 As a freshman, he was a backup at running back behind George Adams, appearing in 10 games, while registering 476 rushing yards, 5 touchdowns and a school record 6.3 yards per carry, including a single-game average per carry record (29.0, 4-116 against Rutgers University).The next year, he suffered a right knee injury in spring drills, but was able to return that fall to play in 11 games.He alternated with Marc Logan, tallying 611 rushing yards and 5 touchdowns.