The last time I saw a player score 8 touchdowns in one game, I was 11 years old. Granted, it wasn't an actual game, but for it's time, NFL 2K on Sega Dreamcast was pretty realistic. That is of course barring the fact that you could stiff arm any and everything that came within two feet of the ball carrier. I would break off 80 and 90 yard runs, stiff arming every would-be-tackler who approached me, with Emmitt Smith like it was my job. If I took the time to play a full 60 minute game, it wouldn't be unbelievable for Smith to go for 500 yards and 8-9 TDs.
So, as I promised...back to Jacob Rickman.
Rickman is a sophomore running back at Pendleton High School in Oregon. He's undersized, lacks any real outstanding athleticism and has gained the offers from exactly zero scouts to date. However, what he accomplished just days ago will gain him a bevy of notoriety to say the least. Against Ontario High School, Rickman led the Pendleton Ducks to a 69-61 victory, behind, get this, 357 rushing yards and eight TDs (the last coming on a 57-yard TD reception).
To no surprise, Rickman's eight touchdown performance is a school record. Ironically enough, the previous record of six had been set just one week earlier, by...yup, you guessed it, Rickman himself. For all you mathematicians out there, that is 14 TDs in two games. Most running backs don't hit that mark in a season, nevermind two games.
So what do you think? Jacob Rickman...the next Wes Welker?
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