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Sutton was named as Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week.
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Sutton gets last laugh against NIU David Lavender
Rivals.com College Football Staff Writer
When the dust settled and the smoke cleared on the Northern Illinois-Northwestern slugfest on Saturday, Tyrell Sutton's stat line read more like a fantasy football owner's dream than a true freshman's second collegiate performance.
Tyrell Sutton piled on 214 yards and four touchdowns during the Wildcats' wild finish in Evanston, Ill.
The Wildcats' emerging star wasn't even listed as the first-string back before the game, but that didn't stop Sutton from racking up 214 yards rushing and four touchdowns in a nail-biting home win.
Most people would have expected an explosive ground game in the matchup, although the predicted performer would have been Northern Illinois' Garrett Wolfe. Wolfe also had a huge game, piling on 245 rushing yards, but it was Northwestern's Sutton who landed the final blow.
After having found the end zone on runs of 17, 6 and 7 yards, Sutton and the Wildcats still found themselves tied with the Huskies, 31-31. So coach Randy Walker stuck to the game plan that had kept Northwestern in the game – he gave the ball to his rookie tailback.
Sutton carried the ball on three of the Wildcat's last six offensive plays, adding a tidy 46 more yards in the clutch, including the go-ahead touchdown scamper from 5 yards out with 1:02 remaining. He has been named the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week.
After the game, Sutton was able to appreciate the rare nature of the day's ground games.
"It's phenomenal to see running backs be able to do what we did today, putting up 400 or 500 yards," Sutton said. "Wolfe is a great running back (and) a great guy, so it's phenomenal to run against a back like that, especially in your own house, (and) especially when you come out on top."
Though Sutton's game was certainly impressive, it hardly came as a shock to Northwestern fans. Those who saw the freshman hang 104 yards and two scores on 17 carries on a formidable Ohio Bobcats team knew Sutton was something special.
Sutton and the Wildcats will face a taller task this Saturday when they travel to Tempe to take on the No. 18 Arizona State Sun Devils.
Rivals.com College Football Staff Writer
When the dust settled and the smoke cleared on the Northern Illinois-Northwestern slugfest on Saturday, Tyrell Sutton's stat line read more like a fantasy football owner's dream than a true freshman's second collegiate performance.
Tyrell Sutton piled on 214 yards and four touchdowns during the Wildcats' wild finish in Evanston, Ill.
The Wildcats' emerging star wasn't even listed as the first-string back before the game, but that didn't stop Sutton from racking up 214 yards rushing and four touchdowns in a nail-biting home win.
Most people would have expected an explosive ground game in the matchup, although the predicted performer would have been Northern Illinois' Garrett Wolfe. Wolfe also had a huge game, piling on 245 rushing yards, but it was Northwestern's Sutton who landed the final blow.
After having found the end zone on runs of 17, 6 and 7 yards, Sutton and the Wildcats still found themselves tied with the Huskies, 31-31. So coach Randy Walker stuck to the game plan that had kept Northwestern in the game – he gave the ball to his rookie tailback.
Sutton carried the ball on three of the Wildcat's last six offensive plays, adding a tidy 46 more yards in the clutch, including the go-ahead touchdown scamper from 5 yards out with 1:02 remaining. He has been named the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week.
After the game, Sutton was able to appreciate the rare nature of the day's ground games.
"It's phenomenal to see running backs be able to do what we did today, putting up 400 or 500 yards," Sutton said. "Wolfe is a great running back (and) a great guy, so it's phenomenal to run against a back like that, especially in your own house, (and) especially when you come out on top."
Though Sutton's game was certainly impressive, it hardly came as a shock to Northwestern fans. Those who saw the freshman hang 104 yards and two scores on 17 carries on a formidable Ohio Bobcats team knew Sutton was something special.
Sutton and the Wildcats will face a taller task this Saturday when they travel to Tempe to take on the No. 18 Arizona State Sun Devils.
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even tho NW got pounded last night.. Sutton still had 98 yards.. on 15 carries.. 6.5 avg
think those original starters picked bad times to get hurt.. looks like Sutton has officially started his four year hold on the TB slot..
think those original starters picked bad times to get hurt.. looks like Sutton has officially started his four year hold on the TB slot..
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This is old but the big picture was worth the belated post:
The Weekend's Top 10 Performances
1. Tyrell Sutton
RB, Northwestern Sutton, a true freshman, carried 30 times for 214 yards and four TDs in a 38-37 win over Northern Illinois.
The Weekend's Top 10 Performances
1. Tyrell Sutton
RB, Northwestern Sutton, a true freshman, carried 30 times for 214 yards and four TDs in a 38-37 win over Northern Illinois.
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Front page of CFBNews (congrats to Tyler)
[FONT=verdana, arial, sans serif] The real deal[/FONT][FONT=verdana, arial, sans serif]
[/FONT] Which player, team and coach didn't get a whole bunch of preseason publicity, but has looked like the real deal? Northwestern freshman RB Tyrell Sutton, Sam Keller, Texas Tech, Mark Richt, and others are part of this week's Tuesday Question.
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http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=8&c=1&nid=1864509Tyrell Sutton broke the Greg Boykin's 33 year old [1972] freshman scoring record with his first touchdown Saturday. He had 2 on the day - his TD total now stands at 8.
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BuckTwenty
Parties with Pete Johnson's Beard
Sounds like we have another Ryan Brewer to play against for the next 4 years :)
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LOOK OUT... Tyrell is making a statement... FOUR more TDs today... and over 200 yards again.. not bad for a freshman.. go Hoban
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As of today:
Leading the nation in scoring
2nd in nation in rushing...
and I bet, he's on his way to close to a 4.0 GPA in school - as usual
Leading the nation in scoring
2nd in nation in rushing...
and I bet, he's on his way to close to a 4.0 GPA in school - as usual
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OSUBasketballJunkie
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rivals.com (free)
10/11/05
10/11/05
October 11, 2005
Sutton running over defenses, racking up honors David Lavender
From Mr. Ohio to Mr. Northwestern in less than a year – true freshman Tyrell Sutton has made it look easy.
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Tyrell Sutton is beginning to make a name for himself as one of the top tailbacks in the nation.Sutton earned Mr. Ohio football honors last year as a senior at Archbishop Hoban High School in Akron, but the yards and scores don't come as easily on the college gridiron. Well, they shouldn't, anyway. But the 18-year-old piled on 244 rushing yards and four touchdowns in leading Northwestern past No. 14 Wisconsin, earning him Rivals.com Freshman of the Week honors.
The Rivals.com award is Sutton's second on the season. He tallied 214 yards and four touchdowns on the ground on Sept. 10 against Northern Illinois. If that performance gave him 15 seconds of fame, his offensive outpouring against the Badgers should point toward more permanent prominence for the young star.
Though the Wisconsin defense isn't listed amongst the Big Ten's best, this is the same Badgers team that held North Carolina to just 57 rushing yards a couple of weeks ago. But the Wisconsin defense could do little to stop Sutton on Saturday as he bested his NIU performance and scored the winning touchdown to mar the Badgers' previously perfect record.
Far from the traditional "3-yards-and-a-cloud-of-dust" style of play in the Big Ten, Sutton ate up an average of 8.4 yards on 29 carries. He scored on plays of 1, 9, 14 and 62 yards. The 62-yard touchdown run proved to be the game-winner.
Though he's more known for his speed than his strength, Sutton showed amazing balance and more than a touch of power as he pin-balled down the field against the Badgers time and again. College football fans may be wondering where this Wildcat came from, but some Northwestern players saw it coming.
"It's not surprising," senior receiver Mark Philmore said. "There's a reason he's Mr. Ohio. He might be little, but he packs a powerful punch."
"I don't like getting tackled by the first guy," Sutton said. "It gets the defense trying to gang-tackle and that opens other things up."
Sutton opened up an opportunity for Northwestern to upset Badgers, which Northwestern held on to take advantage of, 51-48. The win ended Wisconsin coach Barry Alvarez's chance of a fairytale ending to his head coaching career with the Badgers.
"Obviously, we didn't tackle very well," Alvarez said after the game. "He ran through a lot of tackles, but there were a lot of missed tackles. But he's a strong, strong runner."
Sutton is now the nation's leading scorer at 14.4 points per game, and is also the nation's second-leading rusher at 154.4 yards per game.
For more Northwestern coverage, visit WildcatReport.com.
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ShakerBuck
Hall of Fame
Its a shame we missed out on this one, he is a stud, runs hard for a little guy...can get the short yards too...
I don't buy the excuse that it is OK we passed on him, because all the other heavyweights passed on him too.
He is from our state! If anyone should know his capabilities it should be our staff.
Conley was one of the best recruiting coordinators in the biz. he must've saw something in Mo Wells that really awed him....
I haven't seen it yet, but hopefully he surprises buckeye nation when he gets a shot.
I don't buy the excuse that it is OK we passed on him, because all the other heavyweights passed on him too.
He is from our state! If anyone should know his capabilities it should be our staff.
Conley was one of the best recruiting coordinators in the biz. he must've saw something in Mo Wells that really awed him....
I haven't seen it yet, but hopefully he surprises buckeye nation when he gets a shot.
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