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Ollie Gordon II Named the Walter Camp National FBS Offensive Player of the Week
October 24, 2023 | Cowboy Football
STILLWATER – Oklahoma State running back Ollie Gordon II was named the Walter Camp National FBS Offensive Player of the Week Tuesday for his performance in OSU's 48-34 win at West Virginia Saturday afternoon.
It's the latest honor on a list of his awards this week that already included the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week, the Doak Walker National Running Back of the Week and the Early Campbell Tyler Rose Player of the Week.
Gordon is the eighth Oklahoma State player to earn Walter Camp National FBS Player of Week honors since 2004, and the first since former quarterback Taylor Cornelius received the honor on September 17, 2018.
Gordon rushed for 282 yards and four touchdowns on 29 carries (9.7 yards per carry) in the road win at WVU. The performance marked the most rushing yards for an FBS player in a game this season.
Three of his touchdowns came in the fourth quarter, coming on 16-, 46- and 53-yard rushes. Gordon had five runs that gained more than 25 yards, with his longest carries on the day going for 53, 46, 34, 32, and 27 yards.
He is first Cowboy with four rushing touchdowns in a game since Rennie Childs did so on September 17, 2016, against Pittsburgh, and it is the most rushing yards by a Cowboy since All-American Chuba Hubbard ran for 296 yards against Kansas State on September 28, 2019.
Gordon is also the first Cowboy with four straight 100-plus yard rushing games since Jaylen Warren had four straight during the 2021 season. He now has eight rushing touchdowns on the season and 10 in his career, and he has found the end zone in three consecutive games.
Gordon and the Cowboys return to action Saturday, playing Cincinnati at 7 p.m. CT on ESPN2.
It's the latest honor on a list of his awards this week that already included the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week, the Doak Walker National Running Back of the Week and the Early Campbell Tyler Rose Player of the Week.
Gordon is the eighth Oklahoma State player to earn Walter Camp National FBS Player of Week honors since 2004, and the first since former quarterback Taylor Cornelius received the honor on September 17, 2018.
Gordon rushed for 282 yards and four touchdowns on 29 carries (9.7 yards per carry) in the road win at WVU. The performance marked the most rushing yards for an FBS player in a game this season.
Three of his touchdowns came in the fourth quarter, coming on 16-, 46- and 53-yard rushes. Gordon had five runs that gained more than 25 yards, with his longest carries on the day going for 53, 46, 34, 32, and 27 yards.
He is first Cowboy with four rushing touchdowns in a game since Rennie Childs did so on September 17, 2016, against Pittsburgh, and it is the most rushing yards by a Cowboy since All-American Chuba Hubbard ran for 296 yards against Kansas State on September 28, 2019.
Gordon is also the first Cowboy with four straight 100-plus yard rushing games since Jaylen Warren had four straight during the 2021 season. He now has eight rushing touchdowns on the season and 10 in his career, and he has found the end zone in three consecutive games.
Gordon and the Cowboys return to action Saturday, playing Cincinnati at 7 p.m. CT on ESPN2.
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