Tag: Rodriguez
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Jacob Rodriguez: The Versatile Journey from Quarterback to Heisman Candidate
Max OlsonDec 4, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close Covers the Big 12 Joined ESPN in 2012 Graduate of the University of Nebraska LUBBOCK, Texas — In December 2021, Jacob Rodriguez felt lost. The young quarterback had just ended his freshman season at Virginia. Coach Bronco Mendenhall had unexpectedly stepped down. Rodriguez decided to transfer but…
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Jacob Rodriguez of Texas Tech Football Honored with Butkus Award for Best Linebacker
Updated Dec. 5, 2025, 6:28 p.m. CT College football awards season is underway and Texas Tech football star Jacob Rodriguez has his first national honor. Rodriguez on Friday, Dec. 5, was named the winner of the Butkus Award, which bestows one such honor apiece to the nation’s top linebacker in high school, college and pro…