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Colgate Running Back an All American

Tue, Dec 07, 2010

Colgate Running Back an All American

Colgate University junior running back Nate Eachus of Drums, Pa. was named to the 2010 American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) All-American team, announced today.

Eachus, who was the only Patriot League player named to this year’s AFCA team, becomes just the fourth running back in school history to achieve this honor. The coaches of the AFCA have selected an All-America team since 1945 and currently selects teams in all five of its divisions.

Eachus, the 2010 Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year, had one of the best seasons for a running back in school history. He carried 317 times for 1,871 yards and 21 touchdowns and caught 17 passes for 160 yards and a score. The 1,871 rushing yards stand third in a single-season in Patriot League history, just four yards behind former teammate Jordan Scott (2007). Eachus averaged 170.1 rushing yards per game, which led the FCS by a margin of more than 22 yards per contest ahead of any other player. It is the second-best mark in Patriot League annals, just behind Scott's 170.5 average in 2007.

Eachus’ 22 total touchdowns also led the nation as he topped the FCS with 12 points per game. The rushing-touchdown mark tied for the third-best single-season total in league history, while the 12 points per game are the second highest in league annals. Eachus matched a Patriot League record with four 200-yard rushing performances, including a single-game league and school-record 291-yard rushing day against Cornell on Oct. 16. He ran for 124 yards or more in 10 of Colgate's 11 games.

Eachus was named a finalist for the Walter Payton Award, given to the most outstanding player in the FCS.

Eachus will enter his senior season holding lofty positions in the career record book. He is already in fourth place in school history with 3,722 career rushing yards, while his 47 rushing touchdowns are also fourth, just 10 off Scott's career mark. Eachus has seven 200-yard and 20 100-yard rushing games in his career, in reach of Scott's Patriot League records of eight and 29, respectively.

He is Colgate's ninth player to be named to the prestigious AFCA All-America team.

Source: Colgate

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