Zereoué was a late addition to the West Virginia roster in 1996 , but made an immediate impact . On his first collegiate carry , he rushed the ball for a 69-yard touchdown against Pitt . In that same season , he finished the season with two of the school 's five-best single-game rushing performances ( 234 yards against Notre Dame and 228 yards against Rutgers ) . He was unanimously voted the Big East Rookie of the Year after the season and was a First-team All-Big East selection . He also set a West Virginia freshman rushing record for a season with 1,035 rushing yards , which was later broken by his successor , Avon Cobourne ( who broke Zereoué 's career rushing records as well )
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Big East Conference (1979–2013)
Amos Zereoué