Joe refused to play him as a freshman despite the fact that rumors were he was ready and one of the best LB on
the team as a true freshman.
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.
Ingram led the
team in scoring
as a
true freshman, earning Patriot League Freshman of the Year
freshman, earning Patriot League
Freshman of the Year
Freshman of the Year honors.
He had 45 receptions for 593 yards — both second on the
team —
as a
true freshman playing for a depleted roster that beat Iowa, Toledo, and no one else in 2014.
Calvin Ridley arrived in Tuscaloosa in 2015
as the nation's No. 1 wide receiver recruit and made an immediate impact
as a
true freshman, leading the
team with 89 receptions and seven touchdown catches and breaking Amari Cooper's single - season
freshman receiving record with 1,045 yards.
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.
Stepping in
as a
true freshman quarterback for Nick Saban and the defending national champions is no easy task, but Hurts outlasted other highly - recruited quarterbacks to secure the starting spot on the No. 1
team in the nation.
True freshman running back Jonathan Taylor also claimed a second -
team selection, with four other Badgers named
as honorable mentions.