Big 12 running backs are putting the power in Power 5 football

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From Oklahoma State's Ollie Gordon II to Texas' Jonathon Brooks, powerful running backs are changing the perception of the Big 12.

leads the nation in rushing with 135.9 yards per game, and the Big 12 has three other running backs averaging at least 100. The other four power conferences have five 100-yard-per-game rushers combined.Noon ET: Kansas State at Texas on FOX and the FOX Sports app

The Big 12 is first among its brethren in rushing yards per game and second in total yards .has three 100-plus yard games, putting him fourth in the conference in rushing yards."You go back and you look now, and the Big 12 was a running league forever, and then we became a four-wide league, and now it's back to an emphasis on running the football and playing defense. And so it's funny how this stuff cycles through.

Gordon was the first — and so far, only — Power 5 running back to surpass the 1,000-yard mark this season. The 6-foot-1, 211-pound second-year player ran for 282 and four TDs in the 48-34 win over"I think Ollie has really good competitive speed," Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy said."I think he feels guys coming behind him, and he kind of weaves and takes off pretty good. He doesn't have that burst from 10, 15 feet.

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