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...Leon Washington will be countered Saturday by a similar setup used by sixth-ranked Virginia (5-0), which has a trio. Tailbacks Wali Lundy, Alvin Pearman and Michael Johnson have totaled 1,024 yards with Lundy getting about half the carries. Florida...
...start of the Alaska School Activities Association small-schools state championship game was a nightmare for Soldotna junior tailback Auston Tennis. The next 47 minutes were a dream come true. Tennis fumbled a sure touchdown just outside the goal line for...
...ground and two scores. McIntosh said after Peltier broke away for scores of 18 and 36 yards in the first half, the senior tailback was ready to go back into the game as a blocking back. McIntosh said that represented the type of teamwork he saw. "This...
...Standing side-by-side in the backfield behind center are the tailback and fullback. There are no wide receivers. The ball is snapped to the blocking back, fullback or tailback depending on the play, a dynamic designed to create confusion...
...victory Thursday night. Pearman, who replaced Wali Lundy at tailback in the third quarter, scored on a 2-yard run on the first...Tigers were forced to punt from their 22, Pearman took over at tailback and the Cavaliers scored on three straight possessions. After...
...a couple of Hurricanes trying to replace key players from last year's national championship team. McGahee, a sophomore tailback who replaced Clinton Portis, rushed for 204 yards against the overmatched Gators (1-1). ''I wouldn't describe this...
...group of kids," he said. "The work ethic is there. We're working very hard to develop that culture of hard work." Tailback Braden Price will not be with the team as he moved to Michigan. "He'll be a tough kid to replace, but we have other kids...
...desperate for a win. Cincy needs it more. BENGALS, 28-20. Chicago (minus 3 1/2) at Oakland Both teams could use Arkansas tailback Darren McFadden. Oakland needs him more. BEARS, 26-17. Dallas (minus 1 1/2) at New York Giants Aren't you supposed...
...Mullins died from injuries sustained on Oct. 28, 1989. Mullins was paralyzed when he broke his neck tackling Vanderbilt tailback Brad Gaines and died 18 months later on May 6, 1991, in a Memphis, Tenn., hospital. Washington defensive back Curtis...
...Bulldogs coach Scott Anderson isn't worried. "They probably have one of the best backfields in the state with Jeff Nagel at tailback and Travis Webb at fullback," Anderson said. "They've also got some big people on their line." Nagel, who was a senior...