How's your Backfield?
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Re: How's your Backfield?
WEber State has a lot of ifs, one of those is WSU could have the best backfield in the big sky if our all-american half back is back. our full back was preseason 1st team.
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Re: How's your Backfield?
#34 Bryan Hilliard 
Year: Jr.
Position: RB
Height: 5-11
Weight: 205
Experience: 2V
Hometown: Sacramento, Calif.
Previous School: Laguna Creek HS
2009 Season: Sat out the season as a redshirt after having offseason surgery on both shoulders…returned to light action in the final month of the season.
2008 Season: Earned second team all-Big Sky accolades…became the first Hornet to rush for over 1,000 yards since Charles Roberts in 2000…despite playing in just 10 games, he tallied 1,082 yards…averaged 4.6 yards per attempt…had four 100-yards games, including the final two of the season…rushed for a career high 271 yards and four touchdowns at Idaho State in the season finale…his yardage total in that game ranks third in school history while his four scores are tied for second…also rushed for 171 yards against Northern Colorado…finished the year with 12 rushing touchdowns which ranks seventh all-time at Sacramento State…had four games with at least two touchdowns…longest rush was 46 yards against Humboldt State…also caught five passes for 14 yards.
2007 Season: Named honorable mention all-Big Sky as a true freshman…began the year slowly, carrying the ball just one time for three yards during the first three games…from that point, had 153 carries for 823 yards in the final eight games…if you exclude the game at Montana State (2 carries, 2 yards), he averaged 117.7 yards per game during that span…had four games with at least 100 yards, including the final three of the season…biggest performance came in the season finale where he had 243 yards and three touchdowns against Idaho State…his yardage total ranks ninth in school single game history and made him just the seventh Hornet to record a 200-yard game…scored six of his seven touchdowns in the final three games…also crossed the century mark against Northern Colorado (168), UC Davis (105) and Northern Arizona (100)…team was 3-1 in games in which he rushed for at least 100 yards…ranked second on the team, and was the highest scoring non-kicker, with 42 points.
#8 Jake Croxdale
Year: Jr.
Position: RB
Height: 5-6
Weight: 190
Experience: 2V
Hometown: Napa, Calif.
Previous School: Napa HS
2009 Season: Played in the first two games of the season before being sidelined by a broken bone in his hand…returned to play in the final three games of the year…finished the season with 55 rushing attempts for 199 yards and three touchdowns…also caught nine passes for 88 yards and was 2-for-2 on pass attempts for eight yards and a touchdown…carried the ball 29 times for 107 yards and two touchdowns in the win at Northern Colorado…the 100-yard game was the second of his career…the following week at Montana State he rushed for 26 yards, caught four passes for 58 yards and threw a 5-yard touchdown pass…broke off a career long 28-yard rush against UC Davis…also had one tackle at Cal Poly on kick coverage.
2008 Season: Ranked third on the team with 347 rushing yards…rushed for 109 yards on 20 attempts against Southern Oregon…also tallied 91 yards at Eastern Washington…scored his lone touchdown of the year against Weber State…caught three passes for 30 yards, including a 21-yard reception against Portland State.
#21 Ronald Douglas
Year: Fr.
Position: RB
Height: 5-11
Weight: 190
Experience: HS
Hometown: Rialto, Calif.
Previous School: Chaffey HS
High School: A 2010 graduate of Chaffey HS in Ontario, Calif...was a one star recruit by Rivals...finished third in the state in rushing in 2009 with 2,671 yards...averaged 7.8 yards per carry and had 24 rushing touchdowns...was named second team all-state, all-Southern Section Central Division and was part of the Inland Valley Bulletin all-area team in 2009...rushed for at least 100 yards in 10 of the team’s 12 games...tallied 366 yards and three touchdowns against Garey...rushed for at least one touchdown in every game, including four against Ontario...had eight games with 200-plus yards...ended the season averaging 279.2 yards per game over the final six contests...as a junior, he compiled 1,387 rushing yards and 12 touchdowns...was the Mt. Baldy League Offensive MVP as a junior and the league’s Defensive MVP as a senior.
#24 Sam McCowan
Year: So.
Position: RB
Height: 5-7
Weight: 170
Experience: 1V
Hometown: Oxnard, Calif.
Previous School: Oxnard HS
2009 Season: Played in all 11 games as a true freshman…ranked second on the team with 83 rush attempts and 344 yards…was second on the team in all-purpose yards with 838 yards…best rushing game came in the win over Northern Arizona where he had 27 carries for 130 yards and a touchdown…also had a season best rush of 37 yards in that game…scored a pair of touchdowns against Eastern Washington and one at Cal Poly…served as the team’s primary kick returner with 18 returns for 414 yards…had a 75-yard return against EWU and a 62-yarder against NAU…added 11 receptions for 80 yards…also had two tackles.
#26 Curtis Shaw
Year: Jr.
Position: RB
Height: 5-11
Weight: 195
Experience: TR
Hometown: Stockton, Calif.
Previous School: Washington
Prior to Sacramento State: Spent three years at Washington, playing in 2007 and 2009 and redshirting in 2008…in 2009, he played in 10 of the Huskies’ 12 games (all but UCLA and Oregon State) as a reserve tailback and as a regular on special teams...carried the ball five times for 19 yards in the win over Idaho...had two carires for 10 yards in the victory against Washington State...had a 25-yard kickoff return vs. Idaho…was one of seven true freshmen to see action during the 2007 season...spent the first part of the season at tailback before moving to wide receiver in the latter stages of the year…in his first game at wide receiver, at Oregon State, he caught four passes for 46 yards…also spent some time as a kick returner.
#2 Evander Wilkins
Year: Jr.
Position: RB
Height: 5-7
Weight: 175
Experience: 2V
Hometown: Sacramento, Calif.
Previous School: Florin HS
2009 Season: For the second consecutive season, he had his season cut short due to a knee injury…received a hardship from the NCAA and was able to redshirt…carried the ball 33 times for 131 yards and a touchdown in his three games, all of which were starts…also caught eight passes for 48 yards…recorded 147 all-purpose yards against Eastern Washington…rushed 13 times for 57 yards and also scored on a 12-yard run…added three kick returns for 82 yards, including a 30-yarder.
2008 Season: Was a key component to the Hornet offensive attack for the first five games before injuring his knee…opened the season with 103 rushing yards on 10 carries against Humboldt State…added 53 yards the following week at Colorado State before rushing for a career high 161 yards and a touchdown against Southern Oregon…averaged 5.4 yards per carry during the year…ended the season with 424 rushing yards on 78 carries…was also effective as a receiver, catching six passes for 81 yards and a score…caught a 30-yard touchdown pass against Portland State…averaged 26.2 yards per kick return on four attempts.
2007 Season: Appeared in five games during his first season with the team…rushed for 34 yards and one touchdown…all but one of those yards came against Portland State…also caught one pass for 10 yards against Idaho State.
Year: Jr.
Position: RB
Height: 5-11
Weight: 205
Experience: 2V
Hometown: Sacramento, Calif.
Previous School: Laguna Creek HS
2009 Season: Sat out the season as a redshirt after having offseason surgery on both shoulders…returned to light action in the final month of the season.
2008 Season: Earned second team all-Big Sky accolades…became the first Hornet to rush for over 1,000 yards since Charles Roberts in 2000…despite playing in just 10 games, he tallied 1,082 yards…averaged 4.6 yards per attempt…had four 100-yards games, including the final two of the season…rushed for a career high 271 yards and four touchdowns at Idaho State in the season finale…his yardage total in that game ranks third in school history while his four scores are tied for second…also rushed for 171 yards against Northern Colorado…finished the year with 12 rushing touchdowns which ranks seventh all-time at Sacramento State…had four games with at least two touchdowns…longest rush was 46 yards against Humboldt State…also caught five passes for 14 yards.
2007 Season: Named honorable mention all-Big Sky as a true freshman…began the year slowly, carrying the ball just one time for three yards during the first three games…from that point, had 153 carries for 823 yards in the final eight games…if you exclude the game at Montana State (2 carries, 2 yards), he averaged 117.7 yards per game during that span…had four games with at least 100 yards, including the final three of the season…biggest performance came in the season finale where he had 243 yards and three touchdowns against Idaho State…his yardage total ranks ninth in school single game history and made him just the seventh Hornet to record a 200-yard game…scored six of his seven touchdowns in the final three games…also crossed the century mark against Northern Colorado (168), UC Davis (105) and Northern Arizona (100)…team was 3-1 in games in which he rushed for at least 100 yards…ranked second on the team, and was the highest scoring non-kicker, with 42 points.
#8 Jake Croxdale
Year: Jr.
Position: RB
Height: 5-6
Weight: 190
Experience: 2V
Hometown: Napa, Calif.
Previous School: Napa HS
2009 Season: Played in the first two games of the season before being sidelined by a broken bone in his hand…returned to play in the final three games of the year…finished the season with 55 rushing attempts for 199 yards and three touchdowns…also caught nine passes for 88 yards and was 2-for-2 on pass attempts for eight yards and a touchdown…carried the ball 29 times for 107 yards and two touchdowns in the win at Northern Colorado…the 100-yard game was the second of his career…the following week at Montana State he rushed for 26 yards, caught four passes for 58 yards and threw a 5-yard touchdown pass…broke off a career long 28-yard rush against UC Davis…also had one tackle at Cal Poly on kick coverage.
2008 Season: Ranked third on the team with 347 rushing yards…rushed for 109 yards on 20 attempts against Southern Oregon…also tallied 91 yards at Eastern Washington…scored his lone touchdown of the year against Weber State…caught three passes for 30 yards, including a 21-yard reception against Portland State.
#21 Ronald Douglas
Year: Fr.
Position: RB
Height: 5-11
Weight: 190
Experience: HS
Hometown: Rialto, Calif.
Previous School: Chaffey HS
High School: A 2010 graduate of Chaffey HS in Ontario, Calif...was a one star recruit by Rivals...finished third in the state in rushing in 2009 with 2,671 yards...averaged 7.8 yards per carry and had 24 rushing touchdowns...was named second team all-state, all-Southern Section Central Division and was part of the Inland Valley Bulletin all-area team in 2009...rushed for at least 100 yards in 10 of the team’s 12 games...tallied 366 yards and three touchdowns against Garey...rushed for at least one touchdown in every game, including four against Ontario...had eight games with 200-plus yards...ended the season averaging 279.2 yards per game over the final six contests...as a junior, he compiled 1,387 rushing yards and 12 touchdowns...was the Mt. Baldy League Offensive MVP as a junior and the league’s Defensive MVP as a senior.
#24 Sam McCowan
Year: So.
Position: RB
Height: 5-7
Weight: 170
Experience: 1V
Hometown: Oxnard, Calif.
Previous School: Oxnard HS
2009 Season: Played in all 11 games as a true freshman…ranked second on the team with 83 rush attempts and 344 yards…was second on the team in all-purpose yards with 838 yards…best rushing game came in the win over Northern Arizona where he had 27 carries for 130 yards and a touchdown…also had a season best rush of 37 yards in that game…scored a pair of touchdowns against Eastern Washington and one at Cal Poly…served as the team’s primary kick returner with 18 returns for 414 yards…had a 75-yard return against EWU and a 62-yarder against NAU…added 11 receptions for 80 yards…also had two tackles.
#26 Curtis Shaw
Year: Jr.
Position: RB
Height: 5-11
Weight: 195
Experience: TR
Hometown: Stockton, Calif.
Previous School: Washington
Prior to Sacramento State: Spent three years at Washington, playing in 2007 and 2009 and redshirting in 2008…in 2009, he played in 10 of the Huskies’ 12 games (all but UCLA and Oregon State) as a reserve tailback and as a regular on special teams...carried the ball five times for 19 yards in the win over Idaho...had two carires for 10 yards in the victory against Washington State...had a 25-yard kickoff return vs. Idaho…was one of seven true freshmen to see action during the 2007 season...spent the first part of the season at tailback before moving to wide receiver in the latter stages of the year…in his first game at wide receiver, at Oregon State, he caught four passes for 46 yards…also spent some time as a kick returner.
#2 Evander Wilkins
Year: Jr.
Position: RB
Height: 5-7
Weight: 175
Experience: 2V
Hometown: Sacramento, Calif.
Previous School: Florin HS
2009 Season: For the second consecutive season, he had his season cut short due to a knee injury…received a hardship from the NCAA and was able to redshirt…carried the ball 33 times for 131 yards and a touchdown in his three games, all of which were starts…also caught eight passes for 48 yards…recorded 147 all-purpose yards against Eastern Washington…rushed 13 times for 57 yards and also scored on a 12-yard run…added three kick returns for 82 yards, including a 30-yarder.
2008 Season: Was a key component to the Hornet offensive attack for the first five games before injuring his knee…opened the season with 103 rushing yards on 10 carries against Humboldt State…added 53 yards the following week at Colorado State before rushing for a career high 161 yards and a touchdown against Southern Oregon…averaged 5.4 yards per carry during the year…ended the season with 424 rushing yards on 78 carries…was also effective as a receiver, catching six passes for 81 yards and a score…caught a 30-yard touchdown pass against Portland State…averaged 26.2 yards per kick return on four attempts.
2007 Season: Appeared in five games during his first season with the team…rushed for 34 yards and one touchdown…all but one of those yards came against Portland State…also caught one pass for 10 yards against Idaho State.
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Re: How's your Backfield?
Our Junior FB (Jeff McVaney) has now left the football team. This is the guy that was a 2 sport athlete. He played summer ball and tore it up in the Cal League. He had improved immensely as a pitcher last season (14.09 ERA in 2009 to a 1.75) while also being our DH.
Seems he was advised to drop the football and concentrate on the baseball.
Coach was going to utilize the FB position more this year because of McVaney's talent but now I don't know. Our remaining FB's are a RS Freshman and a recruit.. two weeks before kick-off and one of them needs to step up big time. We had a guy that would have been a Sr but seems he left the team in the off-season
Seems he was advised to drop the football and concentrate on the baseball.
Coach was going to utilize the FB position more this year because of McVaney's talent but now I don't know. Our remaining FB's are a RS Freshman and a recruit.. two weeks before kick-off and one of them needs to step up big time. We had a guy that would have been a Sr but seems he left the team in the off-season
Re: How's your Backfield?
Depth chartDKHardee wrote:Well.... We have Jeremy Height who has lots of talent. Enough talent to run with anybody in the FCS but he is injury prone and has hands made of greased owl sh!t. If his knee is healthy and if he recovers from fumbleitis, I think he could lead the Big South in rushing.
#1 Marcus Whitener Soph. 5-10 200
2009 (RFr.): Played in eight g ames ... Averaged 4.3 yards per carry (22 attempts for 95 yards) ... Also caught four passes for 71 yards with one touchdown, all coming versus Gardner-Webb ... Also rushed six times for 19 yards versus the Runnin' Bulldogs ... The 39-yard TD versus GWU cut Coastal's deficit to three (17-14) in the third quarter and started a run of 16 unanswered points en route to the win
#2 Eric O'Neal 5-10 / 200 / RB Senior
2009 (Jr.): Played in eight games, starting four ... Missed the final three games due to injury ... Rushed 89 times for 377 yards, averaging 4.2 yards per carry ... Added 17 receptions (fourth-best on the team) for 101 yards ... Carried the ball 17 times for 64 yards, scoring both his season's touchdowns versus Monmouth ... Had a big game versus North Carolinas A&T, carrying the ball 23 times for 130 yards
#3 Anthony Frye 5-9 / 215 / RB Senior
Fullbacks
#1 Racheed Gause 5-11 / 260 / FB RS Senior
#2 Mike Limoli 6-0 / 240 / FB Redshirt Junior
#3 Jeff Allen 6-3 / 245 / FB Freshman
Re: How's your Backfield?
http://www2.timesdispatch.com/sports/20 ... ar-463186/
UR will operate with a time-sharing arrangement at running back. Four players are expected to regularly carry the ball after three seasons of one Spider clearly functioning as the lead back. Each of the four classes will be represented, with 5-10, 201-pound senior Tyler Kirchoff; 5-9, 180-pound junior Garrett Wilkins; 6-1, 225-pound sophomore Kendall Gaskins and 6-0, 186-pound redshirt freshman Jovan Smith.
UR will operate with a time-sharing arrangement at running back. Four players are expected to regularly carry the ball after three seasons of one Spider clearly functioning as the lead back. Each of the four classes will be represented, with 5-10, 201-pound senior Tyler Kirchoff; 5-9, 180-pound junior Garrett Wilkins; 6-1, 225-pound sophomore Kendall Gaskins and 6-0, 186-pound redshirt freshman Jovan Smith.
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CatMom
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Re: How's your Backfield?
Yet One More 
Not the backfield but our #1 starting DT and (one of the)team captain, Jr, Adley Eshraghipour, tore his ACL in practice Weds and will use a medical redshirt this year. Damn!
Not the backfield but our #1 starting DT and (one of the)team captain, Jr, Adley Eshraghipour, tore his ACL in practice Weds and will use a medical redshirt this year. Damn!
Re: How's your Backfield?
Man that sucks. Best for a complete recovery. Any word on surgery for this guy?CatMom wrote:Yet One More
Not the backfield but our #1 starting DT and (one of the)team captain, Jr, Adley Eshraghipour, tore his ACL in practice Weds and will use a medical redshirt this year. Damn!