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Best college football running back from every state

By Nicholas Ian Allen

LOUISIANA, NO - JANUARY 1: Running back Herschel Walker #34 of the University of Georgia Bull Dogs carries the ball against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish during the Sugar Bowl game January 1, 1981 at the Louisiana Superbowl in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Bull Dogs won the game 17-10. Walker played at the University of Georgia from 1980-1983, and won the Heisman Trophy in 1982. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images)
LOUISIANA, NO - JANUARY 1: Running back Herschel Walker #34 of the University of Georgia Bull Dogs carries the ball against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish during the Sugar Bowl game January 1, 1981 at the Louisiana Superbowl in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Bull Dogs won the game 17-10. Walker played at the University of Georgia from 1980-1983, and won the Heisman Trophy in 1982. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images) /
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Travis Prentice, Miami (Ohio) Redhawks

One of the most underrated running backs in college football history, Louisville native Travis Prentice was bypassed by the Kentucky Wildcats and his hometown Cardinals, but set several NCAA Division I rushing records during his illustrious career at Miami University in Ohio.

In four seasons with the Redhawks, Prentice ran for 73 touchdowns and scored 78 total touchdowns – both records at the time – which totaled to 468 points, which was also a record. He now ranks third in FBS history in rushing TDs and fourth in touchdowns from scrimmage. Prentice is now fifth all-time in scoring.

Prentice also scored a touchdown in 35 games, and scored two or more times in 25 appearances. He also went 365 straight carries without fumbling in a single season, and didn’t fumble in over the course of 862 consecutive attempts – all of which landed him in the official NCAA record book.

Prentice gained 601 yards on the ground and scored 12 times as a freshman in 1996, then exploded for at least 1,500 yards and 17 TDs in each of the following three seasons. He scored 25 rushing touchdowns as a sophomore in 1997, and gained a career high 1,787 rushing yards as a junior in 1998. When the dust settled on his four year tear through the MAC, Prentice had amassed 5,596 career rushing yards, which stands as the most in conference history and ranks No. 7 all-time in FBS.

A workhouse in the backfield and a quality receiver out of it, Prentice led the nation in carries every year from 1997-99, and currently ranks sixth in FBS history with 1,138. He was named MAC Offensive Player of the Year in 1998, and was drafted in the third round by the Cleveland Browns in 2000.

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