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October 9, 2024
THIS WEEK IN BIG 12 FOOTBALL – WEEK SIX

• Big 12 running backs have rushed for 175 yards or more in a game five times, the most of any P4 conference.

• Nine of 19 conference games (.474) in the Big 12 this season have been decided by one score.

• Three of the seven Power 4 receivers averaging over 100 yards per game are from the Big 12: Arizona’s Tetairoa McMillan (132.8), TCU’s Jack Bech (117.0) and Colorado’s Travis Hunter (112.2).

• Big 12 programs are 18-6 this season when ranked in the Top 25.

• After six weeks, 11 Big 12 teams rank in the top 50 of average attendance.

• Iowa State, BYU, Utah and K-State are all ranked in the top 18 of this week’s AP Poll, marking the first time 4 Big 12 teams have been in top 18 of the poll during the regular season since 2018.

• Four of the top 10 FBS leaders in rushing yards per game are Big 12 running backs; TTU’s Tahj Brooks (third), ASU’s Cam Skattebo (sixth), KState’s DJ Giddens (seventh) and UCF’s RJ Harvey (ninth).

• ASU’s Cam Skattebo’s 182 rushing yards were the second most in Division I during Week 6.

• West Virginia’s 389 rushing yards led the nation in Week 6 and are the most by a Power 4 team in a Conference game this season. Jahiem White ranked third among Power 4 rushers this week with 158 yards for the Mountaineers.

• Three Big 12 quarterbacks rank in the top 10 in passing yards per game: TCU’s Josh Hoover (No. 3), Colorado’s Shedeur (No. 7) and Cincinnati’s Brendan Sorsby (No. 10). Hoover and Sanders also rank in the top 10 for passing touchdowns, joined by Texas Tech’s Behren Morton.

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