Big 12 Honors Peterson Again

NORMAN, Okla. -- For the second straight week, Oklahoma running back Adrian Peterson has been named the Big 12 Conference's Offensive Player of the Week. It is the sixth time in his three-year career that he has been so honored.

The junior had 34 rushing attempts for 211 yards and one touchdown last Saturday at Oregon. Peterson was particularly brilliant in the fourth quarter when he rambled for 145 yards.

His career mark now stands at 3,548, just 570 yards shy of Billy Sims' OU career mark of 4,118.

With 515 yards thus far, Peterson is off to the best three-game start of his career. He is averaging 171.1 yards per game and is ranked No. 2 in the NCAA Division I-A statistics.

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Missouri's Brian Smith (defense) and Oklahoma State's Matt Fodge (special teams) were the other Big 12 honorees for the week.

Peterson and his Oklahoma (2-1) teammates conclude the non-conference portion of their schedule this Saturday when they host Middle Tennessee (2-1) in a 6 p.m., kickoff.

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