RB Respect Month Vol. 2, Day Five: Adrian Peterson (not that one) dominates in the 1-AA National Championship (1999)
One of the baddest dudes to ever tote the rock.
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Welcome to day five of Running Back Respect Monthâ„¢! Yesterday, Adrian Peterson (the Oklahoma version) ran wild on Texas in 2004. Here's where we're at today, and how the rest of the month looks:
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Today: Adrian Peterson vs. Youngstown State (1999)
RB Respect Month Vol. 2, Day Five: Adrian Peterson (not that one) dominates in the 1-AA National Championship (1999)
Adrian Peterson is one of the greatest college running backs ever. What he did on the football field has taken on an almost myth-like quality to the people who had the privilege of seeing him live. Ask anyone who either played or competed against him in college, and I'm sure they'll back up what I'm saying. Hell, ask Jim Tressel what it was like giving up 247 yards and three touchdowns to him in the 1999 National Championship.
Wait, what?
That's right! It's time to talk about the greatness that was Adrian Peterson - the one who played at Georgia Southern from 1998-2001. Particularly, what he did in the 1999 I-AA National Championship against Tressel's Youngstown State Penguins:
