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 Clinton
Portis
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Junior
Running Back
Height: 5-11
Weight: 195
High School:
Gainesville, FL
Born 9/1/81...business major...full name is Clinton Earl Portis...chose Miami
over Maryland and Oklahoma State...son of Rhonnel Y. Hearn and Clint Portis.
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One of the
college football's most talented running backs, Portis could be ready to step
into a starring role at tailback this...
Miami Awards
Portis, constantly eluding defenders with his cutback running, ran for
131 yards on 24 carries, with touchdown runs of 1 and 4 yards...
The
Sporting News
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Rushing for almost 500 yards
and 8 TDs, it is clear that Portis can handle the chores at RB for Miami...
DEX
League
The bright spot on an otherwise dim ground game is the emergence of sophomore
tailback Clinton Portis. Listed as third string on the...
St.
Petersburg Times
"Ken Dorsey, Clinton Portis, Andre Johnson, Santana Moss, Reggie Wayne --
they all just kept making good plays,'' UM coach Butch Davis said...
Miami
Herald
A native of Gainesville, Clinton Portis and fellow backup Daryl Jones played key
second-half roles as the Hurricanes won the Sugar Bowl with a 37-20 victory over
Florida...
CBS
Sports
Miami came right back to produce a long, seven-play, 73-yard touchdown drive to
push the margin to 11 at halftime. Miami’s score came on a 17-yard run by Clinton
Portis...
MSN
Sports
Clinton Portis, who gained 59 yards on 11 carries, scored the offense's only touchdown
on a 2-yard run. "It was great for the confidence of our offense to score that
first drive...
St.
Petersburg Times
Portis replaced James Jackson,
who was held out to allow an ankle sprain to heal. Portis responded with 133 yards
on 22 carries in the first half, including a 4-yard scoring run in the 2nd quarter....
Miami
Canes
Four plays later, Clinton Portis took a handoff on fourth-and-two at the Ram 30
and went into the end zone for the winning touchdown with 2:21 to play...
The News-Herald
No team in college football has four backs like Miami’s James Jackson, Najeh Davenport,
Clinton Portis and Jarrett Payton...
Pro
Football Weekly
Freshman Clinton Portis stunned the Big East by ramming the ball down opponent's
throats. For the season, Portis only played in 9 games, getting a meager 12 carries
in 2 of those games combined. Yet, when Miami turned to him, he produced 5 100-yard
rushing games out of those remaining 7. Not bad for a true freshmen. He set a
Miami freshmen record with 955 yards for the season and an amazing 6.2 yards per
carry. In his first start (at East Carolina University), Portis ran 27 times for
147 yards, setting another Miami record for true freshmen...
Pigskin Post
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