Men’s golf tied at 6th as play suspended in Big 12 Championship
UT trails first-place Oklahoma State by 11 strokes.
The Texas men’s golf team was tied for sixth after the first round of the Big 12 Championship in Hutchinson, Kan., was suspended Monday because of high winds.
Steven Chervony shot a first-round 75 to finish Monday tied for eighth place.
The No. 12 Longhorns shot 313, 33-over-par and trail first-place Oklahoma State by 11 strokes.
Scottie Scheffler shot 77 to tie for 12th. He made four birdies on the day to lead the Longhorns.
Doug Ghim and Gavin Hall each shot 80 in the first round to tie for 28th. Spencer Soosman rounded out the UT golfers with an 85, 15-over-par performance.
Daniel Hudson of Kansas leads all individuals after shooting 72, 2-over-par. Garrett May of Baylor, Viktor Hovland of Oklahoma State, Brad Dalke of Oklahoma and Ivan Ramirez of Texas Tech are tied for second at 3-over-par.
Behind Oklahoma State’s 302, 22-over-par is Kansas at 306, 26-over.
Baylor is in third, one stroke back.
Basketball: Jarrett Allen is already following in Tim Duncan’s footsteps. In business, at least.
The former Texas center has signed with Tandem Sports + Entertainment, the same agency that represents Duncan, Grant Hill, Dominique Wilkins and Tamika Catchings.
Derrick Powell, Tandem’s vice president of athlete representation, and company President Jim Tanner will handle Allen’s contracts, appearances and business opportunities, according to a release from the company.
The company is based in Arlington, Va.
“After a very successful freshman season at Texas, Jarrett is ready to take the next step in his career,” Powell said in a statement. “He has an engaging personality and an extremely bright future in the NBA, and we are looking forward to helping Jarrett fulfill his potential.”
In Allen’s lone UT season, he led the team in rebounds (8.4) and blocks (1.5). DraftExpress currently has Allen projected to go 12th overall to Detroit. interview.
“He was a fighter, you know,” Foreman added. “He would, like, fight, and he’s going to make it, and everything will be fine.”
Foreman said that, the night before Texas played at Texas Tech, D’Onta Jr. developed an infection in his intestinal tract. The next day, Foreman ran for 341 yards on 33 carries to help secure a 45-37 victory. It was the third-best rushing performance in UT history.
After the game, Foreman acted like nothing was bothering him. Then-offensive coordinator Sterlin Gilbert was taking heat for not using Foreman on third- and fourth-down situations late in the fourth quarter. “Coach (Charlie) Strong said 341, and I was shocked,” Foreman said inside Jones AT&T Stadium. “I was like, ‘Wow! I had that many yards?’”
Foreman and his twin brother, Armanti, were driving back home to Texas City after the game when D’Onta called his mother. That’s when she informed D’Onta that his son was gone.
“I really didn’t know how to feel,” Foreman told NFL Network. “I was, like, numb. I was driving, and then I was crying while I was driving. I was crushed, and I was so hurt. I feel like something was taken away from me before I even really got the chance to experience it.”
By midseason, Texas officials were pushing Foreman as a possible Heisman Trophy contender. The junior was meeting with reporters every Tuesday, something typical of all major award candidates. But Foreman missed his scheduled interview session the Tuesday after the Tech game Nov. 8.
A UT spokesman told reporters that Foreman had returned to Texas City for a family issue. Nobody pressed the matter.
Foreman ran for 167 yards against West Virginia, 250 yards at Kansas and 165 more against TCU. He eventually captured the Doak Walker Award as the nation’s best running back. Foreman finished the season with 2,028 yards and 15 touchdowns.
Shortly after the season, Foreman announced he was skipping his senior year to go into the NFL draft, which begins Thursday. He’s been projected as a second-round pick in some mock drafts.
“Still to this day, I have no idea how he was able to shoulder all those, all the things that was going on,” former UT running backs coach Anthony Johnson said.
The report ended on a positive note, though. Foreman told Kremer that his girlfriend, Carissa, is pregnant again. The projected due date is Sept. 16 — exactly one year after D’Onta Jr. was born.
“I’m excited, but I’m worried,” Foreman said. “I’m worried about not having to go through that same situation again.”
The NFL Network story ends with a brief image of D’Onta Jr.’s headstone.
“He won’t be forgotten by me,” Foreman said.