Mack Brown to be inducted into Rose Bowl Hall of Fame
Former Texas coach Mack Brown will be inducted to the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame, the Rose Bowl announced Tuesday.
Brown led the Longhorns to three postseason games at the legendary venue, including back-to-back wins in the 2005 and 2006 Rose Bowl Games.
The latter of those, a 41-38 win over USC in the BCS National Championship, doubled as the most iconic moment of his 16 years coaching Texas.
“I’m beyond flattered, humbled, honored and just feel truly blessed to represent The University of Texas in the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame,” Brown said in a UT press release. “The Rose Bowl is a game I watched and dreamed of being a part of since I was a young college football fan and it fulfilled a lifelong dream to coach in the Grandaddy of them all.
“But this isn’t about me,” he continued. “I can’t thank all of our players, coaches and staff who made the Rose Bowl such a huge part of Texas Football history. They deserve the credit and this is a tribute to all of their hard work.”
In addition to the triumph over USC, widely considered by many the greatest game in college football history, Brown also led Texas to a thrilling 38-37 win over Michigan in the 2005 edition of the Rose Bowl. In 2010, the Longhorns played in another BCS National Championship in Pasadena, falling 37-21 to Alabama.
Brown will be inducted in the Class of 2017 with UCLA quarterback Cade McNown, Michigan legend Charles Woodson and Dr. Charles West, who became the first black quarterback to play in the Rose Bowl in 1922 with Washington & Jefferson.
Baylor: The university has reached an agreement with “Elizabeth Doe,” resolving a lawsuit filed in January that alleged she was a victim of gang rape by two former Baylor football players, the Waco Tribune-Herald reported.
The Tribune-Herald’s Phillip Ericksen reports that Doe, the pseudonym for the plaintiff, a Baylor graduate, has resolved her complaint filed to Texas district court.
She alleged she was the victim of a “brutal gang” rape in 2013 by Tre’Von Armstead and Shamycheal Chatman.
Doe’s lawsuit came months after a sexual assault scandal at Baylor led to administrative changes and the firing of football coach Art Briles.
In a document obtained by the Washington Post, Doe enrolled at the university in 2009 and chose the school for the following reasons:
“I want to attend Baylor University primarily because of its strong emphasis on developing Christian faith and learning as well as its dedication to serving those in need,” Doe said in the complaint.