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James Peoples had a monster 2022 season, earning district Most Valuable Player and first-team Class 5A all-state honors after tallying 2,044 yards and 31 touchdowns on 208 carries, good for 9.8 yards per carry. He also added 294 yards and three touchdowns on 16 receptions, enough for 18.4 yards per catch. “He runs the ball really hard, and he doesn’t go down on first contact,” Veterans Memorial coach Robert Irvin told the San Antonio Express-News. “He’s just not a running back that can run downhill, but he can run it outside. He’s a great pass catcher. He’s got unbelievable hands. He has receiver’s hands, so he makes our offense very versatile because we can throw to him coming out of the backfield or we can line him up in the slot.” As a sophomore, Peoples finished with 1,056 yards and 13 scores on the ground. “I like that bouncy feeling you get when you are in the hole,” Peoples told the Express-News. “I don’t know, there’s an art to it. It feels like you are doing art. You are going through the trenches and seeing and reading blocks and making people miss.”

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The college football transfer portal window has officially closed, with spring practice around the corner. Nearly 4,000 FBS players entered

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College football transfer portal winners: LSU, Indiana & more

Earlier in the month, we graded Penn State's offensive portal retention plan once players started announcing their decisions to stay or leave. Just

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Grading Penn State's offensive portal additions

The transfer portal haul for Penn State football is all but complete. At this point, the team’s ability to land starting or contributing players from

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Bigger, Stronger, More Aggressive: What Penn State’s Portal Haul Says About Its New Identity

Penn State's offensive plan has been clear for much longer than the defensive style has been this offseason. New head coach Matt Campbell is an

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New Penn State head coach Matt Campbell has landed commitments from 34 transfers and counting since the portal opened on Jan. 2. Of that number, 17

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Penn State has added a second running back in the transfer portal.   Following the addition of former Iowa State Cyclone Carson Hansen on Sunday, the

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Penn State adds former Ohio State running back James Peoples

James Peoples is moving across the Big Ten to play for a first-year head coach. The now-former Ohio State running back will spend the 2026 season

Penn State lands transfer portal commitment from Ohio State RB James Peoples

Penn State still hasn't announced its running backs coach nearly a month after Matt Campbell's hiring, but that hasn't stopped the staff from trying

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Elite talent is available in the transfer portal and is closing in on decisions. More than 3,000 players have entered the transfer portal

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Penn State is hosting former Ohio State running back James Peoples for an official visit. The transferring tailback and former four-star recruit

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Transferring former four-star recruit, Big Ten running back arrives at Penn State for official visit

Over 2,900 FBS players have now officially entered the college football transfer portal. Visits for every Power Four program are lined up, and

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Transfer Portal Intel: Auburn, Oklahoma, Florida State & more hosting top targets

COLUMBUS — Ohio State had high hopes and high expectations for James Peoples entering this season, his second with the program.  But after he

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Ohio State running back James Peoples entering transfer portal

COLUMBUS — The hurdling of a defender, the pair of touchdowns, the sudden burst from Ohio State running back James Peoples in mid-November started to

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James Peoples takes major leap forward, vaults back into running back conversation

COLUMBUS — Maybe an 11-yard run in the fourth quarter of a three-score game was exactly just that. Or maybe it can serve as a bit of a harbinger of

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When Texas meets Ohio State on Saturday, several Buckeyes with Lone Star roots will be playing with more than pride on the line. For these players,

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Texas vs Ohio State: Buckeyes with Lone Star Roots Carry Motivation

There have been a handful of recruitments involving the Texas Longhorns and Ohio State Buckeyes on both sides of the field before Saturday's big game

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Look at the Texas-Ohio State recruiting battles on the Buckeyes roster

Over the weekend, On3's Pete Nakos assembled a list of the 10 most valuable non-quarterbacks in college football this year. The list had all of the

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Phil Steele released his preseason All-Big Ten teams ahead of the 2025 college football season. He went from first to fourth teams across the

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COLUMBUS — The expectations for the Ohio State running back room couldn't have been more clear last season.   The Buckeyes rostered two of the best

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What are reasonable expectations for Buckeyes tailback room?

Lettermen Row members: have a question? Submit it on the Lettermen Lounge message board this offseason. It might be answered in a full story on the

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Will Buckeyes tailbacks split carries evenly this season?

COLUMBUS — Nobody has more confidence in his position group -- and his ability to get the most out of that group -- than Ohio State tailbacks coach

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Three big questions for Buckeyes reloaded tailback room

COLUMBUS — Ohio State needs to replace both TreVeyon Henderson and Quinshon Judkins, who are off to the NFL after incredible careers in college

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COLUMBUS — Ohio State running backs coach Carlos Locklyn understands why many outside the walls of the Woody Hayes Athletic Center believe James

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"You need two and a spare:" Buckeyes have intriguing tailback room heading into spring

INDIANAPOLIS — The NFL Combine served as a four-day advertisement for Ohio State as a developmental program.  The Buckeyes sent 15 players to