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Notre Dame football all-time single game rushing leaders

Who was the best of this bunch?

Notre Dame might not be known as “Running Back U” but that doesn’t mean the Fighting Irish haven’t had their fair share of elite runners over the years.  And those elite runners have had some pretty elite performances, but which Notre Dame running backs had the biggest days of all-time?

We’ve previously looked at the single game passing records for Notre Dame quarterbacks and found that throwing for a ton of yards often doesn’t mean good things for the team.  How does that compare to running the ball extremely well on a given Saturday?

Here are Notre Dame’s top 10 all-time single game rushing leaders.

Former Ohio State women’s volleyball coach Jim Stone selected to AVCA Hall of Fame

Former Ohio State women’s head coach Jim Stone was selected as one of four members of the 2021 AVCA Hall of Fame Class.

We’ve got a Hall of Famer on our hands for Ohio State, and it comes by way of the women’s volleyball program. Former OSU women’s volleyball coach Jim Stone was selected as one of four members to the 2021 AVCA Hall of Fame Class late last week.

The 2021 inductees will be formally recognized during the Jostens Coaches Honors Luncheon on Dec. 16 at 12:30 p.m. at the AVCA Convention in Columbus.

“Jim Stone’s recognition into the AVCA Hall of Fame wasn’t a matter of if, it was a matter of when,” said current Ohio State Head Coach Jen Flynn Oldenburg in a statement. “To be recognized in the actual city where he built the foundation of the Ohio State Women’s Volleyball program makes this honor extra special.”

Stone was at OSU for a long, long time, 26 years to be exact. He arrived in Columbus in 1982, and led the program all the way through the 2007 season. You simply can’t talk about the successful culture of the OSU women’s volleyball program without understanding that its fabric was woven deeply by him.

Stone led the Buckeyes to 15 NCAA Tournament appearances, and although a national title remained elusive, he reached the semifinals in 1991 and 1994. He was inducted in the OSU Athletics Hall of Fame in 2012, joining nine of his former players.

“Jim knew how to create a competitive and winning environment at every program he coached and I feel fortunate to have spent my collegiate career learning from one of the best minds in the game,” said Oldenburg. “His teachings came full circle for me when I was an assistant coach on his staff in 2019 for the USA U18 Girls World Championships and even more so now as leader of our Buckeyes. I am so happy for Jim and I look forward to his celebration in December in Columbus! Go Bucks!”

Stone’s posted an overall record of 531-294 (.644) a 297-177 (.627) Big Ten record during his career on the banks of the Olentangy. He ranks fourth in Big Ten history in both overall and conference wins.

Congrats are definitely in order for an icon of OSU women’s volleyball.

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