Devin Neal named AP Player of the Week

Devin Neal, the senior running back from Kansas, ran for 207 yards and three touchdowns on a career-high 37 carries and caught four passes for 80 yards and a TD in the Jayhawks’ 37-21 win over Colorado to be named the Associated Press Player of the Week..

Neal’s rushing total was the second highest of his career and made him the first player in program history to surpass 1,000 yards in three seasons. The game marked the second time in his career he scored four total touchdowns and the fourth time he ran for three scores.

Neal has seven 100-yard rushing games this season and a school-record 19 in his career.

Illinois receiver Pat Bryant, the runner-up, capped a career game with a 40-yard touchdown with four seconds left to beat Rutgers 38-31. The senior has three game-winning touchdowns in the final minute or overtime this season, the most of any player in the nation.