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Texas WR Parker Livingstone tabbed Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Week

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Parker Livingstone (Will Gallagher/Inside Texas)

Texas Football wide receiver Parker Livingstone was selected as the Shaun Alexander National Freshman of the Week, the Maxwell Football Club announced Tuesday. Livingstone was previously named the SEC’s Freshman of the Week on Sept. 8 after he caught four passes for a career-high 128 yards and two touchdowns vs. San José State on Sept. 6.

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Livingstone had a stellar performance in Texas’ 38-7 victory over San José State on Sept. 6, gathering four receptions while setting career highs in receiving yards with 128 and touchdown receptions with two. Recording his first career 100-yard receiving performance on Saturday, his 128 receiving yards also rank 11th on the UT freshman single-game list. With both of his touchdown receptions coming in the first quarter vs. San José State, Livingstone became the third Longhorn to have multiple receiving touchdowns in the first quarter of a game in the last 30 years, joining Jaxon Shipley (Sept. 29, 2012) and Joshua Moore (Oct. 9, 2021). QB Arch Manning and Livingstone connected on an 83-yard touchdown, which marks the longest passing play since a 90-yard completion against Oklahoma State on Oct. 21, 2017, and the 13th-longest in program history.

The 83-yard reception was the fourth-longest by a freshman in UT history and the longest since 2015 when John Burt had an 84-yarder against Kansas. Livingstone is the third Texas player in the last 30 years to have at least 100 receiving yards and two touchdown catches in the Longhorns’ home opener, joining Limas Sweed (2006) and Roy Williams (2003). Livingstone’s second touchdown was a 3-yard reception from Manning with 00:12 remaining in the first quarter to put Texas up 14-0.

The Lucas, Texas, native has started in both games this season and leads Texas with six catches for 175 yards (29.1 ypc) and three touchdowns this season, averaging 87.5 yards per game. He is tied for second nationally in touchdown receptions (3) and ranks third in the country in yards per reception (29.17 ypc).

Up next, Livingstone and the Longhorns host UTEP at 3:15 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13, inside Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. The game will broadcast on SEC Network with Dave Neal (play-by-play), Fozzy Whittaker (analyst) and Morgan Uber (sideline reporter) on the call. 

(via Texas release)

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