Last year, Tulsa became the only college football program in history to have a 1,000 yard back, a 5,000 yard passer and three 1,000 yard receivers. A while back I mentioned that one of those 1,000 yard receivers was fullback John Clay.He led his team with eights catches for 92 yards that day and closed the season with 69 receptions for 1024 yards (14.8 average) and seven touchdowns. Clay was also third on the team in rushing with 304 yards (5.3 average).
Not bad for a guy who by many accounts was only modestly recruited by the school he signed with, a class-filler type recruit.
The Tulsa story continues to get better. Heavily overlooked is the fact that one of their receivers set an NCAA reception average record.
[Brennan] Marion last season averaged an astounding 31.9 yards per catch on 39 receptions, breaking the 39-year-old Division I-A mark set by Houston's Elmo Wright, who averaged 27.9 yards on 43 receptions in 1968. That's an amazing accomplishment, especially considering Marion was in his first season at Tulsa.
Not bad. Read the story by Rivals writer Olin Buchanan for details on Marion's vagabond existence, attending six high schools and two junior colleges, at times without a place to live.
