF Hampshire Berets Special Forces unit before coming to Texas ... also served in the Texas National Honor Society (players from all divisions who maintained a 3.2-plus cumulative GPA Guard during summers ... played in the 2015 Medal of Honor Bowl ... named to throughout their career). the 2015 National Football Foundation (NFF) Hampshire Honor Society (players from all divisions who maintained a 3.2-plus cumulative GPA throughout their career) ... named to the 2014 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team, which recognizes players whose charitable involvement and community service contributions stand out among all other student-athletes ... 2013 CoSIDA Academic All-American and a nominee in 2014 ... three-time first-team Academic All-Big 12 choice (2012-14) ... a two-time semifinalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy (2013-14) ... named 2012-13 Big 12 Sportsperson of the Year ... named to the Darrell K Royal-Memorial Stadium Veterans Committee by UT President Bill Powers in October, 2012 ... in 2012 became the first-ever recipient of the Armed Forces Merit Award presented by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) ... selected as the recipient of the 2012 Disney Spirit Award, given annually by Disney Sports to college football’s most inspirational figure ... received the award in Orlando during the 2012 College Football Awards ceremony ... participated in relief work in the Darfur region of Africa prior to his time in the military ... part of a group of Longhorns that makes regular visits to the Dell Children’s Medical Center ... 10-time member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll. SENIOR (2014) Played in all 13 games as the deep snapper on PAT/FGs and punts ... a first team Academic All-Big 12 choice ... had a special teams tackle vs. UCLA ... named to the 2014 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team on Sept. 23 ... selected as a semifinalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy on Sept. 25 ... nominated for Academic All-America honors ... served as a game captain for Iowa State. JUNIOR (2013) Played in all 13 games as the snapper on PAT/FGs and punts ... earned Academic All-America honors and a first team Academic All-Big 12 choice ... a member of Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll ... named a semifinalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy, which recognizes the best football scholar-athlete in the nation, on Oct. 2 ... nominated for CoSIDA Academic All-America honors and earned All-District VII accolades on Nov. 7 ... voted to the Capital One Academic All-America First Team on Dec. 5 by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) ... became the 24th Longhorn to be named to the Academic All-America first or second team (33rd honor in school history) ... sixth Longhorn to earn Academic All-America honors in the last eight years (Sam Acho [2010] was the last) ... recognized with a National Football Foundation Legacy Award on Dec. 10 ... established in 2007, the award honors individuals and organizations who have made extraordinary contribu- tions to the NFF and/or embody its mission ... earned the team’s Edith and Darrell K Royal Coca Cola Solid Citizen Award for his contributions on and off the field. SOPHOMORE (2012) Played in the final 12 games as the snapper on PAT/FGs ... first team Academic All- Big 12 choice ... earned the Armed Forces Merit Award presented by the FWAA ... earned a scholarship prior to the season ... honored as 2012-13 Big 12 Sportsperson of the Year (also K-State golfer Whitney Pyle) which recognizes student-athletes who displayed an extraordinary degree of sportsmanship and/or community service dur- 2014 Texas Football - Draft-Eligible Player Profiles 1 Texas Longhorns rushing games in a season... his team-best nine rushing touchdowns ranked tied for seventh in the Big 12 and all came in the last 10 games (eight in the last seven games) Malcolm ... ranked seventh in the Big 12 in rushing (69.5 ypg) ... averaged 105.1 rushing yards over the last eight games (841 total yards) ... averaged 11.5 yards per reception on the Brown season ... had six touches for 112 all-purpose yards against New Mexico State, includ- RUNNING BACK ing a career-long touchdown reception of 74 yards, which is the third-longest by a 5-11 • 222 • Sr.-3L running back in UT history ... posted a career-high 109 receiving yards, becoming the fourth RB in UT history to have 100-plus in a game ... posted 15 yards on three car- Cibolo, Texas ries and 15 receiving yards on two receptions vs. BYU ... registered 40 yards on nine (Steele) carries, including a touchdown, and 7 yards on one reception against Kansas State ... had five touches for 20 all-purpose yards (8rush/12rec) vs. Iowa State ... rushed for 120 yards on 23 carries against Oklahoma ... earned one of the team’s offensive player of the game awards ... it marked his sixth 100-yard rushing game and first time he and 28 Johnathan Gray (123) had more than 100 yards in the same game (31st time in school history two players rushed for more than 100 yards) ... registered 17 carries for 51 A four-year running back who played in 44 games with 25 starts … started the last yards with two rushing touchdowns against TCU ... recorded 20 rushes for 119 yards 17 games of his career ... ended his career No. 9 on the Texas all-time rushing yards and a career-high four rushing TDs vs. Kansas ... became the 10th player in school list (2,678) ... had 11 career 100-yard rushing games which ranks tied for seventh in history to post four or more rushing TDs in one game ... named honorable mention school history at the end of his career ... had 24 career rushing touchdowns which running back of the week by CFPA and shared the team’s offensive player of the week was only three from the UT all-time top 10 ... a two-time All-Big 12 selection by the award with Jaxon Shipley for his performance vs. the Jayhawks ... matched a career coaches (second team in both 2013 & ‘14) ... member of the preseason watch lists high with 28 carries for 89 yards with one touchdown against West Virginia ... also for the 2014 Maxwell Award and Doak Walker Award ... a 2014 Academic All-Big had two receptions for 10 yards vs. the Mountaineers ... had his first start of the sea- 12 choice ... played in the 2015 East-West Shrine Game ... attended the 2015 NFL son at tailback against Oklahoma State ... registered 25 carries for 73 yards, including Combine ... a 2014 preseason first-team All-Big 12 selection by the league media, one touchdown, and two receptions for 16 yards vs. the Cowboys ... posted 27 rushes Athlon, Lindy’s, Sporting News USA Today and Phil Steele ... a 2013 All-Big 12 for 128 yards against Texas Tech ... it marked the third time (32nd in school history) selection (coaches) ... selected to the 2012 Maxwell Award watch list … named 2011 he and Joe Bergeron (102) both rushed for more than 100 yards in the same game second-team Freshman All-America by Yahoo! Sports … named the 2011 Big 12 ... shared the team’s offensive player of the game award with Bergeron ... recorded Newcomer of the Year (AP, Houston Chronicle, San Antonio Express-News, Fort 25 carries for 131 yards and four receptions for 19 yards, including one touchdown, Worth Star-Telegram) and the Big 12 Offensive Newcomer of the Year (Kansas City vs. Baylor ... rushing total was second highest of his career ... had a career-high 150 Star) … one of 13 Texas freshmen to rush for over 500 yards in a season … ranks all-purpose yards in the game ... posted 26 carries for 130 yards in the Alamo Bowl seventh on the single season rushing yards (742) list for freshmen and tied for ninth against Oregon ... rushing total was the third highest of his career ... had a career-long for rushing touchdowns (5) … his three 100-yard rushing games in 2011 are the 40-yard run in the game. third-most by a Longhorn freshman … was on the College Football Performance Awards National Freshman Performer of the Year watch list … prep All-American SOPHOMORE (2012) who played in the U.S.