Texas RB Bijan Robinson wins Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week
After his 243-yard, four-touchdown performance in a win over Kansas, Texas running back Bijan Robinson won the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week, the league announced on Monday. It marked the first conference honor for Robinson this season and the fifth of his tenure in Austin.
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Robinson, of Tucson (Ariz.) Salpointe Catholic, lead Texas to a 55-14 road victory over Kansas on Saturday. It was his eighth 100-yard rushing game in the last nine games, and second 200-yard performance in the last three. He’s also has rushed for a touchdown in nine of 11 games this year.
Robinson eclipsed the 3,000-yard rushing mark early in the Kansas contest Saturday. He’s also a semifinalist for the Maxwell Award, presented annually to the college football player of the year.
Robinson is now tied for fifth on Texas’ all-time rushing list with 3,231 yards. The junior is sixth in UT history in career tandem yards (4,036) and 10th in all-purpose yards (4,052).
The junior Robinson is the only player in the nation with more than 1,400 rushing yards and 300 receiving yards, and one of just two running backs nationally with double-digit rushing touchdowns and at least two receiving scores.
Two of the touchdowns went for more than 15 yards, including his last one of 32 yards. Just before halftime, he had a 24-yard carry that was inches short of a touchdown with one second remaining before he vaulted over the line on the next play as time expired for a 31-0 halftime lead. Robinson’s 32-yard touchdown run was his sixth rushing touchdown and seventh scoring play of at least 30 yards this season. His 243 yards rushing were the 16th-most in a game in UT history.
Texas’ 2022 Weekly Big 12 Weekly Honors
Week 3 vs. UTSA – Jahdae Barron (Defensive)
Week 6 vs. Oklahoma – Quinn Ewers (Newcomer)
Week 7 vs. Iowa State – Jaylan Ford (Defensive)
Week 10 at Kansas State – Jaylan Ford (Defensive)
Week 12 at Kansas – Bijan Robinson (Offensive)
