cartman
10-01-2009, 10:10 PM
Time for another Mount Rushmore. This time the subject is college running backs. Ignore what they might have done or failed at in the pros, but focus only on their time on a college campus. You know the rules, only 4 faces can be carved into the granite.
To start things off, here's mine:
Earl Campbell
The Tyler Rose was the epitome of speed and power. Name another player that has run into Bevo, Texas's massive Longhorn mascot, and knocked the bull off of it feet! OU's coach Barry Switzer said that Campbell was the only player he ever saw that could have gone straight from high school to start in the NFL.
Ricky Williams
His legacy has been tarnished by his NFL follies, but in college he set the all-time rushing record. He had a ridiculous two weeks during his senior season against Rice and Iowa State, where he had back to back 300 yard games, carrying the ball 67 times for 668 yards and 11 touchdowns.
Herschel Walker
Helped lead Georgia to the National Championship his freshman year, and won the Heisman his junior year, after finishing 3rd his freshman year and 2nd his sophomore year. If he would have played his senior year, instead of heading to the USFL, he might have set and still owned the NCAA career rushing record.
Barry Sanders
Maybe he doesn't belong on the mountain, because his big splash came on one season of work. He spent his first two years at Oklahoma State backing up Thurman Thomas. However, one he got the starting nod, he really put his stamp on a spot. He set the single season record, racking up 2,628 yards, averaging over 200 per game, and had 4 games of over 300 yards. He also scored 39 touchdowns that year. With seemingly nothing left to prove, he entered the draft, where he was a member of the legendary 1989 class.
To start things off, here's mine:
Earl Campbell
The Tyler Rose was the epitome of speed and power. Name another player that has run into Bevo, Texas's massive Longhorn mascot, and knocked the bull off of it feet! OU's coach Barry Switzer said that Campbell was the only player he ever saw that could have gone straight from high school to start in the NFL.
Ricky Williams
His legacy has been tarnished by his NFL follies, but in college he set the all-time rushing record. He had a ridiculous two weeks during his senior season against Rice and Iowa State, where he had back to back 300 yard games, carrying the ball 67 times for 668 yards and 11 touchdowns.
Herschel Walker
Helped lead Georgia to the National Championship his freshman year, and won the Heisman his junior year, after finishing 3rd his freshman year and 2nd his sophomore year. If he would have played his senior year, instead of heading to the USFL, he might have set and still owned the NCAA career rushing record.
Barry Sanders
Maybe he doesn't belong on the mountain, because his big splash came on one season of work. He spent his first two years at Oklahoma State backing up Thurman Thomas. However, one he got the starting nod, he really put his stamp on a spot. He set the single season record, racking up 2,628 yards, averaging over 200 per game, and had 4 games of over 300 yards. He also scored 39 touchdowns that year. With seemingly nothing left to prove, he entered the draft, where he was a member of the legendary 1989 class.