Texas kicker Bert Auburn named Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week
Texas Longhorns kicker Bert Auburn was named the Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week, the conference office announced on Monday. It is the first conference award of the season for Auburn.
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Auburn made all four of his field goal attempts and three extra points for 15 of the Longhorns’ points in a 33-30 overtime win over No. 23 Kansas State on Saturday from Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.
The Flower Mound (Texas) native connected on field goals from 32, 49, 34 and 42 yards with the last two coming in the latter part of the fourth quarter and overtime to break ties and regain three-point leads for Texas.
His field goal in the fourth quarter came with just over six minutes remaining for a 30-27 lead, and the 42-yarder in overtime provided the margin of victory after the Texas defense held the Wildcats scoreless on their possession. The junior has now made his last eight field goal attempts and also extended his streak of consecutive successful point after tries to 94 straight, the second-longest in program history.
The Longhorns travel to Fort Worth on Saturday, Nov. 11 to square off with TCU at Amon G. Carter Stadium. Kickoff is set for 6:30 p.m. and the game will broadcast live on ABC.
Texas’ 2023 Big 12 Weekly Honors
Week 2 at Alabama – Quinn Ewers (Offensive)
Week 2 at Alabama – Adonai Mitchell (Newcomer)
Week 5 vs. Kansas – Jonathon Brooks (Offensive)
Week 5 vs. Kansas – Adonai Mitchell (Newcomer)
Week 9 vs. BYU – Xavier Worthy (Special Teams)
Week 10 vs. Kansas State – Bert Auburn (Special Teams)
Week 10 vs. Kansas State – Adonai Mitchell (Newcomer)
