- Nationality
- United States
- Position
- FL, TB
- Height
- 5'11"
- Weight
- 195
- Birthday
- 5/9/1967
- Hometown
- Dublin, OH
- High School
- Dublin
- Current Team
- Ohio State
- Seasons
- 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988
Major: Economics (1988), Business (1985)
Weight: 195 (1988), 194 (1987), 187 (1985-86)
1988 Media Guide: Ohio State’s most versatile back … slashing runner with 4.4 speed and excellent hands … moves back to tailback (at his request) this year after spending the final six games of the 1987 season at flanker … led OSU in rushing last year with 470 yards on 118 carries and was second in receiving with 26 catches for 354 yards … also topped OSU in kick returns with an average of 21.4 yards per return … came out of spring practice with a slight edge over sophomore Carlos Snow … top rushing game last year was 163 yards against Oregon … his first game at flanker was at Purdue, where his first catch resulted in a 36-yard touchdown … he also completed a 25-yard pass at LSU … rushed for 1,030 yards and eight touchdowns as a sophomore, including a career-high 172 yards at Wisconsin … has six 100-yard games in his career … his 56-yard run against Oregon last year is his longest at Ohio State … currently ranks 14th on the all-time OSU career rushing list with 1,821 yards and 15th in receiving with 53 catches.
1986 Media Guide: Will challenge John Wooldridge for the starting role at tailback.
1985: Scored three touchdowns as a freshman, one each against Illinois, Minnesota and Iowa, and each score came at a critical part of the game … ran for 321 yards and caught eight passes.
1985 Media Guide: Fast and elusive, he has breakaway speed any time he touches the ball … is a sprinter on the track team … runs the 40 in 4.5.
High School: A two-time all-Ohio pick and a prep All-American as a senior, when he rushed for 1,793 yards and 41 touchdowns … a three-year starter at tailback, he amassed 4,070 yards and 68 TD’s during his career … four-year letterwinner in track … named to the 1984 Parade All-American team.
Personal: Hobbies are running and listening to music … lists Walter Payton as the athlete he most admires … nickname is Pookie … ambition is to earn a college degree.
Offense
Season | Team | G | GS | Comp | Pass Att | Pass Yds | Pass TD | Pass Int | Rush Att | Rush Yds | Rush Avg | Rush TD | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec Avg | Rec TD | Lng | Fum | Lost | FR | KR | KR Yds | KR Avg | KR TD | PR | FC | PR Yds | PR Avg | PR TD |
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1985 | Ohio State | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 321 | 4.7 | 3 | 8 | 70 | 8.8 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 195 | 0 | 21.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1986 | Ohio State | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 210 | 1030 | 4.9 | 8 | 19 | 157 | 8.3 | 1 | 46 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 162 | 23.1 | 23.1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 |
1987 | Ohio State | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 470 | 4.0 | 2 | 26 | 354 | 13.6 | 1 | 56 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 299 | 21.4 | 0 | 3 | NA | 11 | 3.7 | 0 |
1988 | Ohio State | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 61 | 3.8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 |
Total | - | 38 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 412 | 1882 | 4.6 | 13 | 54 | 584 | 10.8 | 2 | 56 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 31 | 679 | 21.9 | 44.8 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 4.5 | 0 |