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NIU's Wolfe named Maxwell Award semifinalist
October 26, 2006
Special to the Daily Southtown
Northern Illinois tailback Garrett Wolfe is one of 15 players selected as a semifinalist for the 2006 Maxwell Award, presented to the Collegiate Player of the Year by the Maxwell Football Club.
Wolfe joins an elite group that includes Ohio State's Troy Smith, wide receiver Calvin Johnson of Georgia Tech, and Michigan's Michael Hart, a running back, and Wolverines quarterback Chad Henne.
Also named as semifinalists were quarterbacks Erik Ainge (Tennessee), John David Booty (USC), Chris Leak (Florida), Tyler Palko (Pittsburgh), Brady Quinn (Notre Dame) and Jared Zabransky (Boise State); and running backs Marshawn Lynch (California), Adrian Peterson (Oklahoma), Ray Rice (Rutgers) and Steve Slaton (West Virginia).
Wolfe, the nation's leading rusher, has gained 1,413 yards on 191 carries in 2006 to average 176.6 rushing yards per game and 7.4 yards per carry. He has scored 14 touchdowns, including one receiving. His total of 1,606 all-purpose yards (200.8 per game) ranks second in Division I-A, while his 86 points scored (on 14 TDs and one 2-point conversion) is fifth.
NIU's all-time leading scorer with 52 touchdowns, Wolfe is currently second on the Northern Illinois career rushing list with 4,649 yards. He needs 293 yards to pass career leader Michael Turner.
The announcement of the winner of the 70th Maxwell Award will be made during the Home Depot College Football Awards Show to be broadcast on ESPN on Dec. 7.
Wolfe has led Northern Illinois to a 5-3 record. The Huskies are to meet Iowa on Saturday (11 a.m., ESPNU).
NIU's Wolfe named Maxwell Award semifinalist
October 26, 2006
Special to the Daily Southtown
Northern Illinois tailback Garrett Wolfe is one of 15 players selected as a semifinalist for the 2006 Maxwell Award, presented to the Collegiate Player of the Year by the Maxwell Football Club.
Wolfe joins an elite group that includes Ohio State's Troy Smith, wide receiver Calvin Johnson of Georgia Tech, and Michigan's Michael Hart, a running back, and Wolverines quarterback Chad Henne.
Also named as semifinalists were quarterbacks Erik Ainge (Tennessee), John David Booty (USC), Chris Leak (Florida), Tyler Palko (Pittsburgh), Brady Quinn (Notre Dame) and Jared Zabransky (Boise State); and running backs Marshawn Lynch (California), Adrian Peterson (Oklahoma), Ray Rice (Rutgers) and Steve Slaton (West Virginia).
Wolfe, the nation's leading rusher, has gained 1,413 yards on 191 carries in 2006 to average 176.6 rushing yards per game and 7.4 yards per carry. He has scored 14 touchdowns, including one receiving. His total of 1,606 all-purpose yards (200.8 per game) ranks second in Division I-A, while his 86 points scored (on 14 TDs and one 2-point conversion) is fifth.
NIU's all-time leading scorer with 52 touchdowns, Wolfe is currently second on the Northern Illinois career rushing list with 4,649 yards. He needs 293 yards to pass career leader Michael Turner.
The announcement of the winner of the 70th Maxwell Award will be made during the Home Depot College Football Awards Show to be broadcast on ESPN on Dec. 7.
Wolfe has led Northern Illinois to a 5-3 record. The Huskies are to meet Iowa on Saturday (11 a.m., ESPNU).
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Hawkeyes' next foe not just crying Wolfe
Northern Illinois tailback Garrett Wolfe has put up some impressive stats.
varUsername = "[email protected]";document.write("By ANDREW LOGUE");By ANDREW LOGUE
REGISTER STAFF WRITER
October 26, 2006
Click on the Web site www.watchwolfe.com, and you'll get the lowdown on Northern Illinois' rising star.
The bio page lists Garrett Wolfe as a 5-foot-7, 177-pound senior tailback from Chicago, majoring in communications.
Scroll up the right side of the screen and you can watch Wolfe roll up 285 rushing and receiving yards against top-ranked Ohio State.
There's even a link that lets you decorate your computer desktop with "Wolfe Wallpaper."
What's missing? How about an instructional page giving Iowa's defense a little insight into what it'll take to contain the all-America candidate when Northern Illinois visits Kinnick Stadium on Saturday.
"From what I've seen and what I've heard, he's shifty," Hawkeye linebacker Mike Humpal said. "He's explosive. He plays well in space, and his motor keeps running."
Huskies officials launched watchwolfe.com as a way to enhance his chances of winning postseason awards.
Wolfe leads the nation with 1,413 rushing yards this season, but his hopes of making a run at the Heisman Trophy took a hit the past two weeks.
Western Michigan and Temple held him to a total of 70 yards on the ground.
"It's always great for a 'mid-major' to have a kid like that put a spotlight on our program," coach Joe Novak said Tuesday during his weekly news conference. "But the bottom line is about winning and losing.
"I've got 109 other guys besides Garrett Wolfe that are all working for the same thing."
When Wolfe was a freshman, Northern Illinois created a hot sauce in hopes of drawing attention to Michael "The Burner" Turner.
The concoction didn't spice up Turner's Heisman candidacy, but he did end up with the NFL's San Diego Chargers.
Wolfe takes the promotional ploys in stride.
"I think most players in my position find it to be something that they enjoy," Wolfe said. "I really don't think you can keep a low profile given the high standard college football is held at today, and the great media attention that other players from other schools receive."
Wolfe gained national attention Sept. 2 when he ran for 171 yards on 26 carries against Ohio State. He also caught five passes for 114 yards. The Huskies lost 35-12.
"At Ohio State he had a great football game," Novak said. "And in that locker room I didn't see anyone hurting more than Garrett Wolfe."
The mood was upbeat after last week's 43-21 win over Temple. Wolfe had 45 rushing yards, but the team finished with 377 through the air.
"We're getting a lot of folks defending us down there ... doing a good job of playing some of our run-blocking schemes," Novak said.
Wolfe dismissed the notion that shutting him down was the key to beating Northern Illinois.
"I think teams might have shared this notion originally," he said. "Now that we've proven we can be productive in the passing game, I think we put defenses in a tough position."
That hasn't stopped opponents from heaping praise on Wolfe.
Go to watchwolfe.com and click "Words on Wolfe" to read what Ohio State coach Jim Tressel had to say:
"He's everything everyone's been talking about. He's a guy that can keep them in every game, and when they talk about what's the definition of a Heisman Trophy winner, they talk about the person that makes the most profound impact on their team."
Hawkeyes' next foe not just crying Wolfe
Northern Illinois tailback Garrett Wolfe has put up some impressive stats.
varUsername = "[email protected]";document.write("By ANDREW LOGUE");By ANDREW LOGUE
REGISTER STAFF WRITER
October 26, 2006
Click on the Web site www.watchwolfe.com, and you'll get the lowdown on Northern Illinois' rising star.
The bio page lists Garrett Wolfe as a 5-foot-7, 177-pound senior tailback from Chicago, majoring in communications.
Scroll up the right side of the screen and you can watch Wolfe roll up 285 rushing and receiving yards against top-ranked Ohio State.
There's even a link that lets you decorate your computer desktop with "Wolfe Wallpaper."
What's missing? How about an instructional page giving Iowa's defense a little insight into what it'll take to contain the all-America candidate when Northern Illinois visits Kinnick Stadium on Saturday.
"From what I've seen and what I've heard, he's shifty," Hawkeye linebacker Mike Humpal said. "He's explosive. He plays well in space, and his motor keeps running."
Huskies officials launched watchwolfe.com as a way to enhance his chances of winning postseason awards.
Wolfe leads the nation with 1,413 rushing yards this season, but his hopes of making a run at the Heisman Trophy took a hit the past two weeks.
Western Michigan and Temple held him to a total of 70 yards on the ground.
"It's always great for a 'mid-major' to have a kid like that put a spotlight on our program," coach Joe Novak said Tuesday during his weekly news conference. "But the bottom line is about winning and losing.
"I've got 109 other guys besides Garrett Wolfe that are all working for the same thing."
When Wolfe was a freshman, Northern Illinois created a hot sauce in hopes of drawing attention to Michael "The Burner" Turner.
The concoction didn't spice up Turner's Heisman candidacy, but he did end up with the NFL's San Diego Chargers.
Wolfe takes the promotional ploys in stride.
"I think most players in my position find it to be something that they enjoy," Wolfe said. "I really don't think you can keep a low profile given the high standard college football is held at today, and the great media attention that other players from other schools receive."
Wolfe gained national attention Sept. 2 when he ran for 171 yards on 26 carries against Ohio State. He also caught five passes for 114 yards. The Huskies lost 35-12.
"At Ohio State he had a great football game," Novak said. "And in that locker room I didn't see anyone hurting more than Garrett Wolfe."
The mood was upbeat after last week's 43-21 win over Temple. Wolfe had 45 rushing yards, but the team finished with 377 through the air.
"We're getting a lot of folks defending us down there ... doing a good job of playing some of our run-blocking schemes," Novak said.
Wolfe dismissed the notion that shutting him down was the key to beating Northern Illinois.
"I think teams might have shared this notion originally," he said. "Now that we've proven we can be productive in the passing game, I think we put defenses in a tough position."
That hasn't stopped opponents from heaping praise on Wolfe.
Go to watchwolfe.com and click "Words on Wolfe" to read what Ohio State coach Jim Tressel had to say:
"He's everything everyone's been talking about. He's a guy that can keep them in every game, and when they talk about what's the definition of a Heisman Trophy winner, they talk about the person that makes the most profound impact on their team."
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Huskies need more than lone Wolfe
Ian Smith - The Daily Iowan
Passing the eyeball test is never something Garrett Wolfe is going to excel at. Instead, coaches and scouts need an X-ray machine to pinpoint the diminutive tailback's talents.
"He's very explosive," this weekend's counterpart Albert Young said. "He's so much quicker and faster than anyone else."
The Chicago native loses defenders in the blink of eye. Standing at only 5-7, 177-pounds, he goes by the mantra "you can't catch what you can't see." Wolfe leads the nation with 1,413 yards rushing, and he has scored 14 touchdowns.
It's not as if the talented Huskie is piling up all his yards against cupcakes. The senior rushed for 171 yards on 26 carries in Northern Illinois' season-opening loss to No. 1 Ohio State.
"It's a testament to the things we have been fortunate enough to accomplish - if I don't get 200 yards rushing, I had a bad game," Wolfe said. "The Miami of Ohio game, I think I had 165 yards rushing, and we won, but some people felt that it was a down game."
Although his statistics still mimic video-game numbers, Wolfe and the 5-3 Huskies have struggled in recent weeks. On Oct. 14, he managed only 25 yards in a 16-14 loss to Western Michigan, and last weekend, Temple held him to just 47 yards. The problem for the Fred-Russell-type back is the eight or nine defenders who stare at him within five yards of the line of scrimmage.
"The last couple weeks, teams are doing what Coach [Joe] Novak says he hasn't seen in 21 years," QB Phil Horvath said. "They are taking the inside tackles and moving them outside, then blitzing all the linebackers. As soon as I turn my back to the defense, there are 10 of 11 guys swarming to Garrett.
"Garrett's a great running back, but if you stick Walter Payton back there and there are nine or 10 guys flying at him - you can only make so many guys miss."
The constant attention paid to Wolfe leads to defenders leaking through the line and meeting him before he can get his cat-quick legs started. Novak said his team's been blocking eight guys well, but the Huskies still don't have enough players to account for everyone attacking Wolfe.
"At this point in the season, teams know everything about each other," the 11th-year coach said. "People are doing a good job of playing our run-blocking schemes."
The obvious way to counteract the defensive presence in the box is to use the strong arm of Horvath. Last week, the Huskies threw the ball 42 times for 377 yards and four touchdowns in a 43-21 win over Temple.
"I think I need to take it on my shoulders and throw it on first and second down," Horvath said. "We have to get defenses off of us, so we can get it back in Garrett's hands, so he can make some plays."
If Horvath and the rest of the offense step it up the rest of the season, expect the fleet Wolfe to come up in most Heisman Trophy conversations.
Huskies need more than lone Wolfe
Ian Smith - The Daily Iowan
Passing the eyeball test is never something Garrett Wolfe is going to excel at. Instead, coaches and scouts need an X-ray machine to pinpoint the diminutive tailback's talents.
"He's very explosive," this weekend's counterpart Albert Young said. "He's so much quicker and faster than anyone else."
The Chicago native loses defenders in the blink of eye. Standing at only 5-7, 177-pounds, he goes by the mantra "you can't catch what you can't see." Wolfe leads the nation with 1,413 yards rushing, and he has scored 14 touchdowns.
It's not as if the talented Huskie is piling up all his yards against cupcakes. The senior rushed for 171 yards on 26 carries in Northern Illinois' season-opening loss to No. 1 Ohio State.
"It's a testament to the things we have been fortunate enough to accomplish - if I don't get 200 yards rushing, I had a bad game," Wolfe said. "The Miami of Ohio game, I think I had 165 yards rushing, and we won, but some people felt that it was a down game."
Although his statistics still mimic video-game numbers, Wolfe and the 5-3 Huskies have struggled in recent weeks. On Oct. 14, he managed only 25 yards in a 16-14 loss to Western Michigan, and last weekend, Temple held him to just 47 yards. The problem for the Fred-Russell-type back is the eight or nine defenders who stare at him within five yards of the line of scrimmage.
"The last couple weeks, teams are doing what Coach [Joe] Novak says he hasn't seen in 21 years," QB Phil Horvath said. "They are taking the inside tackles and moving them outside, then blitzing all the linebackers. As soon as I turn my back to the defense, there are 10 of 11 guys swarming to Garrett.
"Garrett's a great running back, but if you stick Walter Payton back there and there are nine or 10 guys flying at him - you can only make so many guys miss."
The constant attention paid to Wolfe leads to defenders leaking through the line and meeting him before he can get his cat-quick legs started. Novak said his team's been blocking eight guys well, but the Huskies still don't have enough players to account for everyone attacking Wolfe.
"At this point in the season, teams know everything about each other," the 11th-year coach said. "People are doing a good job of playing our run-blocking schemes."
The obvious way to counteract the defensive presence in the box is to use the strong arm of Horvath. Last week, the Huskies threw the ball 42 times for 377 yards and four touchdowns in a 43-21 win over Temple.
"I think I need to take it on my shoulders and throw it on first and second down," Horvath said. "We have to get defenses off of us, so we can get it back in Garrett's hands, so he can make some plays."
If Horvath and the rest of the offense step it up the rest of the season, expect the fleet Wolfe to come up in most Heisman Trophy conversations.
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Will Wolfe stand tall in draft?
Monday, February 26, 2007
By STEVE DOERSCHUK
INDIANAPOLIS Heading into the 2006 NFL draft, the Browns really liked running back Maurice Jones-Drew.
But they worried about Jones-Drew being so short. And they loved linebacker D'Qwell Jackson, ultimately maneuvering to make him their second-round pick instead.
Jackson was a hit, but Jones-Drew hammered home runs for the Jaguars after they picked him in Round 2.
Now, it's Garrett Wolfe's turn to make scouts wonder if they're missing a steal of Jones-Drew's ilk. At the NFL Combine, the Mid-American Conference star from Northern Illinois measured 5-foot-71/4, 186 pounds.
Will Wolfe stand tall in draft?
Monday, February 26, 2007
By STEVE DOERSCHUK
INDIANAPOLIS Heading into the 2006 NFL draft, the Browns really liked running back Maurice Jones-Drew.
But they worried about Jones-Drew being so short. And they loved linebacker D'Qwell Jackson, ultimately maneuvering to make him their second-round pick instead.
Jackson was a hit, but Jones-Drew hammered home runs for the Jaguars after they picked him in Round 2.
Now, it's Garrett Wolfe's turn to make scouts wonder if they're missing a steal of Jones-Drew's ilk. At the NFL Combine, the Mid-American Conference star from Northern Illinois measured 5-foot-71/4, 186 pounds.
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I have misplaced my pants.
Great. I can see it now. The Browns will draft him, all the Browns fans will talk about how great he is, and how he needs some playing time. The guys in front of him will get hurt, he'll get playing time, and, after 4-5 games of being beaten up and down the field, the fans will complain that the Browns even drafted the guy in the first place.
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ScarletBlood31
Buckeye in Blacksburg
osugrad21;763397; said:
Maurice Jones-Drew also weighs 212, and is a rock. Wolfe coming in at around 180 or so is a huge difference, because he won't be able to take nearly the beating in the NFL as Jones-Drew can.
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zBuckeye10z
Heisman
His speed could cover up his lack of size. Yes he is very small in size but his speed can be used to get away from defenders and into the open. Though gaining some weight and maintaining that speed would be the best for Wolfe.
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SanAntonioBuck
RIP Our Friend and Hero
Nice numbers! He'll be a first day draft pick.G-FORCE;800852; said:
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Bucks21;800863; said:
I think he has a good chance of getting picked in the third or fourth round. The only time Wolfe was shut down this year is when defenses sold out to stop him...NFL defenses aren't going to do that. Get Wolfe around the ends and to the outside and he'll do some damage...he could be a nice scatback in the pros.
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