Kansas sophomore running back Khalil Herbert didn’t land Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week honors, even though he rushed for 131 more yards than did TCU’s Darius Anderson (three touchdowns, plus four receptions for 41 yards), presumably getting the nod because the Horned Frogs scored the most impressive victory of the week, 44-31, in Stillwater vs. favored Oklahoma State.
Tough break for Herbert, whose effort came in a 56-34 loss to West Virginia, but the talent Herbert showed suggests he’ll win the award, perhaps multiple times, before his career is over.
Herbert’s was the third-best rushing yardage total in KU history and the 20th 200-yard-plus rushing performance in Kansas football history. The top 20:
Name, Class | Yards | Opponent | Date |
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1 – Tony Sands, Sr. | 396 | Missouri | 11-23-91 |
2 – Nolan Cromwell, Jr. | 294 | Oregon State | 9-27-75 |
3 – Khalil Herbert, So. | 291 | West Virginia | 9-25-17 |
4 – Gale Sayers, So. | 283 | Oklahoma State | 10-27-62 |
5 – David Winbush, So. | 268 | Colorado | 10-24-98 |
6 – Wade Stinson, Jr. | 239 | Utah | 11-04-50 |
7 – June Henley, Fr. | 237 | Iowa State | 10-16-93 |
8 – Laverne Smith, Jr. | 236 | Missouri | 11-22-75 |
9 – Reggie Duncan, So. | 227 | Texas Tech | 10-06-01 |
10 – June Henley, Sr. | 226 | Iowa State | 11-02-96 |
11 – L.T. Levine, Jr. | 221 | Missouri | 11-19-94 |
12 – Tony Sands, So. | 217 | Kansas State | 10-28-89 |
13 – June Henley, Sr./ Kerwin Bell, Fr. |
216 | Utah/K-State | 9-28-96/11-1-80 |
15 – Tony Sands, So. | 215 | Missouri | 11-18-89 |
16 – James Sims, Sr. | 211 | West Virginia | 11-16-13 |
17 – June Henley, Sr. | 209 | Texas | 11-16-96 |
18 – Tony Pierson, So. | 202 | Texas Tech | 11-10-12 |
19 – Jon Cornish, Sr./June Henley, Sr. | 201 | Kansas State/TCU | 11-18-06/9-14/96 |
Source: Kansas football media guide | |||