Photo by: Karl Maasdam
November 30, 2020 | Football
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Oregon State junior running back Jermar Jefferson is one of six players nationally named to the Paul Hornung Award weekly honor roll, the Louisville Sports Commission announced Monday.
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All six are either offensive or return specialists.
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Jefferson set the Oregon State-Oregon rivalry game record with 226 rushing yards in the Beavers' 41-38 win on Friday. The 226 yards mark his third-best single-game mark and the 11th-best all-time at Oregon State. He scored twice – the first on a career-long 82-yard run in the first quarter. He also caught two passes for 9 yards and returned one kickoff for 14 yards.
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The Harbor City, Calif., native now has 2,740 career rushing yards, which ranks fifth all-time at Oregon State. He's also fifth with 27 rushing touchdowns and 14 100-yard efforts.
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Jefferson and the Beavers return to action Saturday when visiting Utah in Salt Lake City. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. PT (8:30 p.m. in Utah) and the game will air on ESPN.
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All six are either offensive or return specialists.
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Jefferson set the Oregon State-Oregon rivalry game record with 226 rushing yards in the Beavers' 41-38 win on Friday. The 226 yards mark his third-best single-game mark and the 11th-best all-time at Oregon State. He scored twice – the first on a career-long 82-yard run in the first quarter. He also caught two passes for 9 yards and returned one kickoff for 14 yards.
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The Harbor City, Calif., native now has 2,740 career rushing yards, which ranks fifth all-time at Oregon State. He's also fifth with 27 rushing touchdowns and 14 100-yard efforts.
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Jefferson and the Beavers return to action Saturday when visiting Utah in Salt Lake City. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. PT (8:30 p.m. in Utah) and the game will air on ESPN.
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Follow Us On Social
For more information on Oregon State football, follow the team's official Twitter account at Twitter.com/BeaverFootball, by Facebook at Facebook.com/BeaverFootball or on Instagram at Instagram.com/BeaverFootball.
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
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