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Kevin Durant wants to earn his degree from Texas. Took one class this summer and hopes to take more next summer.

Receiving his T-Ring: Chris Ogbonnaya. Chris discusses the honor of getting his degree and earning his ring.

Vince Young is back on campus to finish degree. Good for him, he’s definitely setting a good example for youngsters.

Twelve years after leaving school, Texas’ all-time leading scorer Terrence Rencher graduated this weekend. Brad Buckman also picked up his diploma.

Senior center Dallas Griffin was awarded the 2007 Draddy Trophy Tuesday night, an honor often referred to as the academic Heisman. The award is handed out to the student athlete who best exhibits the combination of academic success, football performance, and exemplary community leadership.

Griffin, who suffered a season and career ending knee injury against Nebraska, graduated last May with a 3.88 GPA in Business Honors and Finance. As someone who was booted out of the Business Honors program I can vouch for how hard it is to get A’s (but it’s actually also near impossible to get worse than a B). This fall he was probably one of the youngest people in the Red McCombs’ MBA program, which usually requires at least 3 - 5 years of real world experience.

Congrats to Dallas who not only played hard on the field but obviously has represented the university well in the classroom as well.

Related Links

• MBTF: Dallas Griffin wins 2007 Draddy Trophy
• The Vincent dePaul Draddy Trophy, presented by HealthSouth

Derek Lokey & Dallas Griffin earn all-academic, All-American honors. Nice honor for the two young men for their hard work in the classroom.

Texas leads Big 12 with 23 all-academic selections. Not only are we better but we’re smarter than everyone else too.

Frank Okam and Derek Lokey hit backs & books. A pair of healthy DT’s would be huge for our defense this season.

Longhorns receive no penalties from NCAA for latest APR figures. Football team is above average.

Myron Hardy and Jeremy Campbell are both out of school and off the team. It is unclear if they’ll be back in the fall.