Each week during the college football season we’ll use Wednesday as a chance to look back at three three-star prospects that shined during the previous week’s college football action. Today we will focus on a trio of ACC running backs who had big games in their teams victories on Saturday.
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As a recruit: The speedy Colburn was a standout on the camp circuit during the offseason of 2014 and grabbed the attention of several mid-major programs. But once Louisville pulled the trigger on an offer, Colburn jumped on the chance to commit to the Cardinals, making his commitment official in June. After shutting down his recruitment from that point forward, Colburn was blindsided when the Cardinals asked him to grayshirt just two weeks prior to Signing Day. He ended up backing off his commitment to Louisville and Georgia Southern and Wake Forest emerged as options, he officially visited both schools and signed with the Demon Deacons a few days after Signing Day in 2015.
What he did this week: Colburn has been a steady contributor since arriving at Wake Forest, rushing for nearly 1,000 yards combined during his freshman and sophomore seasons. But over the last three games he’s emerged as a major playmaker for the Demon Deacons and in Saturday’s win over Syracuse he had the best game of his career. Colburn rushed for 237 yards and two touchdowns, setting career-highs in both categories. Colburn got some sweet revenge on Louisville last month when he rushed for 134 yards in Wake’s victory.
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RELATED: Five-Star Checkup | Four-Star
As a recruit: The speedy Colburn was a standout on the camp circuit during the offseason of 2014 and grabbed the attention of several mid-major programs. But once Louisville pulled the trigger on an offer, Colburn jumped on the chance to commit to the Cardinals, making his commitment official in June. After shutting down his recruitment from that point forward, Colburn was blindsided when the Cardinals asked him to grayshirt just two weeks prior to Signing Day. He ended up backing off his commitment to Louisville and Georgia Southern and Wake Forest emerged as options, he officially visited both schools and signed with the Demon Deacons a few days after Signing Day in 2015.
What he did this week: Colburn has been a steady contributor since arriving at Wake Forest, rushing for nearly 1,000 yards combined during his freshman and sophomore seasons. But over the last three games he’s emerged as a major playmaker for the Demon Deacons and in Saturday’s win over Syracuse he had the best game of his career. Colburn rushed for 237 yards and two touchdowns, setting career-highs in both categories. Colburn got some sweet revenge on Louisville last month when he rushed for 134 yards in Wake’s victory.
You can read the rest of the article here.
