Penny Takes Prize

On Saturday, Baker Mayfield of Oklahoma took home the number two prize in college football – the Heisman Trophy. His numbers were certainly impressive this year. He threw for 4,340 yards with a total of 41 of his passes ending with his receiver in the end zone. Just as impressive is the fact that only 5 of his tosses ended up in the hands of the opposing team. He also added 310 yards and 5 touchdowns on the ground. He was seemingly a lock for the top prize in college football too. At the same time though, a man on the West coast was quietly composing a resume impressive not only for the size of its numbers but also the diversity of categories that they fall into. Mayfield’s often less than honorable antics didn’t help his cause either. So, with that being said, I would like to name San Diego State running back Rashaad Penny as the 2017-2018 jasathletics College Football MVP.

Overall, Penny ran for an impressive 2,027 yards and 19 touchdowns. He also added 142 receiving yards including 2 touchdowns. What took him over the top though, was his added diversity of 1 punt return touchdown and 2 kick return touchdowns. Penny is truly a man that knows how to find the end zone. He also came up big against power 5 opponents. Against Arizona State he ran for 216 yards and 1 touchdown and caught 4 passes for 38 yards and 1 touchdown. Against Stanford he ran for 175 yards and 1 touchdown. Not only were his stats impressive, his team won both games. Penny came up big down the stretch too, finishing the year with 4 straight games with more than 200 yards on the ground. In each of those games he found himself in the end zone multiple times, and each of those games ended with San Diego State having a larger integer on scoreboard than their opponent as well. Congratulations Rashaad! We at jasathletics look forward to seeing you on Sundays next year.