James White (running back)
Encyclopedia
James White is an American football
running back
for the Wisconsin Badgers
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. James rushed for over 1,000 yards and over 20 touchdowns in his senior year and was chosen to the (Broward) All-County team. White came out of St. Thomas Aquinas as the 70th ranked running back in the nation, also a three star recruit by Scout.com recruiting, who chose Wisconsin over Clemson, Michigan State, South Florida among others. White also played Baseball and ran Cross Country, lettering in both.
in Pasadena, California.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
running back
Running back
A running back is a gridiron football position, who is typically lined up in the offensive backfield. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback for a rushing play, to catch passes from out of the backfield, and to block.There are usually one or two running...
for the Wisconsin Badgers
Wisconsin Badgers football
The Wisconsin Badgers are a college football program that represents the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision and the Big Ten Conference. They play their home games at Camp Randall Stadium, the fourth-oldest stadium in college football...
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High school career
Attended St. Thomas Aquinas High School (Ft. Lauderdale, FL). Was a part of the 2009 St. Thomas Aquinas mythical high school "National Championship" team. At Aquinas he primarily split time with Gio Bernard who currently is a running back for the University of North CarolinaUniversity of North Carolina
Chartered in 1789, the University of North Carolina was one of the first public universities in the United States and the only one to graduate students in the eighteenth century...
. James rushed for over 1,000 yards and over 20 touchdowns in his senior year and was chosen to the (Broward) All-County team. White came out of St. Thomas Aquinas as the 70th ranked running back in the nation, also a three star recruit by Scout.com recruiting, who chose Wisconsin over Clemson, Michigan State, South Florida among others. White also played Baseball and ran Cross Country, lettering in both.
College career
White was named the 2010 Big Ten Freshman of the year. White rushed for over 100 yards on five different occasions against Austin Peay, Minnesota, Indiana, Michigan, and Northwestern. White rushed for over 1000 yards and 14 touchdowns leading the Badgers to the 2011 Rose Bowl2011 Rose Bowl
The 2011 Rose Bowl was the 97th edition of the annual bowl game played on January 1, 2011, as part of the 2010 college football season. Played in Pasadena, California, the TCU Horned Frogs of the Mountain West Conference defeated the Wisconsin Badgers of the Big Ten Conference. The Pasadena...
in Pasadena, California.
College statistics
| Year | Team | Att | Yards | Avg | Long | TDs | Rec | Yards | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Wisconsin | 156 | 1,052 | 6.7 | 66 | 14 | 11 | 88 | 0 |
| 2011 | Wisconsin | 133 | 683 | 5.1 | 49 | 6 | 15 | 150 | 0 |
| College Totals | 289 | 1,735 | 6.0 | 66 | 20 | 26 | 238 | 0 | |