RB Respect Month Vol. 3, Day 22: Garrett Wolfe Respect Month
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Welcome to day 22 of Running Back Respect Month! Yesterday, Trung Canidate showed us the value of a running back who does nothing but hit home runs. Here's where we're at today, and how the rest of the month looks:
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Today: Garrett Wolfe vs. Eastern Michigan (2004)
RB Respect Month Vol. 3, Day 22: Garrett Wolfe Respect Month
If you're a long-time subscriber, you already know that Northern Illinois RB Garrett Wolfe is one of my favorite college football players ever. I've featured him twice already in previous RB Respect Months, and also made a 19-minute video of his exceptional career at NIU:
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Wolfe's stats are comical. He ran for 5,164 yards and 57 total TD in three seasons. In 33 games, he put up 140+ rushing yards 21 times (63%). He broke the 200-yard mark in ten of those, and crossed 300 twice. I could legitimately dedicate two-thirds of RB Respect Month to single-game Wolfe performances if I really wanted to! For everyone's sanity, though, I'll just stick to another single game this time. So here's the day Wolfe ran 43 times for 325 yards and two touchdowns in NIU's 34-16 win at Eastern Michigan in 2004:
