Marcus Allen

It actually took me a year to learn how to play running back - to understand what they were doing read more

It actually took me a year to learn how to play running back - to understand what they were doing defensively and then what our guys were doing every single play.

Going in, I knew I wasn't one of the top ones, because I didn't even make the pre-season All-American team. read more

Going in, I knew I wasn't one of the top ones, because I didn't even make the pre-season All-American team. That shows you what people thought of me right there, so I knew I had to go to work.

I just felt like reflecting on my junior year, when I didn't know what I was doing, I left a read more

I just felt like reflecting on my junior year, when I didn't know what I was doing, I left a lot of stuff out there. Actually, I gained close to 700 yards more and I took myself out of a lot of games.

At USC, if you're running back there, and you do gain you over 1,500 yards, people see you as a read more

At USC, if you're running back there, and you do gain you over 1,500 yards, people see you as a candidate, but not one of the top ones.

Even as voters, we try to keep up with the guys as much as possible, mainly through television or ESPN.

Even as voters, we try to keep up with the guys as much as possible, mainly through television or ESPN.