{"id":78675,"date":"2025-12-06T22:39:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-06T22:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/78675\/"},"modified":"2025-12-06T22:39:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T22:39:09","slug":"jacob-rodriguez-and-wife-emma-share-emotional-moment-after-texas-techs-byu-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/78675\/","title":{"rendered":"Jacob Rodriguez and wife Emma share emotional moment after Texas Tech’s BYU win"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jacob Rodriguez and his wife Emma continue to have a fairytale season.<\/a><\/p>\n

The unlikeliest Heisman Trophy contender, already a Butkus Award winner<\/a>, continued the momentum after being the inspirational captain for the Texas Tech Red Raiders<\/a> as they blew out the BYU Cougars, 34-7, to capturing the Big 12 championship and assuring themselves a spot in the College Football Playoff, most likely with a home game.<\/p>\n

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\"Jacob<\/p>\n

Dec. 6, 2025; Arlington, TX, USA; Texas Tech Red Raiders linebacker Jacob Rodriguez (10) celebrates with the Big 12 Championship trophy after the game against the BYU Cougars at AT&T Stadium. | Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

But enough about the on the field action, because all we care about is Rodriguez, the once “lost” Virginia quarterback, who eventually returned back home to Texas as a walk-on with zero options as a QB1, only to become a linebacker and eventual star captain of the Red Raiders.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately while that certainly is impressive, he’s still in second place for biggest rockstar in his marriage.<\/p>\n

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\"Emma<\/p>\n

Emma Rodriguez becomes emotional as her husband, Texas Tech linebacker Jacob Rodriguez, is honored on senior day before a Big 12 Conference football game, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025, at Jones AT&T Stadium. | Nathan Giese\/Avalanche-Journal \/ USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images<\/p>\n

That title belongs to his wife, Emma, who graduated from West Point and is now a U.S. Army Blackhawk helicopter pilot, and Jacob’s biggest fan.<\/p>\n

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Not only is she his “biggest and loudest fan,” she’s also a constant source of inspiration for Rodriguez, and the happy couple, now America’s darlings, shared an emotional moment together as they embraced after the game.<\/p>\n

You can tell how much it means to Emma especially, and it’s one of those sweet moments that would have happened whether or not any cameras were rolling.<\/p>\n

Thanks to Jacob and Emma, fans across the country are rooting for Texas Tech to make a Cinderella run for an unlikely national championship, especially with their cocky older brother, the Texas Longhorns, desperately trying to make the CFP.<\/p>\n

Although let’s be honest, they’ve already won this season no matter what happens now.<\/p>\n

\"Jacob<\/p>\n

Texas Tech’s Jacob Rodriguez asks for more crowd noise during the Big 12 Championship football game, Saturday, Nov. 6, 2025, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. | Nathan Giese\/Avalanche-Journal \/ USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images<\/p>\n

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