Khalil Herbert rushed for 291 yards and didn’t win Big 12 weekly honor

photo by: Nick Krug

Kansas running back Khalil Herbert (10) tries to break away from the West Virginia defense during the first quarter on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017 at Memorial Stadium.

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
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