Big Ten East: Ready to be the Best Division in College Football? by Thomas Scurlock Will Mike Weber be the first Ohio State RB to rush for over 1,000 yards in both his freshman and sophomore seasons? Last season, Mike Weber became only the third Ohio State freshman to rush for 1,000 yards in a season. He will have to beat the sophomore running back jinx in order to string together back to back 1,000 yard seasons. The other two Buckeyes who rushed for 1,000 yards as freshmen failed to accomplish that feat the following year. In fact, neither of them were even on the football team. In 1990, Robert Smith broke Archie Griffin’s Ohio State freshman rushing record totaling 1,126 yards and scoring 18 touchdowns. It seemed like Smith, the Bobby Dodd National Back of the Year in high school, was going to put up outstanding numbers as a…
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