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Back in 1977, Earl Campbell was the difference in Texas' 57-28 win over Texas A&M in College Station. On Saturday, another Longhorn running back was a key player in the Longhorns' 17-7 victory over the Aggies at Kyle Field. Quintrevion Wisner's performance earned him The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the 14 th week of the college football season, Cindy Smoak, executive director of SPORTyler, announced on Tuesday. Wisner had 33 rushes for a career-high 186 yards on the ground and two catches for 21 yards in helping lead Texas to the road win in a renewal of its rivalry against Texas A&M. This was the second-consecutive game with over 150 rushing yards for Wisner. The 186 yards is the fourth-most ever by a Longhorn in the series history against Texas A&M. Wisner joined a group in the top five in that category that includes UT legends Cedric Benson, Ricky Williams, and Earl Campbell. Wisner is a graduate of DeSoto High School near Glenn Heights. For the season, Wisner now has the fourth-most rushing yards in the SEC with 812. Wisner is part of a Texas offense that ranks 15th scoring offense (36.5 ppg) and 18th in total offense (449.4 ypg). To go along with three rushing touchdowns, Wisner is averaging 5.2 yards per carry this season. He also ranks fifth on the team in receptions (29) with 214 receiving yards and a touchdown. Wisner has combined for 1,026 total yards of offense this season. Wisner and Texas meet Georgia in the 2024 SEC Championship Game at 3 p.m. Saturday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. The game will broadcast on ABC with Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Holly Rowe (reporter) and Laura Rutledge (reporter) on the call. ESPN's College GameDay will be airing live from Atlanta from 8-11 a.m. Saturday hosted by Rece Davis, Lee Corso, Desmond Howard, Pat McAfee, Nick Saban, Kirk Herbstreit and other ESPN personalities. Previous winners were: Week 1 — Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty; Week 2 — Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers; Week 3 — Texas quarterback Arch Manning; Week 4 — Miami quarterback Cam Ward; Week 5 — Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe; Week 6 — SMU quarterback Kevin Jennings; Week 7 — Army quarterback Bryson Daily; Week 8 — Baylor quarterback Sawyer Robertson; Week 9 — Texas A&M quarterback Marcel Reed; Week 10 — Baylor running back Bryson Washington; Week 11: Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders; Week 12: Clemson quarterback Cade Klubnik; and Week 13 — Texas Tech quarterback Behren Morton. The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community and tenacity; specifically, tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals. In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: Played football at and graduated from a Texas High School and/or currently playing at Texas Division I four-year college. There will be 16 semifinalists announced in November and then up to five finalists in December. They will be selected by broadcasters, commentators, journalists, fans and previous winners. The finalists will be brought to Tyler for The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Banquet scheduled for Jan. 22, 2025. For more information about The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award go to earlcampbellaward.com . Honorable Mention Week 14 Monaray Baldwin, senior wide receiver, Baylor Hometown: Killeen; High School: Shoemaker; Receiving: 7 catches, 119 yards, 2 TDs; Baylor defeated Kansas, 45-17, in Waco. Tahj Brooks, senior running back, Texas Tech Hometown: Manor; High School: Manor; Rushing: 23 carries, 188 yards, 3 TDs; Receiving : 2 catches, 35 yards. Texas Tech defeated West Virginia, 52-15, in Lubbock. Bryson Daily, senior quarterback, Army Hometown: Abernathy; High School: Abernathy; Passing: 10-of-17 for 190 yards, TD; Rushing : 27 carries, 147 yards, 2 TDs. Army defeated UTSA, 29-24, in West Point, New York. Sign up to get our free daily email of the biggest stories! Simeon, junior wide receiver, Sam Houston Hometown: Mansfield; High School: Timberview; Receiving: 6 catches, 83 yards, 2 TDs; Rushing: 1 carry, 6 yards; Sam Houston defeated Liberty, 20-18, in Huntsville. Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi, sophomore quarterback, Colorado State Hometown: Aledo; High School: Aledo; Passing: 31-of-46 for 370 yards, 4 TDs; Rushing : 3-yard TD. Colorado State defeated Utah State, 42-37, in Fort Collins, Colorado. Ashton Jeanty, junior running back, Boise State Hometown: Jacksonville, Florida; High School: Frisco Lone Star; Rushing: 37 carries, 226 yards, TD; Boise State defeated Oregon State, 34-18, in Boise, Idaho. Haynes King, junior quarterback, Georgia Tech Hometown: Longview; High School: Longview; Passing: 26-of-36 for 303 yards, 3 TDs; Rushing : 24 carries, 110 yards, 3 TDs. Georgia Tech lost to Georgia, 44-42 in eight overtimes, in Athens, Georgia. MaKenzie McGill II, freshman running back, North Texas Hometown: Mount Vernon; High School: Mount Vernon; Rushing: 14 carries, 155 yards, 2 TDs; Receiving: 1 catch, 3 yards. North Texas defeated Temple, 24-17, in Philadelphia. Sawyer Robertson, junior quarterback, Baylor Hometown: Lubbock; High School: Coronado; Passing: 23-of-31 for 310 yards, 4 TDs. Baylor defeated Kansas, 45-17 in Waco. Shedeur Sanders, senior quarterback, Colorado Hometown: Dallas; High School: Addison Trinity Christian; Passing: 34-of-41 for 438 yards, 5 TDs, INT. Colorado defeated Oklahoma State, 52-0, in Boulder, Colorado. Brashard Smith, senior running back, SMU Hometown: Richmond Heights, Florida; High School: Miami Palmetto; Rushing: 16 carries, 68 yards, TD; Receiving: 3 catches, 66 yards, TD. SMU defeated California, 38-6, in Dallas. E.J. Warner, junior quarterback, Rice Hometown: Phoenix, Arizona; High School: Brophy College Prep; Passing: 27-of-42 for 430 yards, 3 TDs. Rice defeated South Florida, 35-28, in Houston. Bryson Washington, freshman running back, Baylor Hometown: Franklin; High School: Franklin; Rushing: 28 carries, 192 yards, 2 TDs; Receiving: 1 catch, 14 yards. Baylor defeated Kansas, 45-17, in Waco.
The cochlear question: as the parent of a deaf baby, should I give her an implant to help her hear?As federal agencies prepare for the change in administration, agency action continues at a rapid pace―including several recent AI-related measures by the U.S. Department of Commerce and U.S. Office of the Director of National Intelligence (“ODNI”). In late November, the Department of Commerce’s Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute (“AISI”) established a new taskforce to research and test AI models in areas critical to national security and public safety, while ODNI released guidance on the acquisition and use of foundation AI models. AISI’s Testing Risks of AI for National Security (“TRAINS”) Taskforce is intended to operationalize the requirements set out in October’s National Security Memorandum on AI (“AI Memo”), pursuant to Executive Order (“EO”) 14110 and advance the “whole-of-government approach to AI safety.” Together, the AI Memo and EO 14110 direct the national security (and adjacent) agencies to, broadly, responsibly advance the government’s AI capabilities and develop an AI governance framework. According to the Department of Commerce , TRAINS will bring together a range of stakeholders to collaborate on identifying, measuring and managing the developing impacts of AI on national security and public safety domains. Relevant areas include radiological and nuclear, chemical and biological, cybersecurity, critical infrastructure, conventional military capabilities and others. Initial representation on the taskforce will include members of the Department of Defense, Department of Energy and ten of its National Laboratories, Department of Homeland Security including the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and National Institutes of Health at the Department of Health and Human Services. The taskforce is just one of many initiatives stemming from the White House AI Memo and EO 14110 . The AISI, housed under the National Institute of Standards and Technology, plays a key role in a number of AI and national security related measures. In response to continuing obligations under a less recent directive that remains critical to the data protection and national security space, EO 12333, ODNI issued the Common Intelligence Community Interim Guidance Regarding the Acquisition and Use of Foundation AI Models (“Interim Guidance”). The Interim Guidance is intended to enable the intelligence community (“IC”) to lawfully conduct intelligence activities in the era of powerful AI in response to the directives of EO 14110 and the AI Memo. ODNI reiterates that the IC is authorized to collect, retain and disseminate U.S. person information for approved purposes under EO 12333, but must consider the implications of doing so via AI foundation models, which process massive amounts of commercially available and other information, and were not the type of technology initially considered when EO 12333 was developed. The guidance sets out relevant parameters and definitions for doing so, including: when a foundation model is considered to be “acquired” by the IC ( i.e. , hosted or accessed in a manner different than what is available to the general public); considerations for modifying or augmenting an acquired foundation model ( i.e. , following all existing legal and policy limitations such as the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act); and considerations for foundation model prompts and retention of outputs. The Interim Guidance clarifies that “acquiring” a foundation model does not necessarily mean the IC is acquiring the training data, but this depends on the facts and circumstances. The guidance directs the IC to refer to protections and principles in existing frameworks and guidance, specifically naming documents such as the Framework to Advance AI Governance and Risk Management in National Security. As we discussed in previous coverage of this topic, while early activities under the AI Memo and EO 14110 will tend to more immediately impact the government sector, the private sector is already involved at certain levels in coordinating with government stakeholders as efforts continue to develop in this area. Additionally, though the administration change may impact the contours of AI governance, companies supplying AI models to the IC or government more broadly may encounter an increasingly complex set of considerations during the procurement process as well.Two Indian-Americans, a Cuban-American and even a Somoan-American are on tap to serve in the upcoming Trump administration. All will be racial firsts in their job titles, but you wouldn’t know it if you’ve been watching legacy media. The regularly racially-obsessed ‘news’ outlets don’t care for some reason. Check out these historic firsts. KIND OF WEIRD that Marco Rubio is named America's FIRST-EVER Cuban-American Secretary of State & the media hasn't celebrated this "historic first." No articles about his boyhood, favorite Cuban foods, photoshoots, magazine covers? Don't know what to make of it. pic.twitter.com/tLRZPoTrhI KIND OF WEIRD that Kash Patel is named America's FIRST-EVER Indian-American FBI Director & the media hasn't celebrated this "historic first." No articles about his boyhood, favorite Indian foods, photoshoots, magazine covers? Don't know what to make of it. https://t.co/rwx1BDUyks pic.twitter.com/I8BAPo8bbB KIND OF WEIRD that Jay Bhattacharya is named America's FIRST-EVER Indian-American NIH Director & the media hasn't celebrated this "historic first." No articles about his boyhood, favorite Indian foods, photoshoots, magazine covers? Don't know what to make of it. https://t.co/punrrPdj32 pic.twitter.com/D1tieoPkwR And Tulsi the first Samoan DNI, not hearing anything there either. The situation that gave the entire game away on things like this is when Trump appointed Richard Grenell to DNI, making him the first openly gay cabinet member in history. But because the media and Jake Tapper specifically didn't like him, they then anointed Pete Buttigieg as... https://t.co/qIEJj9g3D4 We all remember when ‘news’ outlets conveniently ‘forgot’ about openly-gay Ric Grenell being appointed by Trump. They were so desperate to lavish praise on their Democrat Party. It’s hurts to be slighted by ‘news’ outlets, but merit is all that matters anyway. These commenters get it. Republican party is the party of true diversity based on meritocracy not superficial skin color or superficial identity. When one is a real American... one is just American...😎 That’s the thing about meritocracy - it’s just about the work, your character & the results ‘News’ outlets conveniently get ‘minority amnesia’ when it comes to Trump and Republicans because they want to maintain the false perception that Democrats are the only inclusive party. Conservative and MAGA minorities don’t count to them. So, let ‘journalists’ and their fellow Dems keep their racism. Trump is picking his team based on merit and not skin color anyway.