Texas Tech Announces Big News on Jacob Rodriguez Following Heisman Snub
Summary
Texas Tech's football team won the Big 12 championship and secured their first spot in the College Football Playoff. Despite not being a Heisman Trophy finalist, linebacker Jacob Rodriguez won the Lombardi Award, making history as the first Texas Tech player to earn this honor.Key Facts
- Texas Tech defeated BYU to win the Big 12 championship.
- The team secured a No. 4 seed in the College Football Playoff and has a first-round bye.
- They will face the winner of No. 12 James Madison vs. No. 5 Oregon in the quarterfinals.
- Jacob Rodriguez, a star linebacker, did not make the Heisman Trophy finalist list.
- Rodriguez won the Lombardi Award, given to the nation's top lineman or linebacker.
- He is the first Texas Tech player to win the Lombardi Award.
- Rodriguez was named the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year.
- This season, he had 117 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, and several other key defensive plays.
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