Rice to skip senior season, run to NFL Draft
Just a few days after grounding Ball State’s run defense into dust, Rutgers running back Ray Rice is skipping his senior season and taking his game to the NFL. Rice declared himself eligible for the NFL Draft this coming April.
Rice finished his career as the Scarlet Knights’ all-time leading rusher with 4, 926 yards. He also holds the record for most touchdowns (49), rushing yards in a game (280) and rushing yards in a season (2,012). In the victory over Ball State in the International Bowl, Rice became the 13th player in college football history to rush for more than 2,000 yards in a single season.
During his three seasons at Rutgers, the Scarlet Knights amassed a 26-12 record. In the previous three seasons before Rice arrived in the Rutgers backfield, the Scarlet Knights failed to finish above the .500 mark for 12 straight years.
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