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Marcus Lattimore 
South Carolina Gamecocks — No. 21 Running back Sophomore Major: Public Health Date of birth: October 29, 1991 Place of birth: Duncan, South Carolina Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Weight: 232 lb (105 kg; 16 st 8 lb) Career history High school: Byrnes High School,
Duncan, South CarolinaCollege(s):
- University of South Carolina (2010–present)
Career highlights and awards - 2010 All-America Second Team (Scout.com)
- 2009 High School All-American (USA Today)
- South Carolina's Mr. Football 2009
- 2008 ESPN RISE HS Junior of the Year
Stats at ESPN.com Marcus Lattimore (born October 29, 1991) is an American football running back. He currently attends the University of South Carolina in his sophomore year.
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Early years
One of the most decorated prospects in South Carolina high school history, Lattimore was ESPN RISE National High School Junior Football Player of the Year in 2008. In his senior year, he earned USA Today All-American honors and was named South Carolina's Mr. Football. He chose South Carolina over Auburn on National Signing Day.[1]
College career
2010
On September 11, 2010, in just his second career college football game, Lattimore broke 42 tackles on 37 carries, rushing for 182 yards and two touchdowns against the Georgia Bulldogs.[2] On October 9, 2010, against the then #1 ranked Alabama Crimson Tide, Lattimore had 23 carries for 93 yards, two rushing touchdowns, and caught one receiving touchdown from quarterback Stephen Garcia.[3][4] On October 16, 2010, Lattimore scored two touchdowns in a road loss to the Kentucky Wildcats before missing the rest of the game with an ankle injury.[5] On October 30, 2010, against the Tennessee Volunteers, Lattimore had 29 carries for 184 yards and one rushing touchdown. On November 13, 2010 against the Florida Gators in Gainesville, Lattimore had 40 carries for 212 yards and three rushing touchdowns, to defeat the Gators and clinch the SEC East for the Gamecocks.
On December 4, 2010 in the 2010 SEC Championship Game, Lattimore had 16 carries for 84 yards for the Gamecocks in the 56-17 loss to the Auburn Tigers.[6] In December 2010, Lattimore was named the NCAA Freshman of the Year, headlining the All-Freshman Team, by The Sporting News.[7] On December 31, 2010, in the 2010 Chick-fil-A Bowl, Lattimore had one carry that went for a one yard loss and caught three passes for 48 yards, before being injured in the first quarter on a pass reception in which he lost a fumble in a 26-17 loss to Florida State.[8]
2011
South Carolina began their 2011 season at the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte on September 3, 2011 against East Carolina.[9] He rushed for 112 yards on 23 carries and added three touchdowns as the Gamecocks battled back to win 56-37.[10] Lattimore also caught three passes for 33 yards.[11]
The Gamecocks traveled to Athens on September 10 to play SEC East rivals Georgia.[12] Lattimore carried the ball on 27 occasions for 176 yards and one touchdown.[13]
South Carolina then played a home game against the Naval Academy, and in a 24-21 game Lattimore set a new school record for 246 yards, more than Heisman Trophy winner and former Gamecock George Rogers ever ran for, and also scored three touchdowns in the game.[14] The following weekend, South Carolina played host to SEC East foe Vanderbilt. Lattimore had his first sub-100 yard rushing game of the season, running for just 77 yards on 20 carries but was able to add a 22 yard touchdown.[15] He also caught three passes for 73 yards, scoring on a 52-yard reception, leading his team to a 21-3 win and a 4-0 start.[16]He tore a knee ligament on October 15 against the Mississippi State Bulldogs and it was announced that Lattimore would miss the remainder of the 2011 season due to the injury.
Statistics
Rushing Receiving Season Team Att Yards Avg TD Rec Yards Avg TD 2010 South Carolina Gamecocks 249 1197 4.8 17 29 412 14.2 8 2011 South Carolina Gamecocks 163 818 5.0 10 19 182 9.6 1 References
- ^ "RB prospect Marcus Lattimore spurns Auburn for South Carolina". USA Today. February 3, 2010. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/recruiting/football/2010-02-02-marcus-lattimore_N.htm.
- ^ Gardner, Tim (September 14, 2010). "Steve Spurrier: South Carolina RB Marcus Lattimore 'reminds me of Emmitt Smith'". USA Today. http://content.usatoday.com/communities/campusrivalry/post/2010/09/steve-spurrier-south-carolina-rb-marcus-lattimore-reminds-me-of-emmitt-smith/1.
- ^ http://espn.go.com/blog/ncfnation/post/_/id/29369/final-s-carolina-35-alabama-21
- ^ http://content.usatoday.com/sportsdata/football/ncaaf/game/Alabama_SouthCarolina/2010/10/09
- ^ Associated Press, Kentucky rebounds from down 18 to stun No. 10 South Carolina
- ^ http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=303382579
- ^ Fagan, Ryan. "SN college football Freshman of the Year: South Carolina RB Marcus Lattimore". Sporting News. http://www.sportingnews.com/ncaa-football/feed/2010-12/sn-football-awards/story/sn-college-football-freshman-of-the-year-south-carolina-rb-marcus-lattimore.
- ^ http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=303650052
- ^ http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/09/02/2572199/usc-looking-to-spur-some-charlotte.html
- ^ http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=312462579
- ^ http://espn.go.com/college-football/player/_/id/501517/marcus-lattimore
- ^ http://www.latimes.com/sports/sns-tsn-afn-navy-scarolina-20110914,0,5746585.story
- ^ http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=312530061
- ^ http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=312602579
- ^ http://espn.go.com/college-football/player/_/id/501517/marcus-lattimore
- ^ http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=312672579
External links
ESPN RISE National High School Junior Football Player of the Year Touchdown Club of Columbus College Football Freshman of the Year Categories:- 1991 births
- Living people
- Players of American football from South Carolina
- American football running backs
- U.S. Army All-American football players
- South Carolina Gamecocks football players
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