Buffalo running back Jaret Patterson might have been a player many fans knew nothing about coming into the 2020 college football season. But as we reach the end of it, his name must be mentioned to tell the complete story of the year.
Patterson, a junior, captured the sport's attention on Nov. 28 against Kent State when he tied the FBS record for rushing touchdowns in a game with eight and had the second-highest single-game rushing total with 409 yards in a 70-41 victory.
He's come a long way since a visit to Eastern Michigan as a high school sophomore, when his twin brother, James, found him in a bathroom on campus crying after being the only one on their recruiting visit to not get an offer.