Biography
Starting running back for the Mountaineers … looking to have an All-American season after earning all-conference honors last year … one of the quickest and most exciting runners in the BIG EAST Conference and in the nation … an offensive playmaker who has outstanding talent and explosive ability … elusive runner who is excellent in heavy traffic areas … selected an “Iron Mountaineer” by his teammates because of his hard work and dedication during the offseason lifting and conditioning program … previous bowl trips: 2008 Fiesta, 2008 Car Care.
2008 (So.): Played all 13 games and started 12 … BIG EAST All-Conference second team … Phil Steele’s BIG EAST second team …. BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week: Syracuse … WVU Offensive Champion: Colorado, Marshall, Syracuse, Louisville … saw action on more than 675 plays, including a season-high 71 against Cincinnati … used in 50 or more plays 11 times … team-leading rusher, registering 1,289 yards on 206 carries, an average of 6.3 yards per carry, four touchdowns and a long run of 92 yards … tied for second on the team with 35 catches for 185 yards with a long reception of 17 yards … collected 100 or more yards rushing five times, 100 or more all-purpose yards seven times and single plays of 20 yards or more 20 times … career high 207 yards on 17 carries and a touchdown against Auburn … 188 yards on 18 carries, including the second-longest run in the school’s history (92) against Syracuse … career high six catches against Villanova, Syracuse and Cincinnati … ran for 154 yards on 13 carries at Louisville, an average of 11.8 yards per carry with a long of 79 yards … run of 79 yards set the school record for longest non-touchdown run … career high 48 receiving yards against Cincinnati … ran for 133 yards at Colorado on 26 attempts, an average of 5.1 yards per carry … also led the team with three catches for 11 yards … ran for a team-high 125 yards on 14 carries against Marshall, a touchdown and a long run of 36 yards … registered 150 all-purpose yards at East Carolina, finishing with 12 carries for 94 yards, averaging 7.8 yards per carry with a season-long run of 34 yards … two kickoff returns for 47 yards with a long return of 24 yards … finished with a team-high 61 yards on 13 carries, an average of 4.7 yards per carry and a touchdown against North Carolina in the Meineke Car Care Bowl … also had a catch for 14 yards … collected 84 all-purpose yards against Villanova, finishing with 47 yards on nine carries, an average of 5.2 yards per carry with a game-long run of 24 yards … also had season-high six catches for 37 yards with a long reception of 17 yards … ran for 90 yards with a long of 14 against USF.
2007 (Fr.): Honored with the Danny Van Etten Rookie of the Year Award by the coaching staff … played in 12 games … third-leading rusher on the team with 627 yards on 73 carries, an average of 8.6 yards per carry … scored six touchdowns and had a long run of 76 yards … ranked No. 10 in the BIG EAST Conference in rushing yards per game … led the Mountaineers with 27 plays of 20 yards or more … team champion: Connecticut … seven catches for 90 yards with a long reception of 34 yards … led the team in kickoff returns with 22 returns for 511 yards, an average of 23.2 yards per return, with a long return of 48 yards … No. 5 in BIG EAST in kickoff returns … filled in for an injured Steve Slaton in the Fiesta Bowl and ran the ball 13 times for 108 yards, an average of 8.3 yards per carry and two touchdowns … also had two catches for 47 yards with a season-long catch of 34 yards … touchdown runs of 65 yards and 17 yards in the bowl game … five carries for 136 yards, including a season-long 76-yard run at Maryland … tied longest non-touchdown run in the school’s history with the 76-yard run against the Terps … became the fastest WVU player to rush for 100 yards in a game on just two carries at Maryland … scored his first collegiate touchdown against Western Michigan … seven carries for 44 yards, scored a touchdown and had a long carry of 23 yards against the Broncos … season-high 11 carries for 118 yards, one touchdown and a long run of 36 yards against Connecticut … finished with five carries for 76 yards and scored two touchdowns at Marshall … six carries for 40 yards with a long run of 18 yards at Rutgers … four kickoff returns for 97 yards with a long of 41 yards against Louisville … four returns for 86 yards with a long of 28 yards at Cincinnati … two returns for 52 yards with a long of 26 yards at Maryland.
Prep: Highly touted tailback from North Fort Myers (Fla.) High ... set school and Lee County rushing records of 6,842 yards and 92 touchdowns ... three-year Florida
Class 5A all-state ... Fort Myers News-Press Area Player of the Year ... rushed for 2,148 yards, 31 scores as a senior ... led Coach James Iandoli’s team to the third
round of state playoffs ... U.S. Army All-America game.
Personal: Birthday is Feb. 16 … grandson of Lee Turner ... one of nine children … majoring in athletic coaching education.
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