[1][2] In October 1978, he rushed for 215 yards on 19 carries and four touchdowns in a 34-0 victory over Walsh Jesuit High School.
Tailback Woolfolk, fullback Stan Edwards, and quarterback Steve Smith each had more rushing carries and yards than Ricks during the season.
[5] At the end of the year, he was selected by the Associated Press as a first-team running back on the 1982 All-Big Ten Conference football team.
[5] Ricks was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the eighth round (220th overall pick) of the 1983 NFL draft.
Looking for a successor to the late Joe Delaney, the Kansas City Chiefs acquired a series of running backs during the 1983 preseason.