Jorvorskie Lane

Infobox NCAA Athlete
name = Jorvorskie Lane


caption = Lane at the 2006 Texas Tech game at Kyle Field
college = Texas A&M
conference = Big 12
sport = Football
position = FB
class = Senior
major = Agricultural and Life Sciences
career_start = 2005
nickname = J-Train, Lane Train, Joporky Lane, Round Mound of Touchdown, [cite news|url=http://www.aggieathletics.com/pressRelease.php?SID=&PRID=13317|title=Game 4: Texas A&M (3-0) at Miami (2-1)|publisher=Texas A&M University Athletic Department|accessdate=2007-09-17|date=2007-09-17] Jorvorskie "The Pain" Lane, Fat Back, Minivan, The Lufkin Muffin, Fatty, Choo Choo, The Bus, The Hamburgular, "HOV" Lanecite news |url=http://youtube.com/watch?v=BZJzoUcRIPU&mode=related&search=
title=J Train segment on Gameday |publisher=ESPN |author= |date=2006-11-04 |accessdate=2007-05-29]
height_ft = 6
height_in = 0
weight_lb = 270
nationality = USA
birth_date = birth date and age|1987|2|4
birth_place = Lufkin, Texas
highschool = Lufkin High School
career_highlights =
awards =

Jorvorskie Javion Lane (born February 4, 1987 in Lufkin, Texas) is a senior fullback for the Texas A&M Aggies football team. He played tailback during his freshman through junior seasons. Lane, along with quarterback Stephen McGee and running back Mike Goodson, make the force of the A&M offense. He had 19 touchdowns during the 2006-2007 season.cite news|url=http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/stories/MYSA08082007aggieslane.en.1136aef6.html|title=Football: Slim Lane sets big goals|publisher=San Antonio Express-News|accessdate=2007-08-08|date=2007-08-07|author=Zwerneman, Brent] [cite news|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/cory_mccartney/08/16/rb.tandems/1.html|title=Dynamic duos|publisher="Sports Illustrated"|accessdate=2007-08-17|date=2007-08-16|author=McCartney, Cory]

Early life and high school

Jorvorskie Lane was born four weeks premature in Lufkin, Texas, where he was raised by his grandparents. At birth, he weighed four pounds and was hospitalized for the first fourteen days of his life as his organs were underdeveloped. In junior high, Lane weighed 125 pounds, and aspired to become the next Michael Jordan, prior to his weight gain. As a freshman in high school, he weighed 230 pounds. Despite his heavy weight, he was very athletic during high school. As a three-year starter at running back at Lufkin High School, he rushed for 3,671 yards and 70 touchdowns, and had 82 receptions for 1,060 yards. His high school coach has stated that Lane is the "best guy he's ever coached" and that he could have "started at every position on either side of the football". Lane also played basketball in high school, in which he averaged 16 points per game and earned an all-district pick.cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/25/sports/ncaafootball/25aggies.html?ex=1343016000&en=1c541783ba34335d&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
title=From 4 Pounds at Birth to 268, Aggie Still Gains|publisher="The New York Times"|accessdate=2007-08-12|date=2007-07-25|author=Evans, Thayer] cite news|url=http://blogs.chron.com/aggies/2006/10/qa_jorvorskie_lane.html|title=Q&A: Jorvorskie Lane|publisher="Houston Chronicle"|accessdate=2007-08-12|date=2006-10-26|author=Harris, Terrance]

Lane was a two-time all-state selection in high school, and was recruited by eight schools. He later signed a letter of intent with Texas A&M.

College career

Freshman year

During the 2005 season, Lane played in 10 of the 11 games. He rushed for more than 100 yards twice, including his season-best of 139 yards on 22 carries against Oklahoma State. Overall, Lane rushed for 595 yards and nine touchdowns on 119 carries. His 595 yards were the No. 8 effort by a freshman in A&M history, and his nine rushing touchdowns were the No. 4 freshman effort in school history.cite web|url=http://www.aggieathletics.com/bios.php?YOS=2006&SID=MFB&PID=7622|title=#11 Jorvorskie Lane|publisher=Texas A&M University Athletic Department|accessdate=2007-08-13]

ophomore year

During his sophomore year, Lane hit many records. In the Louisiana-Lafayette game, Lane scored a career high of four touchdowns. In the Missouri game, he ran 127 yards on 27 carries—the greatest number of yards he ran for the whole season. He produced a first down or touchdown on 26 out of 29 carries on third and fourth down carries. He scored at least one touchdown in the first 11 games of the season. Overall, he rushed for 725 yards on 166 carries and scored a school record of 19 rushing touchdowns. His 19 touchdowns tied the school record, which was set in 1927. For the 2006 season, he was the leading rusher in the Big 12 and the No. 6 rusher in the nation.

Junior year

Prior to the 2007 season, Lane slimmed down to 268 pounds, compared to the 282 pounds he weighed at the end of the 2006 season. The team finished the season with a 7–5 record. Over those 7 wins, Jorvorskie scored 15 total touchdowns, and compiled at least 100 rushing yards three times. Over the 5 losses, he averaged only 31 total yards and scored twice. [cite news|url=http://www.star-telegram.com/college_sports/story/821591.html|title=Despite position change, Lane still wants to be the playmaker for Texas A&M] He rushed for 780 yards on 168 carries, compiling 4.6 yards per touch and 16 touchdowns. [cite news|url=http://www.realfootball365.com/index.php/articles/texasam/12396|title=Is Aggies’ Lane a tailback or fullback?]

enior year

Once new head coach Mike Sherman took over, Lane was moved to fullback. Sherman told Lane of the position change prior to his press conference where he was officially announced as the new A&M coach. Sherman stated: "When I came in, my press conference obviously I met with the team. Jorvorskie was in class during that time. But he came up to me shortly before my press conference, introduced himself, and at that time I told him, you're going to be a fullback. And there was no hemming or hawing about it. He didn't seem totally pleased with it but didn't balk at it necessarily." He also noted that Lane's weight has always been a problem. Sherman had wanted Lane in the 260s once the season starts. [cite press release|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big12/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/08-media-day-quotes-tam.pdf|title=An Interview With: TEXAS A&M COACH MIKE SHERMAN] In Sherman's offensive system, the fullback catches passes. Lane will also needs to block for starting tailback Mike Goodson, especially since the offensive line is inexperienced. [cite news|url=http://www.statesman.com/sports/content/sports/stories/other/07/22/0722big12notes.html|title=Big 12 football notebook] [cite news|url=http://www.statesman.com/sports/content/sports/stories/other/08/05/0805lane.html|title=A&M's Lane adjusting to life at fullback]

In the first three games of the season, Lane only carried the ball seven times. In the fourth game against Army, A&M coaches used Lane to run out the clock in the final quarter. Lane posted six consecutive carries in the drive, compiling 34 yards. This helped the team escape with a 21–17 victory. After the game, Lane stated "It felt good. That's what I'm going to do when I'm called upon to carry the ball. I'm going to put my team on my back and win." [cite news|url=http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/colleges/texasam/stories/092908dnspocolnotebook.15b4174.html|title=Sherman brings Lane back into Texas A&M fold]

Career statistics

Rushing

*College stats provided by Yahoo! Sports and the NCAA, current as of the completion of the 2007 season. [cite web|url=http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaaf/players/132243|title=Jorvorskie Lane Profile|publisher=Yahoo! Sports|accessdate=2007-08-13] [cite web|url=http://web1.ncaa.org/d1mfb/playerDetail.jsp?yr=2006&org=697&player=11|title=Player: Jorvorskie Lane|publisher=NCAA|accessdate=2007-08-13]

Outside of football

Jorvorskie lives with his girlfriend and his daughter Javia, whom he fathered as a college freshman. He has garnered support from his coaches ever since. His daughter also motivates him to go to class, as he wishes for her to one day "have everything she wants". Jorvorskie is the paternal [cite news|url=http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/colleges/topstories/stories/111807dnspoagut.2cffa29.html|title=A&M's Franchione has chance for one last hurrah|publisher="Dallas Morning News"|accessdate=2007-11-19|date=2007-11-18|author=Brown, Chip] half brother of Jermichael Finley, who plays tight end for the Green Bay Packers. [cite news|url=http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=272489|title=Lane carries Aggies through the heat|publisher="Sporting News"|accessdate=2007-09-14|date=2007-09-13]

References

External links

* [http://www.aggieathletics.com/bios.php?YOS=2006&SID=MFB&PID=7622 Official biography]