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Woodyard emerges as reliable running back for Southern Miss

20.05.12

Southern Miss coach Larry Fedora commented before the season that having too many running backs wouldn't be a problem for the Golden Eagles.

Of course, Fedora didn't envision his top two backs, junior Desmond Johnson and sophomore Kendrick Hardy, spending a combined 10 games on the sidelines with injuries.

Despite the absence of Johnson and Hardy (who combined for 1,500 yards and 15 touchdowns in 2010), USM's running game has continued to flourish thanks to the emergence of Jamal Woodyard.

The redshirt freshman from Fairhope, Ala., needs nine yards in Saturday's crucial Conference USA contest at East Carolina to become the team's leading rusher. He has picked up 418 yards in just 61 attempts, is averaging 6.9 yards per carry, and has turned in consecutive 100-yard rushing games for the No. 24-ranked Golden Eagles.

"Jamal has really been huge for us," said Fedora. "He runs with power and carries his pads well. He can get you four or five yards when there's really nothing there and he's got enough speed to take it the distance. I don't know how fast he is, but he's running fast enough and nobody's catching him.

Source: Press-Register - al.com

The Huddle: Cantor Biden break bread

20.05.12

WEBB: ICON TO ICONOCLAST – Manu Raju reports on retiring Virginia Sen. Jim Webb’s anything-but-retiring approach to his final year in office. “Webb’s evolution from party icon to frustrated lame-duck senator may be a warning sign for Democrats trying to find a political escape hatch from the malaise that grips Washington and the dysfunction that dominates the Capitol,” Manu writes. “When he arrived in the Senate in January 2007, he was a hero to his party, a former Navy secretary and decorated Vietnam veteran whose son, Jimmy, was fighting in Iraq, and who eked out a stunning upset of Republican George Allen, giving his party a narrow Senate majority. The former novelist — who was executive producer of the 2000 film ‘Rules of Engagement’ — had clout on national security issues and outmaneuvered Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) by winning approval of the largest GI Bill expansion in a generation.

Source: Politico