Well at least for one more year, right?
Oregon's speedy running back announced today that he's going to be coming back to school for his junior year of school.
Regarding his decision, James said, "I came to the University of Oregon to get a quality education as well as to play football, and feel I have yet to complete that goal." Well isn't that nice? Good for him. I like how he's coming at it from the education angle. We also won't mention the fact that there isn't a whole lot of demand in the NFL for a back that's 5'8" and 180 lbs. That may have as much to do with his choice as the quality education he's getting.
The highlight of the article in the Oregonian, for me, was this sentence: "...while his 3,228 career yards on the ground looms 68 yards short of the Ducks' all-time rushing mark (3,296, Derek Loville, 1986-89)." James just finished his sophomore year and is about to break the school's all-time rushing record? Pretty impressive for the kid.
Whatever the reason was for James to stay in school, all I know is that the Ducks are already in a great position to get to the BCS title game next year.
[ OregonLive ]
