The Texas Kid: How QB Sam Ehlinger tuned out the haters and became a rising star

AUSTIN — Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger walks out onto the field at the historic Darrell K Royal Stadium as we begin our photoshoot for the cover of Dave Campbell’s Texas Football magazine and looks to the heavens.

As one of a handful of people to ever appear on the cover of this magazine multiple times, Ehlinger knows the drill. He sits in a chair at the 50-yard line, stands up, grabs a football, holds a Longhorns helmet, makes sure the Longhorns logo at midfield is pointing the right direction, that the right details in the stadium can be seen.