Sentences with phrase «game as a true freshman»

Donte had played a handful of games as a true freshman and had not shown much consistency.

He started 14 games as a true freshman after learning not only to play CB in Nick Saban's extensive, pattern - matching playbook, but also the more complicated nickel position.

He's a high - end twitchy athlete who has shown fairly good instincts and averaged more than a block and steal per game as a true freshman.

After arriving at Texas Tech as an unheralded recruit, Smith's emergence was quite the surprise, and averaging more than a block and a steal per game as a true freshman for a quality team was no small feat.

Not exact matches

He started seven games for the Boilers as a true freshman that year, and though his numbers weren't much good on a bad team, at least he earned the job.

Although he was largely bottled up in the Big Ten championship game (15 carries for 41 yards and no touchdowns), the 1,847 yards and 13 touchdowns he put up as a true freshman qualify him as one of the year's premier breakout players.

Rushing for 614 yards on only 88 carries last season as a true freshman, Evans will likely be relied on to carry the offense at times this season, while many of the new pieces in the Michigan offense adjust to the college game.

Pettis took over the punt return duties as a true freshman and worked his way into the receiver rotation, starting five games and finishing with 17 catches for 259 yards and one touchdown.

As a true freshman at San Diego State last season, Faulk, 18, became the first freshman ever to lead the nation in both rushing (158.8 yards per game) and scoring (15.6 points) average.