Sentences with phrase «by tailback»

Seizing on two rare Penn State mistakes — a fumble by tailback Ki - Jana Carter and an interception of Collins — the Illini's usually inconsistent offense ran out to a 21 - 0 lead in the first quarter.

UCLA major assets are Linebacker Mike Ballou, a good group of runners headed by Tailback Greg Jones and a delightful first - half schedule: once by this week's opener against Oregon State the Bruins meet four teams that won a total of five games in» 68.

Archer made his debut a successful one with a 17 - 3 defeat of A & M, whose 14 - game home - winning streak was trampled on by tailback Harvey Williams, a sophomore who provided nearly half the Tigers» offense.

Not exact matches

Michigan senior tailback De'Veon Smith, who had arguably his best game as a Wolverine last Saturday against Indiana, was compared by...

By then many of the region's prominent schools had homed in on other tailbacks, so Tomlinson went to TCU in Fort Worth, where in his sophomore season new coach Dennis Franchione moved him from starting halfback to starting fullback to backup halfback.

They'll spread opposing secondaries thin, and tailback Todd Gurley has the chops to prevent teams from delivering additional air support by clogging the secondary with defensive backs.

Directed by John Shaffer, a lightly regarded QB despite the fact that he had lost only one start since junior high, in the Orange Bowl, the offense relied heavily on a squad of five running backs, headlined by senior tailback D.J. Dozier.

Instead Walters was flip - flopped from tailback (freshman year) to flanker (sophomore) to tailback (junior) to wide receiver (spring practice) to tailback (senior), and he was overshadowed first by 1987 Heisman Trophy winner Tim Brown and then by 1990 Heisman runner - up Raghib (Rocket) Ismail.

The offense will be hurt by the loss of tailback Leeland McElroy but will recover much faster if new quarterback Branndon Stewart (page 82), the highly touted transfer from Tennessee, lives up to expectations.

Due largely to the big, alert Baylor line, which outweighed the Vols by 16 pounds per man, the Bears spent the afternoon smothering Tennessee's tricky, single - wing attack (a form of offense Baylor had never seen) before Tennessee could spring All - America Tailback John Majors for any costly gains.

Riding its dominant shotgun double - wing running attack led by dynamic tailback Miles Harrison, and a defense which has saved its best football for December, the Eagles pounded out a 28 - 7 win over Oakdale.

The Hurricanes won by putting the ball in the hands of junior tailback Tyrone Moss, who rushed for 139 yards and three touchdowns, including the game - winning 25 - yard score.

In fact, by the start of the fourth quarter Joe and Cecil had become enraptured with SMU's blazing - fast sophomore, Tailback John Roderick, whose running was exciting them more than the passing of Navy's Roger Staubach.

A comment by Texas Tech tailback Ricky Williams that appeared in The Lubbock Avalanche - Journal as the Red Raiders, winners of three consecutive games, prepared to face Oklahoma.

Look for him to lead the way on plenty of rushing attempts by returning tailback Jake Jackson.

Tuberville isright, by the way: Auburn isn't as bad as it looked against the Razorbacks.Arkansas tailbacks Darren McFadden and Felix Jones were simply too good.

Michigan senior tailback De'Veon Smith, who had arguably his best game as a Wolverine last Saturday against Indiana, was compared by his coach to one of his former star tailbacks at Stanford.

Meyer was so underwhelmed by the performance of his tailbacks in2005 — at the start of spring ball he would describe their collective efforts as «trash» — that he threatened to go to an offense that didn't useone.

He was not impressed by the No. 1 tailback, T.C. Wright, about whom he told Reese, «He can't outrun me, he doesn't have that many moves, he can't outcatch me.»

Narrated by Mark Harmon, an actor and the son of former Michigan tailback and Heisman Trophy winner Tom Harmon, each 45 - minute episode profiles player relationships, the decisions that coaches make and provides glimpses into the families and personalities within and around the program.

Shawn Holley was profiled at Bloomberg.com in a May 13, 2010 article by Edvard Pettersson, in particular for her deft representation of New Orleans Saints tailback Reggie Bush, and in general for her... Read More