Barking Carnival

Holy cow, the hits just keep on coming for former Texas Longhorns in the NFL... Jamaal Charles, who barely saw the field in the first half of this season, shattered the Kansas City Chiefs' single-game rushing record today, running up 259 yards on the day, putting him over 1,100 yards for the season. Chiefs' LB Derrick Johnson ran back two interceptions for touchdowns in the team's upset of the Broncos, and flashed the Hook 'em sign after

We'll keep updating this as we become aware of additional ex-Longhorn performances... Jamaal Charles and Cedric Benson had a nice duel in the Chiefs/Bengals contest today. Jamaal got himself to within striking distance of a 1,000 yard season with 102 yards on 24 carries, while Benson ran up 133 yards on 29 attempts. Cedric is now up to 1,251 yards on the season - Jamaal can join him in the 1,000 club with 139 next week. Quan

Former Texas defensive end Brian Orakpo signed a five year $20 million contract with the Washington Redskins last Thursday night. He got $12.1 million guaranteed. Orakpo said he was out for a birthday dinner with his fiancée late last night at a sushi restaurant when he got the call from his agent letting him know that the deal was done. Asked if he left a bigger tip, Orakpo shrugged. "I don't know," he said. "She's the

Well only if you believe the NFL combine and NFL scouts. Sooner safety Nic Harris ran a 4.85 at the NFL combine, and then twice ran 4.83 at his pro day workout. Fellow safety Lendy Holmes ran a 4.74 at the combine. Texas defensive end Brian Orakpo ran a 4.70 at the combine, and teammate Henry Melton ran a 4.64 and 4.66 today at Texas' pro day workout. Melton also had a 34 1/2" vertical.

The award goes to the nation's best defensive end. Dude already won the Nagurski Trophy on Monday, and he's also a finalist for the Lott Trophy. Congratulations on honors well deserved. Update: And he won the Lombardi Award as well.

Congrats to Rak one being named the nation's best defensive player. Phil Loadholt could not be reached for comment.Texas Sports.

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