Article: Wrong back gets big yards Dayne held in check as Konrad stars for Syracuse; Stuck in the blocks Ron Dayne's performance Sunday against Syracuse was not up to the standards he set last season, when he gained 2,109 yards, averaged 6.5 yards per carry and scored 21 touchdowns in 13 games. Here is a comparison of his performance Sunday with those of his five best games last season. Utah was Wisconsin's Copper Bowl opponent. SUNDAY Opponent No. Yards Avg. TD Syracuse 13 46 3.5 0 LAST SEASON Opponent No. Yards Avg. TD Hawaii 36 339 9.4 4 Minnesota 50 297 5.9 3 Illinois 41 289 7.0 4 Utah 30 246 8.2 3 Purdue 30 244 8.1 2

A 250-plus pound jumbo back burst onto the national scene with a Heisman-like performance Sunday at Giants Stadium.

Unfortunately for the University of Wisconsin, his name isn't Ron Dayne.

It's Syracuse fullback Rob Konrad, and yes he's proud to be a fullback. He put up some numbers that Dayne would have loved to shower upon the two busloads of family and friends who made the trip from southern New Jersey to see him play in Kickoff Classic XV. Konrad rumbled for 76 yards in just eight carries for a 9.5 yard-per-carry average. The junior was perhaps even more impressive as a pass receiver, gaining 46 yards in two catches out of the backfield. He also managed to get in the end zone once, a ...

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