The latest in my series on 2007 Heisman candidates is up at CSTV.com. Ray Rice of Rutgers is featured:
“I’ve always loved the offensive side of the ball,” said Rice, who checks in at No. 13 on the Heismanpundit.com Pre-Season Heisman Watch. “I played a little corner in high school, but I’ve always been a running back at heart.”
It’s his heart that has pushed him to become the player he is today. At 5-foot-9, 195 pounds, the rising junior from Rutgers isn’t exactly the prototypical tailback. He’s not going to break ankles or leave defenders grasping for air. But he will pound defenses into submission with his relentless, attacking running style. A true workhorse, Rice led the nation in carries last year, averaging 26 per game. In this era of third-down sprites and short-yardage battering rams, he is a throwback.
Ray Rice doesn’t have far to go to make the Heisman ceremony
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