Texas kicker, Flower Mound product Bert Auburn rewarded with scholarship

Coach Steve Sarkisian announced that the senior was converted to a scholarship player at a team meeting.

Texas Longhorns place kicker Bert Auburn (45) and the rest of the special teams squad watch... — Texas Longhorns place kicker Bert Auburn (45) and the rest of the special teams squad watch as his field goal clears the uprights in the fourth quarter against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, September 10, 2022.(Tom Fox / Staff Photographer )

8:52 PM on Jun 2, 2024 CDT

Texas Longhorns place kicker Bert Auburn had a good day on Sunday.

Coach Steve Sarkisian surprised and rewarded the senior from Flower Mound with a scholarship during a team meeting.

🚨 Scholarship Alert 🚨

Congrats @bert_auburn1, you're now on scholarship! 🤘 pic.twitter.com/S0sAHtG7Xb
— Texas Football (@TexasFootball) June 3, 2024

FBS teams are limited to 85 scholarship spots per year, and often the kickers can miss the cut when it comes to receiving those. Just this past fall, the team that Texas played in the College Football Semifinal, Washington, surprised their kicker Grady Gross with a scholarship.

Auburn had a banner 2023 season amidst the team’s run to the College Football Playoff. He set Texas single-season records with 29 field goals made and 143 points scored. Auburn was selected to the All-Big 12 First Team for his efforts in the 2023 season.

Coming out of Flower Mound High School in 2021, Auburn was a preferred walk-on, which guaranteed him a roster spot, but not a scholarship. After sitting his freshman year, he succeeded current Los Angeles Chargers place kicker Cameron Dicker during his sophomore campaign.

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Kellen Bulger, Sports Audience Producer. Kellen Bulger is a audience producer on The Dallas Morning News' sports desk. Kellen began his time at the DMN on the audience team as an audience journalist. He earned his bachelor's degree from Willamette University, and his master's degree in engagement journalism from CUNY's Newmark Graduate School of Journalism.