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Offensive Lineman 6-6 | 305 | JR. Hesston, Kan. (Hesston HS)
Linebacker 6-0 | 227 | JR. Mulvane, Kan. (Mulvane HS)
Riley Spencer
Huldon Tharp
Career Honors: 2010: Academic All-Big 12 First Team. 2009: KU Offensive Compete Team Player of the Week vs. Iowa State.
Career Honors: 2009: Phil Steele Magazine Freshman All-America First Team, CollegeFootballNews.com Freshman All-America Honorable Mention, Freshman All-Big 12 by The Sporting News and Rivals.com.
2011 (So.): Played in 11 games as a reserve offensive lineman. 2010 (Fr.): Earned Academic All-Big 12 First Team honors... Saw time as a backup tackle and on special teams during the year. 2009 (RS): Redshirted his first year at KU... Named Offensive Scout Player of the Week vs. Iowa State. High School: A three-year letterwinner at Hesston HS... Played offensive tackle, defensive tackle, defensive end and punter... Was an all-state selection on the offensive line as a senior... Earned all-league first team honors as a senior and honorable mention accolades as a sophomore and junior... Team was 6-3 his senior season... Also played basketball. Personal: Son of Sherie and Brent Spencer... Has one brother and one sister... Had a cousin play basketball at Emporia State... Another cousin ran cross country at Oklahoma State... Major is pre-exercise science and he plans on attending graduate school... Likes sports, movies and being outdoors.
2011 (So.): Played in 10 games as a reserve linebacker and on special teams... Missed the Oklahoma and Kansas State games with an injury... Made season-best five tackles against Northern Illinois ... Had three tackles in four other games, including three solo stops at Oklahoma State... Returned to the lineup and had a solo stop on special teams at Texas... Added two assisted tackles at Iowa State. 2010 (RS): Missed the season due to a leg injury suffered early in training camp. 2009 (Fr.): Made a big impact in his first season as a true freshman, earning several honors... Named a Phil Steele Magazine Freshman All-America first-team selection and an honorable mention choice by CollegeFootballNews.com... Was a Freshman All-Big 12 choice by The Sporting News and Rivals.com... Started seven-straight games to open Big 12 Conference play... Registered 59 tackles to rank fifth on the team... Broke up two passes on the year (Oklahoma and Nebraska)... Had a season-best 13 tackles against Nebraska... Registered 10 tackles against Duke... Also made nine stops at Kansas State. High School: A four-year letterwinner... Played linebacker and running back... Was an all-state first team selection as a linebacker... Earned all-state honorable mention running back honors... Was a two-time all-league first team selection at both positions... Rushed for more than 3,000 yards and 40 touchdowns in his career... Defensively, registered more than 400 tackles... Team was 5-5 his senior season... Competed in track and basketball for one season each. Personal: Son of Robin and Chad Tharp and Darla Stephenson... Has one brother and one sister... Major is pre-sport science: community health... Would like to obtain a master’s degree. Tharp’s Career Stats
Defense G-S UT AT Tot TFL Sacks FF FR-Yards 2009 12-7 31 28 59 0.5-1 0-0 0 0-0 2010 Did Not Play - Injured 2011 10-0 14 8 22 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 Total 22-7 45 36 81 0.5-1 0-0 0 0-0
Tharp’s Career Highs
TACKLEs: 13, vs. Nebraska (2009) TACKLES FOR A LOSS: 0.5, at Kansas State (2009) PASS BREAKUPS: 2, vs. Duke (2009)
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INT PBU Blks QBH 0-0 2 0 2 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 2 0 2