Kansas Crimson

jhawks99 wrote: ↑Tue Jan 14, 2020 7:46 am

DCHawk1 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 13, 2020 9:51 pm He's our only one on the list...but that's enough...

10. Gale Sayers (RB, Kansas, 1962-64)
Rushing yards: 2,675 | Yards per carry: 6.5 | Touchdowns: 20
Until his family moved to Omaha when he was 8 years old, Sayers lived in a small town named Speed, Kansas. He returned to the state as a Jayhawk, and made Lawrence the new Speed, Kansas. As a sophomore in 1962, Sayers immediately made his varsity presence known. He rushed for 114 yards in the season opener against TCU, and at midseason, Sayers torched Oklahoma State for a Big Eight-record 283 yards on only 22 carries. He was the first FBS player with a 99-yard rush. The "Kansas Comet" averaged 6.5 yards per carry in his Jayhawks career. He was a consensus All-American in 1963 and 1964. Sayers was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1977.

https://www.espn.com/college-football/s ... ar-history

So what was the deal with Bo Jackson? I think they had him at #3 in the pre-selection hype piece, but then did not mention him during the actual selection.