Fisher named Big 12 Player of the Week
Sep 26, 2005 | Football
DALLAS - In the wake of his
The first freshman to start at tailback in the Bill Snyder era, Fisher totaled an impressive 228 all-purpose yards, including 59 receiving yards, in just three quarters of work. Fisher’s spectacular day included runs of 63, 16, 14 and 10 yards and a per-carry average of 8.0 yards on his 21 attempts.
In fact, the
For the season, Fisher has now gained 243 yards through three games and needs just 62 more to break
Fisher’s 169 yards marked the third time this season that
Fishers’ Big 12 player-of-the-week honor is the first on the season for the Wildcats and the first of his young career. Darren Sproles was the last Wildcat to earn the league’s weekly honor after rushing for a school-record 292 yards in
Under head coach Bill Snyder, Wildcat players have now earned player-of-the-week honors 73 times - 26 offense, 31 defense and 16 special teams.
