Oct. 12, 2008

There are times words are barely needed to convey a direct message.

Colgate running back Jordan Scott understands how to capitalize on such situations.

The DeMatha graduate knows a well-placed glare at coach Dick Biddle usually communicates his desire to carry the load for the Raiders. And Biddle, a big believer in a stout running game, is usually more than happy to reciprocate.

"It's a look that we both understand," Scott said. "He gives it when he needs me to pick it up for the team. I just think I can always make plays if I have the ball in my hands. I just give a little look. He might say, 'Maybe he's getting tired.' Fine. But I just think I don't really feel the carries during the game."

Clearly not. The durable senior owns some gaudy career numbers, but perhaps none is as impressive as his 1,180 carries - a record in the former Division I-AA and just 91 off the NCAA's all-division mark.

For the complete article from Patrick Stevens of the Washington Times click here

Jordan Scott said that, when he was a child, he and his mother made a deal. "She said football was fine and I've been playing since I was 7," he said, "but she said if you don't have the grades you can't play football. I always got the grades."

Now he is carrying a 2.9 grade-point average and is on course for a degree in English, specializing in creative writing. Then he hopes to pursue a master's degree in fine arts.

On the field, he is a workhorse, averaging 37 carries a game last year and 34 this season.

"He's humble, but he gets everybody going with his attitude," said Nick Hennessey, an offensive lineman for Colgate. "He won't let you stop working. He's blue collar. Most teams try to stop him by putting nine guys in the box, and they haven't stopped him yet."

Pro scouts are showing more interest in Scott than colleges did when he played for DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Md. The only colleges that made overtures, he said, were Cincinnati and William and Mary, and both lost interest.

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