Arkansas (2-4) rolled into Athens to face national championship contender and No. 4 ranked Georgia (6-0) as huge under dogs. But Arkansas had something Georgia didn't - freshman running back Darren McFadden. In a game everyone expected to be a cakewalk for the Bulldogs, McFadden put the team on his back to push Georgia all the way to the final drive of the game.
McFadden finished with 31 carries for 190 yards and two touchdowns. Fellow freshman running back Felix Jones added 105 total yards on 13 touches and Arkansas even had a third soon-to-be household name running back on that roster in sophomore Peyton Hillis. Georgia was lucky to catch that RB trio a year early, with the three-headed monster leading Arkansas to national rankings and 18 wins over the next two seasons. McFadden finished 2nd in Heisman voting in 2006 and 2007, and all three running backs were selected in the 2007 NFL Draft. (McFadden, 1st round - Jones, 1st round - Hillis, 7th round)
20 июн 2021
