The once-promising but injury-plagued career of Brandon Bourbon will end one a much lower rung of the college football ladder.
In a text message to the Topeka Capital-Journal, Bourbon confirmed that his playing career at Kansas has come to an end. The running back will use up his final season of eligibility at Div. II Washburn in Topeka, Kan.
Bourbon missed two complete seasons because of injury: 2010 with a broken leg -- which he aggravated the following year -- and 2014 with a torn ACL. Because of that, he received a sixth season of eligibility.
In 2013, Bourbon ran for 191 yards and was second on the team with three rushing touchdowns. His 20 receptions were tied for third on the team. Entering summer camp this past season and prior to the serious knee injury, Bourbon was considered the Jayhawks’ starting back.
Bourbon was a four-star member of KU’s 2010 recruiting class, one of only two four-star signees for the Jayhawks that year. Keeston Terry, the other, played just two seasons at KU before transferring to Pittsburg State to finish out his career.