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Pataskala
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3,000 yds for AJ

Posted: 10/26/2018 1:01:47 PM

According to his stat line on ESPN, AJ now has 3,061 rushing yds in his career at Ohio. http://www.espn.com/college-football/player/_/id/3126072 Haven't seen anything from the athletics office about this though, so I hope ESPN's correct. If he has, that would put him 4th all-time among Ohio rushers, behind Kalvin Macrae (4,398), Steve Hookfin (3,972) and Kareem Wilson (3,597). Pretty elite company. He's also tied with Chad Brinker and Rourke for 4th all-time in rushing TDs with 27. Congrats, AJ.

Last Edited: 10/26/2018 1:05:46 PM by Pataskala

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RE: 3,000 yds for AJ

Posted: 10/26/2018 1:23:22 PM

Pataskala wrote:

Thank you for this information. Sincerely hopeful for him to remain healthy and finish strong.

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RE: 3,000 yds for AJ

Posted: 11/8/2018 10:17:57 PM

With 168 yds last night, AJ now has 3,300 for his career. He needs 298 in the next three games (four if we somehow make the MACCG) to pass Kareem Wilson for third place all-time at Ohio. He also needs 223 for back-to-back 1,000 yd seasons.

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RE: 3,000 yds for AJ

Posted: 11/14/2018 10:24:49 PM

His 196 rushing yds tonight give him 973 for the season, just 27 shy of 1,000. He also has 3,496 and needs 102 to be the third-leading rusher all-time at Ohio.

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RE: 3,000 yds for AJ

Posted: 11/14/2018 10:40:17 PM

He has had a great career, he passed my cousin Tim Curtis.

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RE: 3,000 yds for AJ

Posted: 11/14/2018 10:55:21 PM

And as a "Walk On" - Epic career

Tough as nails

AJUTM's, AJ on the sweep options, AJ on the pass, AJ after puking on the sideline then goin' back in for more....Epic performance tonight

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RE: 3,000 yds for AJ

Posted: 11/14/2018 11:01:49 PM

Agree. Great performance tonight.

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RE: 3,000 yds for AJ

Posted: 11/15/2018 12:02:56 AM

Pataskala wrote:

His 196 rushing yds tonight give him 973 for the season, just 27 shy of 1,000. He also has 3,496 and needs 102 to be the third-leading rusher all-time at Ohio.

Crazy considering he's missed his fair share of games with injuries too.

Pretty remarkable career for the Covington kid.

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RE: 3,000 yds for AJ

Posted: 11/15/2018 6:43:17 AM

allen wrote:

He has had a great career, he passed my cousin Tim Curtis.

I was thinking about Tim last week. I was an equipment manager for the football team from 89-93. When I left they gave me Tim's away jersey. I still have it and where it to games. How is Tim doing?

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RE: 3,000 yds for AJ

Posted: 11/15/2018 7:45:10 AM

RSBobcat wrote:

And as a "Walk On" - Epic career

Tough as nails

AJUTM's, AJ on the sweep options, AJ on the pass, AJ after puking on the sideline then goin' back in for more....Epic performance tonight

I sometimes go to opponent fan boards before games and #45 garners amazing respect from opponents. He does the heavy lifting.

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RE: 3,000 yds for AJ

Posted: 11/15/2018 9:32:08 AM

Some really great points here about AJ. A walk-on who has been limited in games due to injuries puts up these kinds of numbers. Pretty. Pretty. Pretty good.

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RE: 3,000 yds for AJ

Posted: 11/15/2018 9:46:13 AM

He did have an amazing game. That TD where he caught the pass out near the sideline about eight yards out and then powered through the defender to score was just ridiculous.

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RE: 3,000 yds for AJ

Posted: 11/15/2018 9:51:35 AM

Agree on all counts. He is a class act that will be missed!

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RE: 3,000 yds for AJ

Posted: 11/15/2018 10:34:11 AM

AJ's story of success as a walk-on is the type of story that college sports should be all about. Kudos to him!

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RE: 3,000 yds for AJ

Posted: 11/15/2018 10:35:39 AM

Cats-22 wrote:

He did have an amazing game. That TD where he caught the pass out near the sideline about eight yards out and then powered through the defender to score was just ridiculous.

So was the last run he had for the touchdown. Just could not be tackled. And maybe the most impressive one was the long one he had on the first drive against Miami. AJ is now second in the league in rushing and tied for first in touchdowns. I hope he gets All-MAC first-team honors.

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RE: 3,000 yds for AJ

Posted: 11/15/2018 12:42:37 PM

I really think Kalvin McRae's yardage mark is probably an unreachable record for any Bobcat moving forward, isn't it? With the way offenses have gone and the popularity of sharing the carry load with multiple backs, specialization and mobile quarterbacks, it's going to be tough for a back to play four years, get the 900-1000 carries necessary and if they're that good not leave after three years for the NFL.

Ouellette was the type of guy and Solich was the type of coach to give him the shot to that mark, but it just takes such a toll on a running back getting that many carries.

tl;dr: Kalvin McRae's career was pretty amazing.

Last Edited: 11/15/2018 12:43:03 PM by .

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RE: 3,000 yds for AJ

Posted: 11/15/2018 12:50:07 PM

allen wrote:

He has had a great career, he passed my cousin Tim Curtis.

Yes, but Tim played behind weaker lines and in fewer games per season.

Last Edited: 11/15/2018 12:50:43 PM by Mike Johnson

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RE: 3,000 yds for AJ

Posted: 11/15/2018 1:05:41 PM

Brian Smith wrote:

My reaction to the list in OP was, man, Kalvin was a beast.

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RE: 3,000 yds for AJ

Posted: 11/15/2018 1:08:37 PM

Chad E Guess D.C. wrote:

allen wrote:

He has had a great career, he passed my cousin Tim Curtis.

I was thinking about Tim last week. I was an equipment manager for the football team from 89-93. When I left they gave me Tim's away jersey. I still have it and where it to games. How is Tim doing?

Last I heard he was working on an Alaskan cruise line, he used to come to see my father in nyc but we have not heard from him in a while.

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RE: 3,000 yds for AJ

Posted: 11/15/2018 1:13:38 PM

ORBobcat wrote:

Brian Smith wrote:

My reaction to the list in OP was, man, Kalvin was a beast.

Agreed. That said, I believe Hookfin would be the career rushing leader had he not shared the load with Wilson.

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RE: 3,000 yds for AJ

Posted: 11/15/2018 1:40:14 PM

This thread about AJ juxtaposed with the BA thread about Zion Williamson demonstrates to me everything that's wrong with college sports today. A walkon playing at a high level and getting his degree v. an AAU "pro" spending one year on a college campus on his way to a multi-million dollar contract as pro by definition.

All the respect and appreciation to AJ. ESPN talked with AJ after the Ball St. game and I remember how proud I was that he represents Ohio as he came off on national TV as very articulate and humble.

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RE: 3,000 yds for AJ

Posted: 11/15/2018 1:41:51 PM

Mike Johnson wrote:

ORBobcat wrote:

Brian Smith wrote:

My reaction to the list in OP was, man, Kalvin was a beast.

Agreed. That said, I believe Hookfin would be the career rushing leader had he not shared the load with Wilson.

Hi Mike, you're probably right about that.

I also wonder too, exactly how much of Rourke's rushing yards the last two years (according to Ohiobobcats.com Rourke's up to 730 rushing yards so far this year) would have gone to AJ if Rourke weren't a rushing QB? Obviously we'll never know but I have to think AJ's totals would be somewhat higher.
I like to ponder random thoughts like that.

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RE: 3,000 yds for AJ

Posted: 11/15/2018 6:54:22 PM

Mike Johnson wrote:

ORBobcat wrote:

Brian Smith wrote:

My reaction to the list in OP was, man, Kalvin was a beast.

Agreed. That said, I believe Hookfin would be the career rushing leader had he not shared the load with Wilson.

Of course, at the time he graduated, Steveland was the career rushing leader. (And Kareem was #2!)

Ohio has been blessed with some excellent RB's (and running QB's) in the last 25 years.

Tim Curtis was an underrated and underappreciated player on some bad Bobcat teams in the early 90's.

Steve Hookfin and Kareem Wilson were an incredible tag team in the mid-90's. (I remember the game at EMU when Hookfin, Wilson, and Riz Buckman each ran for over 150 yards!) They played four years together, and finished their careers at Ohio as the #1 and #2 all-time leading rushers.

Chad Brinker was a legend who sealed his mythic status in Athens when he returned after missing nearly an entire season to brain surgery, and ran for 1099 yards in his senior year. (For those younger BA members who don't know, Brinker had an arachnoid cyst, which is what Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer has also recently been diagnosed with.) Brinker's understudy, Jamel Patterson, was also a fine RB.

Kalvin McRae was a stud! He is the only three-time 1000-yard rusher in Ohio history, and the first player to lead Ohio in rushing in four different seasons. (Ouellette will become the second this season.) As has already been mentioned, it is unlikely that his records will fall anytime soon.

Donte Harden was an excellent back in the transition period during Frank Solich's early recruiting classes, and Chris Garrett was an undersized, but dangerous, all-purpose scatback in the mold of Papi White.

Beau Blankenship holds the single-season rushing record at Ohio, and was an outstanding back on the Cats' first bowl-winning team.

More recently, A.J. Ouellette has stepped into the spotlight. He has also worked with a pair of excellent running mates in Dorian Brown and Maleek Irons, and Nathan Rourke may be the best running QB (other than maybe Kareem Wilson) that the Bobcats have had, and Nathan is a far more dangerous passing threat than Kareem.

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RE: 3,000 yds for AJ

Posted: 11/15/2018 6:58:48 PM

Mark Lembright '85 wrote:

Mike Johnson wrote:

ORBobcat wrote:

Brian Smith wrote:

My reaction to the list in OP was, man, Kalvin was a beast.

Agreed. That said, I believe Hookfin would be the career rushing leader had he not shared the load with Wilson.

If you want to go that route look then at Hookfin who played with a quarterback that had the most carriers on the team. If you want to gauge this, go by career YPC. AJ has had a great career, but NO one shared carries throughout his career more than Hook did. Just look at total number of individual carry's as a % of team attempts.

Steven had less than 40% of all team rushes during his career. Hook for his career averaged 5.18ypc, which is 3rd all-time, however he also had about 500 more career carry's than the two guys ahead of him on that list.

Last Edited: 11/15/2018 8:20:02 PM by BillyTheCat

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RE: 3,000 yds for AJ

Posted: 11/15/2018 7:20:31 PM

One of my favorite Bobcats of all time.

Amazing career here at Ohio.

What a day at the Convo.....Wow!

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