With the first week of the college football season complete for the Big 12, multiple running backs stood out, including Cam Cook from West Virginia, who is currently leading the conference in rushing yards. He also had two rushing touchdowns in the Mountaineers' win over Coastal Carolina.
Another player who made his presence known is quarterback JC French with Cincinnati. On 10 attempts, he averaged 5.2 yards per carry and scored three touchdowns. In addition, he also had a passing touchdown in the Bearcats' 34-15 win over Boston College.
One player who was noticeably quiet in the first week is running back LJ Martin with BYU. Martin, who is the reigning Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year, only had 54 rushing yards on seven attempts. There are
also no running backs from Colorado on the list despite the Buffaloes putting up nearly 200 rushing yards.
Here are the top 10 rushers in the Big 12 in rushing yards after Week 1. You can also check out the conference's passing leaders after the first week.
Big 12 rushing yardage leaders
- Cam Cook, West Virginia (142 rushing yards)
- Jeremy Payne, TCU (142)
- Duke Watson, UCF (110)
- Gi'Bran Payne, Cincinnati (108)
- Michael Hawkins Jr, West Virginia (103)
- Rodney Frields Jr, Kansas State (101)
- Makhi Hughes, Houston (98)
- Dawson Pendergrass, Baylor (88)
- LaMarcus Bell, Utah (87)
- Kyson Brown, Arizona State (80)
Here are the top 10 rushers in the Big 12 in rushing touchdowns after Week 1, excluding anyone who had only one rushing touchdown:
Big 12 rushing touchdown leaders
- JC French, Cincinnati (3 rushing touchdowns)
- Cam Cook, West Virginia (2)
- Jaylen Raynor, Iowa State (2)
- Kedrick Reescano, Arizona (2)
- Landen Chambers, UCF (2)
- Yasin Willis, Kansas (2)
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