John Hubert (born February 24, 1991) is an American former

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that played for the

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College career

As a freshman, Hubert redshirted during the 2009 season. In 2010, he was the backup to Daniel Thomas along with

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. Hubert received very limited playing time, rushing for 28 yards (1). As a sophomore, Hubert won the starting running back position from

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. In his first start against

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, Hubert rushed 17 times for 91 yards. Against

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, he ran for a career high of 166 yards. Hubert would go on to carry the ball 200 times for a total of 970 yards and catch 24 passes for 188 yards. As a junior, Hubert maintained his starting position. He rushed 189 times for 947 yards (1).

References

(1) https://www.espn.com/college-football/player/_/id/481493/john-hubert (2) http://www.kstatesports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/john_hubert_703685.html American football running backs 1991 births Living people Players of American football from Waco, Texas Kansas State Wildcats football players 21st-century American sportsmen {{Runningback-1990s-stub