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Stanford RB Bryce Love won't play in Sun Bowl, cites NFL draft

Stanford Cardinal running back Bryce Love will not play in the Hyundai Sun Bowl against Pittsburgh, he announced Monday.

The decision was not unexpected after an injury-plagued senior year that began with Love as the front-runner for the Heisman Trophy.

After rushing for 2,118 yards and 19 touchdowns in 2017, Love was held to just 739 yards this season. He averaged at least 7 yards per carry in his first three seasons for before it dropped to 4.5 this year, the result of a nagging ankle injury and uncharacteristically poor line play from the Cardinal.