RB Respect Month Vol. 2, Day 24: Darren Sproles seals the Big 12 North against Missouri (2003)
The nation's leading rusher in 2003.
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Welcome to day 24 of Running Back Respect Monthâ„¢! Yesterday, Michael "The Burner" Turner torched Ben Roethlisberger and Miami (OH) for 222 yards and five touchdowns. Here's where we're at today, and how the rest of the month looks:
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Today: Darren Sproles vs. Missouri (2003)
RB Respect Month Vol. 2, Day 24: Darren Sproles seals the Big 12 North against Missouri (2003)
Who doesn't love a good prequel?
On day 26 of last year's RB Respect Month, we recapped the night Darren Sproles and Kansas State shocked the world by dominating No. 1 Oklahoma in the 2003 Big 12 Championship:
#RBRespectMonth: Darren Sproles vs. Oklahoma (2003 Big 12 Title)
One of the best teams of all time had no answer for the K-State legend.
Colton Denning
Today, we revisit the game before that one - where Sproles' 273 yards set a school rushing record and clinched the Big 12 North for the Wildcats:
