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10.08.01
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School: Gainesville
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USA Today Honorable Mention All-American... named the No. 10 running back in the
SEC Region by PrepStar... Florida's #4 tailback on Florida Times-Union Super 75...
No. 39 on Tampa Tribune Florida top 50... Tampa Tribune Blue Chip selection...
Max Emfinger Dixie Blue Chip...SuperPrep All-SEC Region Honorable Mention and
No. 27 player in Florida...
First-team All-State, All-Region and All-Area selection... named Gainesville Sun
Player of the Year... a three-year starter...
Set a school record rushing for 2,036 yards as a senior...average 8.0 yards per
carry and scored 26 touchdowns...
Also saw action at defensive back where he had 79 tackles and two interceptions...timed
at 4.5 in the 40 with a 39-inch vertical leap...
On the defensive side of the ball, added 54 solo tackles, 33 assists, three sacks
and five tackles for loss...also timed at 10.6 in the 100 meters...
Member of the varsity track team...part of state record 4x100-meter relay (40.8)
and state champion 4x400-meter relay...records include 6-6 in the high jump and
22-8 in the long jump...
Coached in football by Ed Janes.
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college football's most talented running backs, Portis could be ready to step
into a starring role at tailback this season...2000 season was sidetracked by
a midseason foot injury...made a remarkable recovery from the injury to return
to action...set the Miami freshman rushing record, gaining 838 yards on the ground
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A former high school track
star who set several Florida state high school records before coming to Miami…recruited
by most schools to play defensive back, yet Miami presented the opportunity to
play tailback.
2000 Sophomore Season . . .
Provided the Hurricanes with a tantalizing change of pace in a reserve role behind
starting tailback James Jackson…rushed for 485 yards and two touchdowns in a reserve
role at tailback in just eight games...broke three plays of 50 or more yards,
running plays of 82 and 61 yards and a pass play of 59 yards...opened the season
with 133 yards rushing on just nine carries, including an 82-yard touchdown run,
in the win over McNeese State...produced two big plays in the comeback at Washington,
a 61-yard rush and a 59-yard catch-and-run on a screen pass...
Finished the Washington
game with 91 rushing yards on just six carries and the lone reception for 59...rushed
six times for 29 yards, including a 17-yard scoring run, in addition to catching
two passes for 20 yards in the 47-10 win at West Virginia...broke three metatarsal
bones in his right foot in practice, causing him to miss the next three games
and casting doubt over his availability for the remainder of the season...returned
to practice three weeks later and rushed for 86 yards on 14 carries against Louisiana
Tech...had just seven yards on six carries in the win over Virginia Tech...
Rushed 12 times for 31 yards
against Pittsburgh...rushed 13 times for 50 yards and hauled in two catches for
24 yards in the 26-0 win at Syracuse...rushed 11 times for 58 yards in the blowout
win over Boston College...rushed 18 times for 97 yards, including a game-clinching
35-yard run, in Miami's 37-20 win over Florida in the Nokia Sugar Bowl... took
over for the injured James Jackson to rush for 94 yards of his total in the second
half against the Gators, including a 66-yard output in the game's final quarter.
1999 Freshman Season . . .
Became just the second true freshman to start at running back since the 1975 season...named
a Freshman All-American by The Sporting News...did not see significant playing
time until the season's fourth game at East Carolina...became an integral part
of the offense following Najeh Davenport's season-ending injury in the Kickoff
Classic and injuries to James Jackson...ran for 147 yards on 27 carries at East
Carolina, including a four-yard touchdown run late in the first quarter...rushed
for over 100 yards in five of six starts...led the team with five 100-yard games,
a record for a UM freshman...led team with 838 yards rushing on 143 attempts…
Broke the freshman rushing record previously held by James Jackson (595 yards
rushing in 1996)...averaged 5.9 yards per carry...eight rushing touchdowns was
second highest on the team...averaged 83.8 rushing yards per game...made his collegiate
debut in UM's home-opener against Florida A&M...
Rushed for two touchdowns in
the game...also broke the 100-yard plateau with 104 yards on 17 carries in his
second collegiate start against West Virginia...scored two touchdowns against
the Mountaineers...broke the 100-yard mark for a third time and second consecutive
game with 131 yards on 20 carries at Pittsburgh...rushed for 139 yards on 27 carries
at Virginia Tech...ran for 133 yards and one touchdown on 17 carries vs. Rutgers...
Averaged 7.8 yards per carry and rushed for 10 or more yards on five occasions
against Rutgers... nearly hit the 100-yard plateau with 98 yards rushing against
Syracuse with one touchdown...had 61 yards in the regular season finale against
Temple, including a 38-yard TD run in the first quarter and a 22-yard TD pass
in the second...rushed for 117 yards on 12 carries against Georgia Tech in the
Toyota Gator Bowl...established a UM bowl record with his 73-yard touchdown run…his
838 yards ranked as the fourth-best single season rushing total at Miami in the
1990s and eighth best single-season rushing total all-time at Miami.
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