Thigpen gains national attention

Sophomore running back and kick returner Marcus Thigpen pulled in two national \nawards for his 2006 season. He was named to the Rivals.com All-America First Team and ESPN.com's All-Film team.\nOn 24 kick returns over the course of the season, Thigpen racked up 723 total yards, an average of 30.1 yards \nper return, with three touchdowns, tops in the country.\nThe sophomore had his best game of the year Oct. 7 at Illinois. \nThigpen gained 197 yards on four kickoff returns with 91 rushing yards and 23 receiving yards.\n His 311 all-purpose yards was the fourth-best single game effort in IU's history.