'08 OH RB/LB Devoe Torrence (Akron signee)

[crazybuckfan40]

Originally Posted by cbus2005

Clinton Portis was around 195 in college or so. He's bigger now, but Devoe will be a much more powerful runner IMO than Portis ever will be.

Yeah, I was more comparing DeVoe to Portis now...Same size and same running style...Portis is a very powerful runner, that is why he gets banged up a lot...

[schultgb]

Originally Posted by crazybuckfan40

Yeah, I was more comparing DeVoe to Portis now...Same size and same running style...Portis is a very powerful runner, that is why he gets banged up a lot...

Same size? Portis is 5'11", DeVoe is 6'2".

[crazybuckfan40]

Originally Posted by schultgb

Same size? Portis is 5'11", DeVoe is 6'2".

So the height is a little different but not much...I would say 6'2'' might be stretchin' a lil for Devoe, but watch those highlights and then go watch highlights of Portis, and you will see the similarities...

[Buckskin86]

Devoe rushed for 75 yds on 5 carries in a Massillon victory

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[Buckskin86]

Washington High Star Torrence Accepts All-American Bowl Invitation
Posted : Thu, 25 Oct 2007 17:47:44 GMT
Author : Offense-Defense Sports
Category : PressRelease
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MYRTLE BEACH, S.C., Oct. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Offense-Defense Sports has announced today that stand-out athlete Devoe Torrence from Washington High School in Massillon has officially accepted his invitation to play and participate in the second-annual Offense-Defense All-American Bowl as a member of Team East. Torrence will be joining 88 of the finest high school football players from across the United States tabbed to make their mark on national television January 4th, 2008 at Orange Bowl Stadium in Miami, FL.

Washington High Star Torrence Accepts All-American Bowl Invitation - Press Release

[NFBuck]

Originally Posted by Buckskin86

Washington High Star Torrence Accepts All-American Bowl Invitation - Press Release

Congrats Devoe!

[Buckskin86]

Massillon rallies past rival McKinley in OT
Sunday, October 28, 2007
By Chris Beaven
repository sports writer

Massillon used an 83-yard TD drive to tie it. Torrence delivered much of the yardage on his way to 144 yards on 35 carries. He scored on a 3-yard run with 4:01 left in the half.

"DeVoe's a warrior," Willoughby said. "He has heart, and he runs the ball hard every play."

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[GoodLifeSean]

Does anyone know Devoe's season stats, I realize I should know this living in the area, but I've been so busy since September I have caught only the Stubenville/CCC Game since the opening massillon game.

[Buckskin86]

Torrence answers call for Massillon
By CHRIS EASTERLING

Chris.Easterling@IndeOnline.com
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When DeVoe Torrence transferred from Canton South to Massillon last spring, it was for moments like the one he experienced on Saturday afternoon at Fawcett Stadium playing in the 116th edition of the Massillon-McKinley game. Once he got his chance, he wasn?t about to not capitalize on that opportunity.


Torrence gained 134 hard-fought yards on 35 carries, yards which helped the Tigers pull out a 23-20 overtime victory over the Bulldogs.


?It was wild,? Torrence said. ?Just being my first time being a Massillon Tiger playing in the McKinley game, it meant a lot to me. We went out there, I stepped up, Steve Schott stepped up, I mean, we all stepped up. We just got it done.?


For all the big-name opponents Torrence faced for the first time this season, teams like St. Ignatius and Mentor, there is still nothing like the atmosphere surrounding a Massillon-McKinley game. But he wasn?t about to let that effect him.


?There were no jitters,? Torrence said. ?(Tiger coach Tom) Stacy got us coached up and had us ready to play.?


The Ohio State-bound senior came into the game needing just 72 yards to top the 1,000-yard plateau. He did that by halftime, when he had 81 yards on 17 carries as the two teams went into the locker room tied at 7-7.


He finished with 1,062 yards and 11 touchdowns, after scoring a pair against McKinley.

?DeVoe is just a heck of an athlete,? Tiger center Blake Seidler said. ?I give him all the credit in the world. He got over that 1,000-yard mark today, so what?s that tell you.?


Torrence did so despite the fact McKinley was attempting to key on him every time he touched the ball. He only had three plays over 10 yards or more, as he had to fight ? like the rest of his Tiger teammates ? for just about every yard.


?DeVoe?s a warrior,? Tiger quarterback Chris Willoughby said. ?He has heart and he runs the ball hard every play. He did a great job.?

The Independent

[WCLfan]

A few Massillon/DeVoe Highlights: His ability to break tackles is unreal.

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[cbus2005]

It's amazing how stats really dont tell the story of how good a player is.

I've always known he's a 5 star blue chip runningback, however i'm still amazed at just how agile he is for a big guy. His ability to cut on a dime and make people miss is uncanny for a runningback who will play in the 225 lb range in college...

[MARVYMARV14]

He's going to be special folks.

[bball27]

How does he not make the NE Inland District Team?

[akronbuck]

Originally Posted by bball27

How does he not make the NE Inland District Team?

His back up RB did kim herring and no mentions of that other rb/cb from massillon. He has a thread just having a name problem. Another funny thing he has OSU interest in him

[Mrknowitall]

this guy is a special running back. But you said the back up running back is getting looks at from osu?? wait so he is a five star blue chip player and can't make all district, what is wrong with the media voters!