Shame on you if you haven't. He'll be playing somewhere, I promise you, on Sundays in the NFL.
He's Chadron State's Danny Woodhead, a kid from North Platte, Nebraska who is now the most prolific running back in all of college football. That's correct, THE ALL-TIME, ALL-DIVISION NCAA rushing leader. He broke R.J. Bowers' career record last month and continues to drive defenses wild in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. The Eagles are undefeated, ranked 3rd in the nation, and seeking to go deeper in the playoffs this year. You may remember a wide receiver in the NFL named Don Beebe who also played at Chadron State. He starred for the Buffalo Bills and Green Bay Packers.
Woodhead ran for 2,756 yards last year on his way to winning the Harlon Hill Trophy as the outstanding Division II player (thier Heisman). He also owns 7 state high school career rushing records. Records that won't be touched in many, many years, if ever.
The Eagles defeated our local team, the Nebraska-Kearney Antelopes (Lopers) 28-16 tonight before a standing-room only crowd of over 8-thousand people here in Kearney. There was national television crews carrying the game live for CSTV (college sports television), Altitude network, and NETV (nebraska public television). The atmosphere was as energized as I've EVER witnessed for a game. I've been to some huge Cornhusker games in the past and tonight was right there for intensity, electricity, and rowdiness.