Marino's Take:
The Running Backs 
2006: Finished fifth in the Heisman Trophy balloting ... shared Bo Schembechler Most Valuable Player Award with linebacker David Harris ... All-Big Ten first team
(coaches and media) ... second in the Big Ten and ninth nationally in rushing
... finished seven yards behind Wisconsin's P.J. Hill for the league's rushing
title ... started all 13 games at tailback ... gained 100 yards rushing in nine of the 12 games ... was the only tailback in the country to rush for at least 90 yards in every regular season game ... scored at least one rushing touchdown in nine of the 13 contests ... carried the ball 318 times for 1,562 yards (4.9 avg.) and scored a career-best 14 rushing touchdowns.
2005: U-M Athletic Academic Achievement ... started eight games at
tailback ... led team in rushing with 150 carries for 662 yards (4.4 avg.) and
four rushing touchdowns ... added 16 receptions for 154 yards (9.6 avg.) and one
TD ... left ND (Sept. 10)game in the first quarter due to injury ... missed next
two games ... started at tailback on return to the lineup at Michigan State
(Oct. 1), rushing 36 times for 218 yards and scored on a one-yard touchdown run
... named ABC Player of the Game and Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week for
his performance against the Spartans ... did not see game action against
Northwestern (Oct. 29) and Indiana (Nov. 12) ... rushed nine times for 15 yards
and caught two passes for 11 yards against Ohio State (Nov. 19), prior to
leaving game in the second quarter after reagrivating injury.
2004: Big Ten Freshman of the Year (coaches and media) ... All-Big Ten
first team (coaches and media) ... led the team in rushing with 282 carries for
1,455 yards and nine touchdowns ... caught 26 passes for 237 yards and one
touchdown ... led the Big Ten in rushing in all games (121.2 avg.) and
conference only games (151.8 avg.) ... finished 10th nationally in rushing yards
per contest (121.2 avg.) ... led the Big Ten in attempts (228) and yards (1,214)
during conference play ... became the third true freshman in Big Ten history to
lead the league in rushing ... set a U-M freshman rushing record with 1,455
rushing yards and placed seventh on the school's season rushing yardage list ...
his rushing total was the second highest all-time in Big Ten history for a
freshman ... third in the conference and 26th nationally in all-purpose yards
per game (141.0 avg.) ... played in all 12 games and started final eight games
at tailback ... became first Wolverine in history to record three straight
200-yard rushing games ... first true freshman in U-M history to pass the
1,000-yard mark for the season.
HIGH SCHOOL: Holds the national high school records for
touchdowns in a career (204), most consecutive 100-yard rushing games (47),
career 100-yard rushing games (47) and career points (1,246) ... rushed for
11,232 yards on 935 carries in his career ... rushed for 3,489 yards and 58
touchdowns on 239 carries and 67 total touchdowns as a senior ... scored a
state-record 61 touchdowns as a junior ... listed as the No. 1 player in New
York and the No. 12 running back in the country by SuperPrep ... named
first-team all-state as a senior, junior and sophomore.
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