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Colorado State's Kapri Bibbs tops Week 11 running backs

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A look at 10 of the top rushing performances in college football Saturday:

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10.Henry Josey, Missouri
Key stats: Josey needed only 11 carries to go over the 100-yard mark, delivering 113 with a pair of touchdowns in a win over Kentucky.
The buzz: Josey broke his longest run of the season on an 86-yard touchdown to close the scoring, and averaged a season-high 10.3 yards per carry.

9.Marion Grice, Arizona State
Key stats: Grice ran for 136 yards on 20 carries in a narrow 20-19 win over Utah.
The buzz: Grice averaged 6.8 yards per carry in what was just his second 100-yard performance of the year. He also collected four receptions for the Sun Devils.

8.Ameer Abdullah, Nebraska
Key stats: Abdullah ran for 105 yards on 27 carries and a touchdown in a 17-13 win over Michigan.
The buzz: It wasn't the most most impressive performance statistically, but given the competition and how close the game was, there were few backs in the nation more valuable to a winning team Saturday than Abdullah.

7. Bishop Sankey, Washington
Key stats: Sankey ran 23 times for 143 yards and a score in a blowout win over Colorado.
The buzz: Sankey posted his seventh 100-yard rushing effort of the season, and pulled in another 53 yards receiving.

6. Ka'Deem Carey, Arizona
Key stats: Carey ran for 149 yards on 28 carries and a touchdown in a loss to UCLA.
The buzz: One of the nation's most consistent rushers, Carey went over the 100-yard mark for the eighth consecutive game against the Bruins.

5. Javorius Allen, Southern Cal
Key stats: The sophomore ran for 135 yards on only six carries and scored two TDs in an easy win over hapless Cal.
The buzz: Allen's 22.5-yard average was the best of anyone in the top 10. He also had a 57-yard touchdown reception, giving him 192 yards on only seven touches.

4. James White, Wisconsin
Key stats: White ran for 147 yards and a pair of touchdowns on 23 carries for the Badgers in a 27-17 win over BYU.
The buzz: White also added an impressive receiving night with six catches for 47 yards and a touchdown, giving him 194 yards in total offense for the night, his second-highest total of the season.

3. Tevin Coleman, Indiana
Key stats: Coleman rushed for 215 yards on 15 carries with a pair of touchdowns in an easy win over Illinois.
The buzz: Coleman posted a season-high for yardage Saturday night, with a season-long rush of 75 yards. It marked his fourth 100-yard game of the year.

2. Andre Williams, Boston College
Key stats: Williams ran for 295 yards and a pair of touchdowns on 30 carries in a 48-34 win over New Mexico State.
The buzz: Williams ran roughshod over an outmanned defense for nearly 10 yards per carry on the night, and a season-high in yardage. He has over 600 yards in his last three games.

1. Kapri Bibbs, Colorado State
Key stats: Bibbs ran for 312 yards on 30 carries with four touchdowns in a 38-17 win over Nevada.
The buzz: Just on sheer numbers, Bibbs belongs at the top this week after averaging 10.4 yards per carry. It was the fourth time in the last six weeks he's been over 100 yards, and the second time in that stretch he's been over 200.

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