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| Oregon Ducks – No. 21 | |
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| Position | Running back |
| Class |  Junior |
| Major | Psychology |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | October 22, 1989 Texarkana, Texas |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Liberty-Eylau High School |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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LaMichael Keondrae James (born October 22, 1989) is a college football running back for the Oregon Ducks football team.[1] The 2010 season was a breakout one for James, as he rushed for 1,682 yards during the regular season, the highest in the nation. He finished third in balloting for the Heisman Trophy and received the Doak Walker Award. In 2011 he became Oregon's career rushing leader.
College career
After the suspension of LeGarrette Blount, James became the starting running back for the Ducks in 2009. He helped the Ducks to upset victories over Utah and California with 152 and 118 rushing yards, respectively.[2] He again rushed for over 100 yards on October 10 against UCLA with 152 yards on 20 carries.[2]
Once again, James eclipsed the 100 yard mark with 154 yards rushing on 15 carries against Washington on October 24, and on October 31 with 183 yards to upset then #5 USC.[3][4] He led all BCS-conference running backs with 6.9 yards per carry.[5]
On December 7, 2009, James was named Pac-10 Offensive Freshman of the Year.[6]
On March 12, 2010, head coach Chip Kelly announced that James would be suspended for the season opening game of the 2010 season, following his guilty plea for physical harassment against his former girlfriend.[7]
Against Portland State James rushed for 227 yards on 14 carries and scored two touchdowns in a 69-0 shutout win, the Ducks' second shutout on the year. The next week against Arizona State James was held to only 94 rushing yards, but the total was enough to move James past the 2,000 yard mark for his career. Against Arizona James rushed for 126 yards, 2 touchdowns and surpassed LeGarrette Blount's single season scoring record. James had a season high against the Stanford Cardinal by garnering 3 touchdowns, and 257 yards on 31 rushes. Over the course of the season James had eclipsed the century mark 9 times, only failing to reach 100 yards twice. All in all James has had 18 100+ rushing yard games in his career, a record at the University of Oregon.
Despite missing the first game of the 2010 season, due to suspension, James managed to break the Pac-10 all-time sophomore single season rushing record, and led the country in both rushing yards (1,682) and touchdowns (22), ultimately earning a trip to the annual Heisman Ceremony in New York as a finalist. As a result of James' season success he received the 2010 Doak Walker award, given to best running back in the country, along with earning Consensus 1st team All-American, and Pac-10 All-Academic awards. The Ducks finished regular season play undefeated (12-0) and ranked #2 in both the BCS and the AP poll. They played the top-ranked Auburn Tigers in the 2011 BCS National Championship Game in Glendale, Arizona. In that game, James had two touchdown receptions, including one that set up the game-tying two-point conversion. Nevertheless, James' season ended with disappointment when Auburn kicked a game-winning field goal as time expired for a 22-19 win.
In the first game of the 2011 season against LSU, James became Oregon's career rushing leader, surpassing the mark previously set by Derek Loville.[8]
Personal life
James was raised by his maternal grandmother in Texarkana, Texas. His father was killed prior to his birth and his mother was in and out of his life. His grandmother died of cervical cancer when he was a junior in high school, after which LaMichael chose to live by himself in their home for the remainder of his time at Liberty-Eylau High School.[9]
Physical harassment
On February 17, 2010, James was arrested on charges of domestic violence.[10][11] On March 12, 2010, James pleaded guilty to physical harassment, receiving 24 months probation.[12] Following the guilty plea, it was announced that James would be suspended for the first game of the 2010 season.[7] Given the publicity and resulting gossip surrounding the matter, a sentencing memorandum was released detailing the official events of the evening.[13]
Awards and honors
- 2010 Doak Walker Award
- 2010 Heisman Trophy finalist (3rd)
- 2010 Premier Player of College Football Trophy finalist (3rd)
- 2010 AFCA All-American[14]
- 2010 First Team AP All-American
- 2010 FWAA All-American[15]
- 2010 WCFF All-American[16]
- 2010 First Team All-Pac-10[17]
- 2009 Pac-10 Offensive Freshman of the Year[6]
- 2009 Sporting News Third Team All-American[18]
- 2009 AP Third Team All-American[19]
- 2009 Rivals.com Second Team All-American[20]
- Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Week, twice (Oct. 31, 2009,[21] Oct. 4, 2010)
- Oregon's career rushing leader
References
- ^ "#21 LaMichael James Biography". GoDucks.com. Retrieved September 26, 2009.
- ^ a b "LaMichael James #21 RB". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 26, 2009.
- ^ "Tenth-ranked Ducks hand Trojans worst loss since '97". ESPN.com. October 31, 2009. Retrieved October 31, 2009.
- ^ "LaMichael James Player Card". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 16, 2009.
- ^ "Ducks Burn Sun Devils in Biggest Snooze-Fest of the Year". bleacherreport.com. Retrieved November 16, 2009.
- ^ a b "Gerhart, Price and Kelly lead All-Pac-10 team". ESPN.com. December 7, 2009. Retrieved December 7, 2009.
- ^ a b "James suspended for opener". ESPN.com. March 12, 2010. Retrieved March 12, 2010.
- ^ "Tigers Outlast Ducks in Dallas". GoDucks.com. 2011-09-03. Retrieved 2011-09-06.
- ^ Dodd 2010
- ^ Hunt, John (February 17, 2010). "Oregon football: LaMichael James arrested on domestic violence charges". OregonLive.com. Retrieved February 18, 2010.
- ^ Hunt, John (February 18, 2010). "Oregon football: LaMichael James released from jail". OregonLive.com. Retrieved February 18, 2010.
- ^ Bachman, Rachel (March 12, 2010). "Oregon Ducks' LaMichael James pleads guilty to physical harassment, gets 24 months' probation". OregonLive.com. Retrieved March 12, 2010.
- ^ "LaMichael James Sentencing Memorandum". March 12, 2010. Retrieved March 4, 2011.
- ^ "Oregon's James Headlines 2010 FBS Coaches' All-America Team". AFCA.com. November 29, 2010. Retrieved November 30, 2010.
- ^ "FWAA Names 2010 All-America Team". SportsWriters.net. December 11, 2010. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
- ^ "121st Walter Camp All-America Team Announced". WalterCamp.org. December 9, 2010. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
- ^ "Pac-10 Football Awards and All-Conference Team Announced". Pac-10.org. December 7, 2010. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
- ^ "2009 Sporting News College Football All-American Third Team". SportingNews.com. December 15, 2009. Retrieved December 15, 2009.
- ^ "Ingram, McClain lead 6 Alabama AP All-Americans". Associated Press. December 15, 2009. Retrieved December 15, 2009.
- ^ "Rivals.com 2009 All-America Teams". Rivals.com. December 15, 2009. Retrieved December 15, 2009.
- ^ "Masoli, Mohamed and Costa Named Pac-10 Football Players of the Week". Pac-10.org. November 23, 2009. Retrieved November 23, 2009. [dead link]
Dodd, Dennis. "Speedy James Has Slowly Repaired His Image." CSBSports.com (2010).
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