ed ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 0 0 - yard ▁dash ▁at ▁ 9 . 8 ▁seconds ▁and ▁high ▁jump ed ▁ 6 - 4 ▁as ▁a ▁fresh man ▁on ▁the ▁track ▁& ▁field ▁team . ▁ ▁After ▁sitting ▁out ▁his ▁fresh man ▁year ▁under ▁NCAA ▁rules , ▁Bar ney ▁saw ▁action ▁at ▁tail back ▁in ▁his ▁s oph om ore ▁campaign ▁( 1 9 6 4 ), ▁gain ing ▁ 4 3 ▁yards ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁car ries . ▁He ▁also ▁contributed ▁as ▁a ▁def ensive ▁back , ▁intercept ing ▁two ▁passes , ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁punt ▁return er , ▁running ▁back ▁six ▁k icks ▁for ▁ 3 9 ▁yards . ▁ ▁The ▁Cy cl ones ▁were ▁primarily ▁a ▁ground - orient ed ▁squad ▁in ▁St ap leton ' s ▁early ▁reign ▁as ▁the ▁IS U ▁ment or . ▁St ap leton , ▁who ▁switched ▁his ▁off ense ▁to ▁a ▁wing - T ▁formation , ▁saw ▁enough ▁promise ▁in ▁Bar ney ▁to ▁move ▁him ▁to ▁the ▁end ▁spot ▁for ▁his ▁junior ▁campaign ▁while ▁incorpor ating ▁more ▁pass ▁plays ▁into ▁the ▁off ense . ▁ ▁The ▁move ▁wasn ' t ▁completely ▁smooth . ▁Bar ney ▁had ▁a ▁t endency ▁to ▁drop ▁passes , ▁but ▁with ▁his ▁off - the - charts ▁athlet ic ism , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁threat ▁on ▁every ▁play . ▁He ▁still ▁produced ▁an ▁out standing ▁year ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁catch ing ▁ 3 5 ▁passes ▁for ▁ 4 9 5 ▁yards , ▁good ▁enough ▁to