TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Derrick Henry made a quick impression on his Alabama teammates upon arriving on campus as a coveted prospect with everything from his hardcore weight room workouts to those middle-of-the-night pushup sessions.
Big, physical and by all accounts a tireless worker, Henry stood out even in a program that's been handing off tailbacks to the NFL pretty much annually. Alabama linebacker Reggie Ragland learned the hard way in one early practice encounter.
"When you meet him in the hole," Ragland says now, "you better bring everything you've got."
The 6-foot-3, 242-pound Henry is perhaps the leading candidate for the Heisman Trophy.