David J. Phillip/Associated Press
Jorvorskie Lane had the third-
most rushing touchdowns
(19) in the nation last season.
Posted on 07/25/2007 3:19:58 AM PDT by Pharmboy
David J. Phillip/Associated Press
Jorvorskie Lane had the third-
most rushing touchdowns
(19) in the nation last season.
SAN ANTONIO, July 24 — At his heaviest last season, Texas A&M tailback Jorvorskie Lane weighed 282 pounds. With the season opener five weeks away, Lane now weighs 268 pounds, which he said he considered to be “real light.” Still, he wants to lose three more pounds before practice starts in two weeks.
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Born more than a month premature, he weighed just four pounds at birth, said Linda Morris, Lane’s grandmother. Because his heart and lungs were not fully developed, he was hospitalized for the first 14 days of his life.
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Last season, Lane rushed for 725 yards on 166 carries, and had 19 touchdowns, tied for the third-most rushing touchdowns in the nation...
Nicknamed J-Train, he is known for his ability to level defenders while breaking tackles, and he has become a folk hero among Aggies fans. He is frequently compared to Jerome Bettis...
“I’ve never hit him and made him go backwards,” said the Texas A&M senior defensive lineman Red Bryant, who is 6-5, 324 pounds. “Hitting him is like hitting a brick wall. He’s got a lot of power.”
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But Lane remained athletic. At Lufkin High School in East Texas, Lane was a three-year starter at running back. He rushed for 3,671 yards and 70 touchdowns, and had 82 receptions for 1,060 yards.
Lane moonlighted at quarterback and was the punter, averaging 42.3 yards a kick.
“He’s the best big guy I’ve ever coached,” Lufkin Coach John Outlaw said in a telephone interview. “There’s nothing this guy can’t do. He could have started at every position for me in high school on either side of the football.”
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That’s a beauty, hydro—glad I posted this thread just to have seen this! LOL! And I’m a Wolverine (but we Yankees CAN laugh at ourselves).
Green Bay, WI: A seven-year-old boy was at the center of a courtroom drama today when he challenged a court ruling over who should have custody of him.
The boy has a history of being beaten by his parents and the judge initially awarded custody to his aunt, in keeping with child custody law and regulations requiring that family unity be maintained to the degree possible.
The boy surprised the court when he proclaimed that his aunt beat him more than his parents and he adamantly refused to live with her. When the judge then suggested that he live with his grandparents, the boy cried out that they also beat him.
After considering the remainder of the immediate family and learning that domestic violence was apparently a way of life among them, the judge took the unprecedented step of allowing the boy to propose who should have custody of him.
After two recesses to check legal references and conferring with child welfare officials, the judge granted temporary custody to the LSU Tigers, whom the boy firmly believes are not capable of beating anyone.
LOL!!!
Thanks for the awesome pic!!!
FYI..please check out the link in #25...enjoy
Careful that limb will break. Lane is a potential late rounder or FA, he will play pro but the guy really is a situational player and nothing more.
Grrrrr....stupid NY Slimes, any of you guys have a password I can use?
It’s a member site. :(
And, I do have a track record here. As a Giants fan, when they drafted Dayne I thought he was no pro. I felt that in the NFL, he could not beat the LBs as he could in the Big Ten. I told my buds at the time, and I was proven right. My reasoning was that Dayne never ran over people in college, he just juked them, and a 265 RB in the NFL would never be able to juke anyone.
This guy runs over, around and through.
I just got my HD cable connection today - I’ll be ready come Sept!!
I heard it was “seared into his memory!”
WOW, like the fridge with da Bears a long, long time ago . . .
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Prolly not—he started to get big from an early age. Some guys just make a LOT of testosterone and/or growth hormone on their own.
I dunno, can you get steroids smothered and covered at the Waffle House? ;)
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