Michigan finally overcame the Ohio State hump for their first win over their opponents in the Jim Harbaugh era. And the coach asked his senior to run back largely to thank him for the win.
Hassan Haskins beat Ohio State by 169 yards on 28 carries, with five of those touchdowns, helping lead the Wolverines to a 42-27 win over the Buckeyes on Nov. 27. Haskins will be hoping will keep that momentum ahead of No 13 Iowa in the Big Ten soccer championship on Saturday as the Wolves seek their first convention title since 2004, when they were co-champions with the Hawkeyes and won First win in the Big Ten title game.
For many, Haskins’ game against Ohio State was an eye-opening performance that brought running back into the spotlight of the nation.
Before he plays for the Big Ten title, Sporting News reveals all you need to know about Haskins.
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Move record books
Haskins’ match against Ohio State will forever put him in the Michigan record books.
In his five touchdowns against the Buckeyes, not only did he set the record for most individual touchdowns in “The Game,” but it also ties him to Ron Johnson for the most hasty touches in a single year. game. Johnson set the record back on November 16, 1968, against Wisconsin.
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This is Haskins’ latest stellar game in a season where he made a major return for the Wolverines and further cemented his status as one of the best returners in the show’s history. This season, he has dashed more than 150 yards in four games, holding himself in the fifth most all-time (record six). He also has the second most ground touches in a season at the age of 18. The record was set by Johnson at 19, who hit 19 in 1968. His 1,232 yard total this season has been get him 20th and another game of at least 150 yards would put him at least 14th of all time.
The season has also helped him move up the career ladder. He currently sits in 11th place with 28 career dash touches (all-time record 55) and puts him 19th in javelin yards with 2,333.
Low profile
It can be said that Haskins has exceeded expectations in his career with Werewolves. Fresh out of high school, Haskins was shortlisted for a three-star job by Overall rankings of 247 sports in the class of 2018. He was ranked number 975 prospects in the country, number 49 reruns and number 11 prospects in Missouri.
Between ESPN, 247Sports and Rivals, all three recruiting services listed him as a three-star prospect.
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That’s not to say Haskins didn’t have an outstanding high school career. During his time with Eureka High, he helped his team reach the state semifinals in 2017, and that year was named the Football Coaches Association’s Best Offensive Player Missouri Grade 6A and was named to the statewide first place team of Grade 6A. , among other awards, according to his Michigan bio.
In senior year, he dashed for 2,197 yards and 31 touchdowns on 255 attempts, and there were five games where he had at least 200 yards of dash.
Progressive progress
Upon arriving in Michigan, his rise to re-run status progressed. He appeared in just three games on special teams during his first season with the Wolverines in 2018.
In 2019, Haskins has been quiet for his first two games, but showed promise in a 52-0 win over Rutgers, hitting the ball nine times for 45 yards. However, he had his breakthrough performance two weeks later against Illinois, when he made 12 runs of 125 yards for a touchdown. In the team’s great 48-14 victory over Notre Dame No 8, he rammed the Fighting Irish in 149 yards on 20 attempts. He finished the season with a 622-yard dash on 121 attempts with four touchdowns.
Haskins became a celebrity back in 2020, surpassing Zach Charbonnet in executions with 61, dashing speed at 375 yards and a hasty touchdown with six.
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For the 2021 season, Haskins is once again the main dribbler, but he has also split time with Blake Corum. Corum dashed more than 100 yards in each game in the first three games of the season, while Haskins only surpassed the century mark in the team’s Week 2 game against Washington with 155 javelins in 27 attempts. Haskins began to shed tears on October 9, when he rushed for two touchdowns and 123 yards on the 21st against Nebraska. Since then, he has hurled at least 100 yards in all but two games, beating Indiana and Penn State with 168 and 156 javelin respectively.
Overall, Haskins and Corum’s two-headed dashes put Michigan ninth among FBS teams with 224.2 yards of charge per game and third-most dashing touches in the nation with 35. point. Haskins raced for 1,232 yards on 244 carries with 18 touchdowns, while Corum raced for 865 yards on 136 executions with 10 touchdowns.
