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I haven't updated this since after the Baylor game, so it's about time.  Below are perhaps the nine most significant receiving categories at UT, and where Jordan Shipley stands in each.

Receptions:
Most receptions, game: Shipley already owns this with 15.
Most receptions, season: Cavil had 100, and Ship has 99 so far (one to tie, two to beat)
Most receptions, career: Big Roy had 241, and Ship has 231 so far (needs eleven to beat)

Yards:
Most yards, game: Shipley already owns this with 273.
Most yards, season: Shipley has this with 1292; Kwame's record was 1188 I think
Most yards, career: Big Roy had 3866, and Ship (now 3rd place all-time) has 2998 (needs 868 in two games). This is a long shot, although Ship will need only 35yds. to pass Mike Adams (3032) for second place.

Touchdowns:
Most TDs, game: McGarity has it at 4; hard to say whether Shipley will ever have a shot at this.
Most TDs, season: Big Roy and Sweed each had 12 in a season; Shipley almost tied it with 11 last year, and has 11 again this year (needs one to tie, two to break).
Most TDs, career: Big Roy had 36; Shipley has 31 so far (needs 5 to tie, six to beat).

He already holds three records listed above, although he might have some more obscure ones.  Unless something unusual happens, Shipley will probably walk away with two more: season receptions, career receptions, and at least a tie for season touchdowns.  He has an outside shot at career touchdowns, and is almost definitely out of the running for career yardage; however, he will finish second on both of those lists behind the great Roy Williams.

Good luck in the Big 12 Championship Game, and then the BCS Championship Game, Jordan.

In the first installment, Shipley's status on the UT receiving records was as follows:
Receptions:
Most receptions, game: Shipley already owns this with 15.
Most receptions, season: Kwame had 100, and Ship has 75 so far.
Most receptions, career: Big Roy had 241, and Ship has 207 so far.

Yards:
Most yards, game: Shipley already owns this with 273.
Most yards, season: Kwame had 1188, and Ship has 1050 so far.
Most yards, career: Big Roy has 3866, and Ship (now 3rd place all-time) has 2756.

Touchdowns:
Most TDs, game: McGarity has it at 4
Most TDs, season: Big Roy and Sweed had 12 in one season; Shipley has six so far.
Most TDs, career: Big Roy had 36; Shipley has 28 so far.

Misc.:
100-yd. games in a season: Ship has five so far, and the record is seven.

If he were to get on a roll, Shipley could own almost every game, season, and career record for catches, yards, and touchdowns. The least likely are the career yardage mark (he’d need more than a thousand yards in five games) and the single-game touchdown mark. And this doesn’t even take into account any all-purpose records he might have.

Post-Baylor, here's how he ranks on the receiving charts.

Receptions:
Most receptions, game: Shipley already owns this with 15.
Most receptions, season: Kwame had 100, and Ship has 81 so far (needs 20 in four games)
Most receptions, career: Big Roy had 241, and Ship has 213 so far (needs 39 in four games)

Yards:
Most yards, game: Shipley already owns this with 273.
Most yards, season: Kwame had 1188, and Ship has 1096 so far (needs 93 in four games).
Most yards, career: Big Roy has 3866, and Ship (now 3rd place all-time) has 2802 (needs 865 in four games). This is almost certainly not going to fall to JS this year; however, he has a very good shot at getting second-place, which is currently 3032 by Mike Adams (needs 231 in four games).

Touchdowns:
Most TDs, game: McGarity has it at 4; hard to say whether Shipley will ever have a shot at this.
Most TDs, season: Big Roy and Sweed each had 12 in a season; Shipley almost tied it with 11 last year, and has eight this season so far (needs five in four games).
Most TDs, career: Big Roy had 36; Shipley has 30 so far (needs 7TD in four games).

So the career receptions, career yards, TDs in a game, and career TDs look like the hardest ones to achieve.  Shipley looks almost certain to break all the others.

Janet Leigh has been an integral part of the Longhorns' success recently, but what if UT's just killing Griffin-less Baylor next Saturday?  Let's have a few options on the table in case Janet gets next Saturday off for some reason, like maybe a 52-3 halftime lead.  Some of my suggestions are below.

Bearskin rug:

Bear:

Or, to combine two great ideas, maybe a bear on a bearskin rug:

Any other suggestions?

Earl Thomas was the lone sophomore, but one of three Big 12 players, named to the Thorpe Award semifinalists list.  The list, per Disney:

I think this list is longer than it needs to be, but of course they want to be able to pare it down to finalists later.  For the sake of discussion, I'll guess that Earl Thomas, Eric Berry, Taylor Mays, and Javier Arenas will all be on the list, and my impulse is to say the same for Stuckey.