<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1PbkHb_1H5rp8xQ00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1PbkHb_1H5rp8xQ00" width="1200" height="1200" ></figure>MORGANTOWN, West Virginia. Michael Hawkins Jr. reached a milestone no West Virginia player had touched before Saturday, scoring his 20th rushing touchdown of the 2026 season against Kansas.Hawkins finished a 12-play opening-quarter drive with a two-yard touchdown run with 4:39 remaining, cutting the Jayhawks’ lead to 10-7. The scoring play is listed in the <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/gametracker/boxscore/NCAAF_20261114_KANSAS%40WVU/">final game book</a>, which shows Hawkins crossing the goal line on first-and-goal.The touchdown extended a record Hawkins had already taken over last week. WVU’s <a href="https://wvusports.com/news/2026/11/14/football-countdown-to-kickoff-kansas-preview">official Kansas game preview</a> noted that Hawkins entered Saturday with 19 rushing touchdowns, one more than the 18 scored by Amos Zereoué in 1997 and matched by quarterback Pat White in 2006. By adding another against Kansas, Hawkins became the first Mountaineer to reach 20 rushing scores in one season.The record came during a difficult afternoon for West Virginia. Kansas defeated the Mountaineers 37-14, dropping WVU to 5-5 and delaying its chance to secure bowl eligibility. Kansas limited West Virginia to 38 net rushing yards after the Mountaineers entered the game averaging 263.6 yards on the ground.Hawkins completed 19 of 34 passes for 227 yards, one touchdown and one interception. He carried 25 times for 36 yards and the record-setting score. Using the entering totals published by WVU and Saturday’s final box score, Hawkins now has 2,128 passing yards and 960 rushing yards this season. He cleared 2,000 yards through the air but finished 40 rushing yards short of becoming WVU’s first quarterback with 2,000 passing yards and 1,000 rushing yards in the same season.West Virginia still has two regular-season games to secure its sixth victory and continue Hawkins’ pursuit of that second historic benchmark. The loss changed the team’s immediate outlook, but the 20th rushing touchdown secured a permanent place for Hawkins in the Mountaineers’ record book.Featured image: WVU running backs Noel Devine and Jock Sanders during pregame warmups in 2007. Photo by Wikimedia Commons user Red Deadeye, licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>.</div></body>

Block Source: voiceofmotown.com

Misinformation

Clickbait

Old or repetitive news

Explicit content

Location not relevant

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia. Michael Hawkins Jr. reached a milestone no West Virginia player had touched before Saturday, scoring his 20th rushing touchdown of the 2026 season against Kansas. Hawkins finished a 12-play opening-quarter drive with a two-yard touchdown run with 4:39 remaining, cutting the Jayhawks’ lead to 10-7. The scoring...

Michael Hawkins Jr. becomes first WVU player with 20 rushing touchdowns

NewsBreak

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia. Michael Hawkins Jr. reached a milestone no West Virginia player had touched before Saturday, scoring his 20th rushing touchdown 

Michael Hawkins Jr. becomes first WVU player with 20 rushing touchdowns

Comments