Bucky Irving
| Oregon Ducks – No. 0 | |
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| Position | Running back |
| Class | Junior |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | August 19, 2002 Chicago, Illinois |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 194 lb (88 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | |
| Bowl games |
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| High school | Hillcrest (Country Club Hills, Illinois) |
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Mar'Keise "Bucky" Irving (born August 19, 2002) is an American football running back for the Oregon Ducks. He previously played for the Minnesota Golden Gophers.
High school career
Irving attended Hillcrest High School in Country Club Hills, Illinois.[2] He did not play football his senior year in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He finished his high school career with 3,264 rushing yards. Irving committed to the University of Minnesota to play college football.[3]
College career
As a true freshman at Minnesota in 2021, Irving rushed 133 times for 699 yards and four touchdowns.[4] After the season, he transferred to the University of Oregon.[5][6] In his first year at Oregon in 2022, he split time with Noah Whittington.[7]
References
- ^ @Jared_Mack7 (December 29, 2022). "Oregon RB Bucky Irving named Holiday Bowl Offensive MVP" (Tweet). Retrieved December 29, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ "'He checks all the boxes': Hillcrest's Mar'Keise Irving, a Minnesota recruit, is the Daily Southtown Football Player of the Year". Chicago Tribune.
- ^ "A big moment as Hillcrest running back Mar'Keise Irving signs to play football for Minnesota: 'They're getting a winner.'". Chicago Tribune.
- ^ Tribune, Kevin Bertels Star. "Mar'Keise Irving, Gophers running back who excelled as freshman, reveals he will transfer". Star Tribune.
- ^ "Minnesota running back Mar'Keise Irving will transfer to Oregon". The Register-Guard.
- ^ Oregonian/OregonLive, James Crepea | The (May 1, 2022). "Former Minnesota running back Mar'Keise Irving commits to transfer to Oregon Ducks". oregonlive.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Oregonian/OregonLive, James Crepea | The (October 7, 2022). "Bucky Irving emerging as lead back for Oregon Ducks". oregonlive.
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