GreatAppSt
August 3rd, 2007, 10:23 AM
:) :) :) ASU #28:) :) :) If that other 28 is great what does that make Kevin?
Kevin Richardson
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Class Sr.
Hometown: Elizbethtown, N.C.
High School: East Bladen
Height: 5-9
Weight: 190
Position: RB
Birthdate: May 15, 1986
Having already broken nearly every scoring record in Appalachian annals, Walter Payton Award candidate Kevin Richardson now sets his sights on the school’s career rushing marks ... and a third-straight NCAA Division I football national championship ... needs just 954 yards to become ASU’s all-time leading rusher (4,409 yds. set by John Settle, 1983-86) ... already holds school’s career scoring and rushing touchdown records, thanks in large part to his NCAA Division I FCS-record 30 rushing touchdowns last season ... the scouting report on Richardson tells of a powerful runner that can get yards both between the tackles and off the edges, yet has breakaway speed once he reaches the secondary ... he’s also an excellent receiver out of the backfield (sometimes even lines up in the slot) and is an above average blocker when picking up the blitz ... the only knock on last year’s 12th-place finisher in voting for the Payton Award, given to the nation’s top FCS player, is his rather diminutive stature ... however, Richardson has a solid, muscular frame that can take a beating and his compact standing allows him to sometimes hide behind blockers before bursting through the line for a big gain.
2006: Walter Payton Award finalist garnered first-team all-America plaudits from College Sporting News and third-team recognition from the Associated Press and Sports Network ... voted the Southern Conference Offensive Player of the Year by the league’s coaches and media ... named NCAA Div. I Championship MVP by CSN after rushing for 611 yards and 11 touchdowns during the FCS playoffs, including 179 yds. and four TDs in title game triumph over UMass ... set NCAA D-I FCS record with 30 rushing touchdowns and 186 points on the season, breaking the previous records of 29 (set by Colgate’s Jamaal Branch in 16 games in 2003) and 176 (set by Villanova’s Brian Westbrook in 2001) ... set ASU single-season record with 1,676 rushing yards on the campaign (prev. record: 1,661 - John Settle 1986) ... led the SoCon in four categories — rushing yards (1,676), all-purpose yards (1,961), scoring (186 pts.) and touchdowns (31) ... rushed for 100-plus yards in 9-of-15 games, including nine of the final 11 outings of the season ... mark could have been higher if not for the fact that he was pulled from many games with the outcome already decided early in the second half ... rushed for multiple touchdowns eight times, including three twice (Chattanooga, The Citadel) and four three times (Furman, Montana State, UMass) ... was also ASU’s third-leading receiver with 30 catches for 285 yards and a touchdown ... went over the 100-yard receiving plateau for the first time with four receptions for 101 yards in double-overtime win at Georgia Southern ... garnered National Player of the Week accolades on three occasions: from The Sports Network following 173-yard, four-TD effort versus Furman and from College Sporting News after rushing for 131 yards and four touchdowns and 145 yards and two scores in playoff wins over Montana State and Youngstown State, respectively ... was named the SoCon’s Offensive Player of the Week twice (vs. Furman, vs. The Citadel).
2005: Named third-team all-America by Football Gazette ... first-team all-Southern Conference selection by the league’s coaches and media ... rushed for 1,433 yards, the highest total ever by an ASU sophomore and the third-best mark in Appalachian history regardless of class ... was also ASU’s leading receiver with 52 receptions for 558 yards ... 19 rushing touchdowns fell just one short of John Settle’s record set in 1986 ... 21 total touchdowns (19 rushing, two receiving) and 126 total points both set school records ... ranked 29th nationally in rushing, 18th in all-purpose yards (2,038) and 18th in scoring (126 points) ... became the second-straight Mountaineer to lead the SoCon in all-purpose yardage (DaVon Fowlkes — 2004) ... recorded the 13th-highest single-game rushing output in Appalachian history with 208 yards versus nationally ranked Georgia Southern ... turned in the fifth-best rushing effort in ASU playoff history with 171 yards in opening-round win over Lafayette ... earned two national player of the week awards ... named The Sports Networks’s Offensive Player of the Week after running for 178 yards and three touchdowns versus nationally ranked Coastal Carolina and garnered I-AA.org National Weekly All-Star accolades following performance against Georgia Southern ... broke the 100-yard rushing barrier six times in 15 games (178 vs. CCU, 208 vs. GSU, 109 vs. Chattanooga, 102 vs. Western Carolina, 171 vs. Lafayette, 105 vs. Furman) ... fell just one yard short of rushing for 100 yards in all seven home games (ran for 99 yards in national quarterfinal victory over Southern Illinois) ... averaged 139.9 rushing ypg at home and 57.6 ypg away from Kidd Brewer Stadium ... found the end zone in 11-of-15 contests ... topped 100 all-purpose yards 10 times ... averaged 5.4 yards per rush and 10.7 yards per catch.
2004: Emerged as one of Appalachian’s top rushers after entering fall camp as a relative unknown ... ranked second on the squad with 347 rushing yards, but led the Mountaineers’ with 4.9 yards per rush ... also caught 16 passes for 118 yards ... finished the season with 465 all-purpose yards (42.3 ypg), good for fourth on the squad and second to only wide receiver/kickoff returner Dexter Jackson among ASU freshmen ... saw action in all 11 games and made one start ... ran seven times for 48 yards in collegiate debut at Wyoming ... scored first-career touchdown, a nine-yarder, in romp over Eastern Kentucky ... amassed season highs with 13 carries for 56 yards in triumph over The Citadel ... racked up season-high 67 all-purpose yards (34 rushing, 33 receiving) at nationally ranked Northwestern State ... picked up 53 yards on just eight attempts at No. 2 Georgia Southern ... broke open a season-long 53-yard rush in rout over Elon.
High School: Rushed for 2,225 yards and 36 touchdowns during prep career at East Bladen High School ... garnered 2A all-state recognition as a senior, as well as first-team all-region and all-conference accolades each of his final two seasons ... named East Bladen’s MVP ... coached by Lennon Fisher ... in addition to three football monograms, lettered three times in track and field and twice in baseball.
Personal: Full name is Kevin Lamont Richardson ... born May 15, 1986 (21 years old) ... son of Carolyn and Robert Richardson ... majoring in graphic arts and imaging technology.
Kevin Richardson
http://www.goasu.com/autoimage/pBApl8v.jpg
Class Sr.
Hometown: Elizbethtown, N.C.
High School: East Bladen
Height: 5-9
Weight: 190
Position: RB
Birthdate: May 15, 1986
Having already broken nearly every scoring record in Appalachian annals, Walter Payton Award candidate Kevin Richardson now sets his sights on the school’s career rushing marks ... and a third-straight NCAA Division I football national championship ... needs just 954 yards to become ASU’s all-time leading rusher (4,409 yds. set by John Settle, 1983-86) ... already holds school’s career scoring and rushing touchdown records, thanks in large part to his NCAA Division I FCS-record 30 rushing touchdowns last season ... the scouting report on Richardson tells of a powerful runner that can get yards both between the tackles and off the edges, yet has breakaway speed once he reaches the secondary ... he’s also an excellent receiver out of the backfield (sometimes even lines up in the slot) and is an above average blocker when picking up the blitz ... the only knock on last year’s 12th-place finisher in voting for the Payton Award, given to the nation’s top FCS player, is his rather diminutive stature ... however, Richardson has a solid, muscular frame that can take a beating and his compact standing allows him to sometimes hide behind blockers before bursting through the line for a big gain.
2006: Walter Payton Award finalist garnered first-team all-America plaudits from College Sporting News and third-team recognition from the Associated Press and Sports Network ... voted the Southern Conference Offensive Player of the Year by the league’s coaches and media ... named NCAA Div. I Championship MVP by CSN after rushing for 611 yards and 11 touchdowns during the FCS playoffs, including 179 yds. and four TDs in title game triumph over UMass ... set NCAA D-I FCS record with 30 rushing touchdowns and 186 points on the season, breaking the previous records of 29 (set by Colgate’s Jamaal Branch in 16 games in 2003) and 176 (set by Villanova’s Brian Westbrook in 2001) ... set ASU single-season record with 1,676 rushing yards on the campaign (prev. record: 1,661 - John Settle 1986) ... led the SoCon in four categories — rushing yards (1,676), all-purpose yards (1,961), scoring (186 pts.) and touchdowns (31) ... rushed for 100-plus yards in 9-of-15 games, including nine of the final 11 outings of the season ... mark could have been higher if not for the fact that he was pulled from many games with the outcome already decided early in the second half ... rushed for multiple touchdowns eight times, including three twice (Chattanooga, The Citadel) and four three times (Furman, Montana State, UMass) ... was also ASU’s third-leading receiver with 30 catches for 285 yards and a touchdown ... went over the 100-yard receiving plateau for the first time with four receptions for 101 yards in double-overtime win at Georgia Southern ... garnered National Player of the Week accolades on three occasions: from The Sports Network following 173-yard, four-TD effort versus Furman and from College Sporting News after rushing for 131 yards and four touchdowns and 145 yards and two scores in playoff wins over Montana State and Youngstown State, respectively ... was named the SoCon’s Offensive Player of the Week twice (vs. Furman, vs. The Citadel).
2005: Named third-team all-America by Football Gazette ... first-team all-Southern Conference selection by the league’s coaches and media ... rushed for 1,433 yards, the highest total ever by an ASU sophomore and the third-best mark in Appalachian history regardless of class ... was also ASU’s leading receiver with 52 receptions for 558 yards ... 19 rushing touchdowns fell just one short of John Settle’s record set in 1986 ... 21 total touchdowns (19 rushing, two receiving) and 126 total points both set school records ... ranked 29th nationally in rushing, 18th in all-purpose yards (2,038) and 18th in scoring (126 points) ... became the second-straight Mountaineer to lead the SoCon in all-purpose yardage (DaVon Fowlkes — 2004) ... recorded the 13th-highest single-game rushing output in Appalachian history with 208 yards versus nationally ranked Georgia Southern ... turned in the fifth-best rushing effort in ASU playoff history with 171 yards in opening-round win over Lafayette ... earned two national player of the week awards ... named The Sports Networks’s Offensive Player of the Week after running for 178 yards and three touchdowns versus nationally ranked Coastal Carolina and garnered I-AA.org National Weekly All-Star accolades following performance against Georgia Southern ... broke the 100-yard rushing barrier six times in 15 games (178 vs. CCU, 208 vs. GSU, 109 vs. Chattanooga, 102 vs. Western Carolina, 171 vs. Lafayette, 105 vs. Furman) ... fell just one yard short of rushing for 100 yards in all seven home games (ran for 99 yards in national quarterfinal victory over Southern Illinois) ... averaged 139.9 rushing ypg at home and 57.6 ypg away from Kidd Brewer Stadium ... found the end zone in 11-of-15 contests ... topped 100 all-purpose yards 10 times ... averaged 5.4 yards per rush and 10.7 yards per catch.
2004: Emerged as one of Appalachian’s top rushers after entering fall camp as a relative unknown ... ranked second on the squad with 347 rushing yards, but led the Mountaineers’ with 4.9 yards per rush ... also caught 16 passes for 118 yards ... finished the season with 465 all-purpose yards (42.3 ypg), good for fourth on the squad and second to only wide receiver/kickoff returner Dexter Jackson among ASU freshmen ... saw action in all 11 games and made one start ... ran seven times for 48 yards in collegiate debut at Wyoming ... scored first-career touchdown, a nine-yarder, in romp over Eastern Kentucky ... amassed season highs with 13 carries for 56 yards in triumph over The Citadel ... racked up season-high 67 all-purpose yards (34 rushing, 33 receiving) at nationally ranked Northwestern State ... picked up 53 yards on just eight attempts at No. 2 Georgia Southern ... broke open a season-long 53-yard rush in rout over Elon.
High School: Rushed for 2,225 yards and 36 touchdowns during prep career at East Bladen High School ... garnered 2A all-state recognition as a senior, as well as first-team all-region and all-conference accolades each of his final two seasons ... named East Bladen’s MVP ... coached by Lennon Fisher ... in addition to three football monograms, lettered three times in track and field and twice in baseball.
Personal: Full name is Kevin Lamont Richardson ... born May 15, 1986 (21 years old) ... son of Carolyn and Robert Richardson ... majoring in graphic arts and imaging technology.