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Zeno Named to Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List
8/17/2023 12:57:00 PM | Football
BIRMINGHAM – Redshirt junior quarterback Jacob Zeno has been named to the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List.
Now in its 11th year, the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award is presented to the top offensive player in Division I football who meets one or more of the following criteria: 1. Born in Texas 2. Graduated from a Texas High School 3. Played at a Texas-based junior college or four-year Division I Texas College.
Zeno is poised for a breakout year as UAB's starting quarterback under the direction of first year head coach Trent Dilfer. Zeno appeared in nine games last season in a backup role and started two games.
In his two starts, he completed 64 percent of his passes for 524 yards, three touchdowns and one interception. In his start against his hometown team UTSA, he threw for a career-best 332 yards.
Zeno is a native of San Antonio where he was a four-star quarterback and the 26th ranked player in Texas coming out of John Jay High School. He spent his first three years at Baylor from 2019-21 before transferring to UAB in the spring of 2022.
This award serves to recognize Earl Campbell, who went by the nickname of "The Tyler Rose." Campbell was a Heisman Trophy-winning running back at Texas then went on to play for the Houston Oilers and New Orleans Saints as the No. 1 overall pick in the 1978 NFL Draft. He was the 1979 NFL Most Valuable Player and a three-time NFL Offensive Player of the Year from 1978-80.
Max Duggan of TCU won the 2022 Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award.
Zeno and the Blazers are exactly two weeks away from opening the 2023 season at home against North Carolina A&T. Kickoff at Protective Stadium is set for 7 p.m.
Season and single game tickets are on sale by clicking here, while a special 2 for $23 ticket offer for the first game only is available here.
Now in its 11th year, the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award is presented to the top offensive player in Division I football who meets one or more of the following criteria: 1. Born in Texas 2. Graduated from a Texas High School 3. Played at a Texas-based junior college or four-year Division I Texas College.
Zeno is poised for a breakout year as UAB's starting quarterback under the direction of first year head coach Trent Dilfer. Zeno appeared in nine games last season in a backup role and started two games.
In his two starts, he completed 64 percent of his passes for 524 yards, three touchdowns and one interception. In his start against his hometown team UTSA, he threw for a career-best 332 yards.
Zeno is a native of San Antonio where he was a four-star quarterback and the 26th ranked player in Texas coming out of John Jay High School. He spent his first three years at Baylor from 2019-21 before transferring to UAB in the spring of 2022.
This award serves to recognize Earl Campbell, who went by the nickname of "The Tyler Rose." Campbell was a Heisman Trophy-winning running back at Texas then went on to play for the Houston Oilers and New Orleans Saints as the No. 1 overall pick in the 1978 NFL Draft. He was the 1979 NFL Most Valuable Player and a three-time NFL Offensive Player of the Year from 1978-80.
Max Duggan of TCU won the 2022 Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award.
Zeno and the Blazers are exactly two weeks away from opening the 2023 season at home against North Carolina A&T. Kickoff at Protective Stadium is set for 7 p.m.
Season and single game tickets are on sale by clicking here, while a special 2 for $23 ticket offer for the first game only is available here.
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