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Jake Majors named finalist for William V. Campbell Trophy

The Texas native was selected as a 2024 William V. Campbell Trophy finalist

Over the last few years, Jake Majors has been an anchor on the Longhorns’ offensive line. On Wednesday, he was recognized for his play and leadership off the field. The Texas native was selected as a 2024 William V. Campbell Trophy finalist. Each year, the award recognizes a player who is the best in the nation for his combined academic success, football performance, and exemplary leadership.

As Majors looks to help the Longhorns win a national title, he has a chance to join special company. He is the 13th player in program history to be nominated for the award. The only Longhorns players to win it are Dallas Griffin in 2007 and Sam Acho in 2010.

During his time in Austin, Majors has made 48 starts, the sixth most among offensive linemen in program history. This year, he has added a few accolades to his trophy case, including SEC Co-Offensive Lineman of the Week honors following the Longhorns’ win over Michigan. Before the start of the 2024 campaign, he was placed on the Rimington Trophy watch list, which is given annually to the best center in the nation.

Although Majors has made headlines with his play, he has also made the most of his time in the classroom. The Prosper High School product is a three-time Academic All-Big 12 First Team selection and was also named to the 2023 College Sports Communicators Academic All-America Second Team.

With only five games left in the regular season, Majors will soon learn his fate. The Campbell Trophy finalists are set to be revealed on December 10 at the 66th NFF Annual Awards Dinner. As the Longhorns aim to make a deep playoff run, they also hope to have another reason to celebrate Majors before 2024 comes to a close.

Jake Majors named semifinalist for Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year

The Prosper, Texas native was selected as a semifinalist for the Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year

Over the last four years, Jake Majors has been an anchor in the Texas Longhorns‘ offensive line, making 45 starts. While he has been a model of consistency, he has emerged as a veteran leader and was recognized for his impact on Thursday. The Prosper, Texas native was selected as a semifinalist for the Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year.

The award, presented by Albertsons and Tom Thumb, focuses primarily on a player’s leadership, both on and off the field. When Majors is not playing on Saturdays, he has given back through organizations such as the Silver Spurs, which empowers students to become agents of positive change in their communities. The group is also responsible for taking caring of BEVO, Texas’ official mascot.

With Majors at the center of the offensive line, the Longhorns’ offense has been one of the best in college football. They currently rank 11th in scoring and 12th in total offense. Texas also ranks 14th in third-down conversations. While Majors may not show up on the stat sheet, he has been a critical piece.

Although Majors main focus is on winning a national championship, his latest recognition goes beyond the numbers. The last Longhorns player to win the award was Sam Ehlinger in 2021. Majors will have to wait a few months to know the final results. The winner will be announced in an award ceremony at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Feb. 12.

Quinn Ewers, Jake Majors earn SEC weekly honors

The offense, led by Quinn Ewers and Jake Majors, looked unstoppable, scoring more than 30 points for the second straight game

On Saturday afternoon, the Texas Longhorns recorded their second win of the season in dominating fashion over Michigan. The offense, led by Quinn Ewers and Jake Majors, looked unstoppable, scoring more than 30 points for the second straight game. The talented duo was rewarded for their stellar play on Monday, earning SEC weekly honors.

Against a top-10 defense, Ewers completed 24-of-36 passing attempts for 246 yards. He added three passing touchdowns to his resume and continued to thrive on the road. The Longhorns QB has won eight straight true road games dating back to 2022. Due to his play, Ewers was named the SEC Offensive Player of the Week.

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As Ewers lit up the stat sheet, he had the help of an elite offensive line led by Majors. In the Longhorn’s win, the Prospect, Texas native was the highest-graded offensive lineman for the Longhorns. He was named the league’s Co-Offensive Lineman of the Week, becoming the second Texas player to win the award this season.

After a successful road trip, Texas will return home this weekend to face UTSA on Saturday at 6 p.m. To build on their success, they will need another big outing for Ewers, who already has 506 passing yards this season. With Majors in the lineup, he will be in good hands.

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While the season is only two weeks old, the Longhorns have already been a popular team in the SEC weekly awards. That should continue, as this team has shown it can be one of the best in college football. Ewers and Majors latest recognition was another example of why.

Texas center Jake Majors named among underrated draft prospects

Jake Majors is getting some love as an NFL draft prospect.

After taking the Big 12 crown in 2023, the Texas Longhorns watched as 11 of their players were selected in the 2024 NFL draft. That was a school record during the seven-round era. The most all-time came in 1984 when 17 players were picked over 12 rounds.

The 2024 NFL draft began with defensive lineman Byron Murphy II going to the Seattle Seahawks and ended with Jordan Whittington getting selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the sixth round.

As we embark on a new season and new challenge for Texas in the SEC, they should once again have plenty of their players in the running to be drafted to the NFL. Top prospects for the upcoming class will be quarterback Quinn Ewers, offensive tackle Kelvin Banks Jr., and edge rusher Trey Moore.

According to Blake Brockermeyer of CBS Sports, Texas center Jake Majors is among the less talked about NFL draft prospects for the 2025 cycle. Majors is heading into his fifth season with Texas. He has started 41 games and appeared in 42 total during his collegiate tenure.

What Brockermeyer says…

Majors is a tough, physical blocker and an excellent technician, but it’s his leadership and intelligence that set him apart. He has the ability to anchor against power and is a finisher. Majors has seen it all going into his fourth year as a starter.

Jake Majors PFF Numbers

Year Snaps Off Grade Run Block Pass Block Pressures Allowed
2020 147 62.6 62.0 68.2 4
2021 792 65.6 65.9 64.8 18
2022 860 63.7 58.3 81.9 10
2023 908 70.7 66.5 84.4 7

Texas OL Jake Majors to return for another season at Texas

Four of five starters from the 2023 offensive line are now set to return following Majors’ announcement.

Jake Majors is coming back, folks. The multi-year starter at center is set to anchor the offensive line for yet another season in Austin.

The news of Majors’ return is huge for Texas as he strengthens an already strong position for the 2024 season. Majors joins Kelvin Banks, Hayden Conner and DJ Campbell as starters from this season’s offensive line to return. In addition, Cole Hutson is set to return after starting multiple games as a freshman in 2022.

Texas will have question marks at several positions, but offensive line will likely be a strength of next year’s team. Cam Williams, Neto Umeozulu, Malik Agbo and five-star freshman Brandon Baker are set to compete for playing time along the offensive line among others.

The Longhorns have a playoff offensive line returning in 2024, but still have work to do following a tough loss to Washington. Majors will look to lead a championship line next season.

What Jake Majors’ injury means for Texas moving forward

Looking at what Jake Majors’ injury means for Texas moving forward and how Cole Hutson can fill his role.

Texas’ starting center, Jake Majors, will be out for approximately 6-8 weeks after suffering a high ankle sprain against Oklahoma. Continue reading “What Jake Majors’ injury means for Texas moving forward”

Report: Texas C Jake Majors expected to miss extended time this season

Jake Majors suffered a high ankle sprain against Oklahoma.

Texas center Jake Majors was only able to play a few minutes of the Red River Rivalry game last week. Continue reading “Report: Texas C Jake Majors expected to miss extended time this season”

Texas OL Jake Majors lands NIL deal with Lamborghini

Texas players do in fact have cars.

The notion that was once floated out that very few players at Texas have cars from NIL deals by a former quarterback now at FAU continues to be proven wrong. Continue reading “Texas OL Jake Majors lands NIL deal with Lamborghini”

Texas Football: Five developments we would love to see in 2022

There is a way to bring the best out of the Texas offensive line this season.

The Texas Longhorns enter the highly anticipated second year of the Steve Sarkisian era. Coming off a 5-7 season, Texas needs to improve in more than a few areas to win more games.

This year’s squad will have the benefit of improvement in the trenches. If nothing else, the Longhorns will have more, “big humans,” at the line of scrimmage that this staff covets.

Additionally, they will have an abundance of elite players at skill positions. If you missed it this week, Texas had two running backs make the Doak Walker Award preseason watch list and two receivers make the Fred Biletnikoff watch list.

Ja’Tavion Sanders qualified for the preseason Mackey Award list, and Jahleel Billingsley probably should have made it, too.

On defense there is confidence that the secondary can play more aggressive coverage this year.

Here are a few things that I would like to see occur this season.

Predicting how the Texas offense will look in 2022 after NSD1

Way-too-early prediction on how the Texas offense will look next season.

The early signing period gave Texas fans a reason to be excited again after a 5-7 campaign.

Texas currently has the No. 5 class in the country with multiple highly sought-after prospects signed. Steve Sarkisian and his staff got high school athletes to see the vision of what they could build at Texas and sold them on becoming the change.

In particular, the class Texas signed on offense should bring many early contributors.

Five-star quarterback Quinn Ewers made national headlines after he announced his transfer from Ohio State. Ewers flirted with a couple of other in-state programs before deciding to sign with Texas.

Kyle Flood gave the offensive line a major shot in the arm signing a six-man class with plenty of size and experience. Flipping five-star tackle Kelvin Banks opened the floodgates for others to join him on the offensive line.

A wide receiver who will likely see the field early is four-star Brenen Thompson. The track star is a perfect fit for Sarkisian’s offense at a position Texas has very little depth at.

Here is an early prediction at the Texas starting offense:

Editor’s note: This list will not contain any unsigned players or transfers