West Virginia University Athletics

Physical running back with great vision ... big, fast runner who has worked to become a more durable ball carrier ... plenty of big-play potential ... 96 yards rushing with two scores in Gold-Blue spring game ... missed one week of spring drills with a concussion ... backed up Quincy Wilson at tailback in 2003, rushing for 524 yards and four scores ... a deep man on kick returns and plays on the kickoff and hands teams ... took first carry six yards for a score against East Carolina ... finished that contest with 78 yards rushing on just eight carries, including a 43-yard gain through traffic ... 22 yards on five carries against Cincinnati ... 34 yards on four carries at Maryland, including a 13-yard TD ... turned a pass from Marshall into an 84-yard gain at Miami, being pushed out at the UM one ... that was the longest non-scoring pass in WVU history by 16 yards ... also totaled 122 yards on kick returns and rushed for 28 more vs. the Hurricanes ... 29 yards rushing in Rutgers win ... 77 yards in win over Virginia Tech, including a long gain of 18 and a 7-yard TD that was WVU’s first score ... 61 yards in UCF win ... 115 all-purpose yards in the Pitt win ... 46-yard TD run in the Temple victory where he dodged six defenders ... 56 yards on six carries in Gator Bowl, including a 30-yard gain ... Hammer Award: Pitt ... rushed for 2,087 yards and 20 touchdowns in two seasons at Garden City (Kan.) Community College ... all-Jayhawk Conference runner for Coach Bob Larson at GCCC ... all-county selection at Tampa Bay Tech for Coach John Colbert ... won four state long jump titles with a best jump of 24'7" ... played Class A baseball for three seasons in the Texas Rangers’ organization before starting junior college ... born March 27, 1979 ... son of Delores Harris and Peggy and Keith Akins ... majoring in athletic coaching education