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When Donnel Pumphrey arrived at San Diego State from Las Vegas, even head coach Rocky Long was concerned he was too small to play running back. Returning home for his final college game in the Las Vegas Bowl against Houston on Saturday, Pumphrey has more than put those doubts to rest as he needs 108 yards to pass Wisconsin's Ron Dayne for most career rushing yards in NCAA history. Pumphrey is listed at 5-foot-9 and 180 pounds, leading Aztecs offensive coordinator Jeff Horton to joke that ''two Pumphs would equal one Dayne.'' Horton would know, having coached the bruising Dayne during his Heisman Trophy-winning senior season in 1999 as he finished with 6,397 career yards rushing, though the NCAA did not include statistics from bowl games at the time. Continue to Article

December 16, 2016 3:58:pm EST

Here are three things you need to know about the Las Vegas Bowl. – San Diego State running back Donnel Pumphrey is on the verge of history. Pumphrey, who finished 10th in the Heisman voting and has a career-high 2,018 yards so far this year for the Mountain West champs, faces a big challenge against Houston. Continue to Article

December 16, 2016 12:58:pm EST

Standing 5 feet 9 and weighing 165 pounds, Donnel Pumphrey was considered too small to play running back by many schools coming out of Canyon Springs High School in North Las Vegas. Rivals.com rated Pumphrey the fourth-best prospect in the state of Nevada. San Diego State had to beat out schools such as Oregon State, Duke and lukewarm interest from hometown UNLV to garner his services. Continue to Article

December 13, 2016 10:08:pm EST

In three years' time, Craig Bohl has revived a Wyoming football program that last had a winning season in 2011, putting together a team that nearly won the Mountain West Conference title this season and earned a trip to a bowl game. ''The program that coach Bohl has built here has really just completely changed the culture around here,'' senior center Chase Roullier said Tuesday. After winning just two games last season, Wyoming (8-5) earned a trip this season to the Poinsettia Bowl in San Diego on Dec. 21 against former rival BYU (8-4). Continue to Article

December 13, 2016 6:17:pm EST

In recent years, Houston has been a stepping stone, a quick stop for up-and-coming coaches on their way to jobs seen as bigger and better. Art Briles was at Houston before leaving for Baylor. Kevin Sumlin started with the Cougars before moving on to Texas A&M, and last month Tom Herman left for Texas after just two seasons with the Cougars. Continue to Article

December 12, 2016 5:53:pm EST

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