He isn\u2019t the featured runner in the offense but Scott Satterfield, who once was a pretty good Appalachian State running quarterback himself, figured the third annual Raycom Media Camellia Bowl might be decided by Taylor Lamb\u2019s feet.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe thought coming into the game that we would have the opportunity to run the quarterback,\u201d Satterfield said. \u201cIn that (Mid-American Conference) league, there are not many offenses that run the quarterback, which we do. And Taylor is a very, very effective runner in our run game. But I didn\u2019t know he would have this much success.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lamb registered only the second 100-yard game of his career, gaining 126 yards on nine carries in a 31-28 win over Toledo at Cramton Bowl on Saturday night.<\/p>\n
The junior from Calhoun, Ga., made Satterfield proud with his gritty runs that answered the challenge virtually every time the Mountaineers faced a third-and-long situation.<\/p>\n
His first run was blown up by the Toledo defense and went for no gain, but it was the only time the Rockets contained him. His next run was a three-yard scramble on a third-and-three play. Midway through the second quarter, he kept on the zone-read option and went 28 yards to set up a Marcus Cox scoring run two plays later.<\/p>\n
On the next Appalachian State scoring drive, he was there again, running 28 yards at right end, then running untouched at left end for the final 13 yards and a 21-14 lead. His next keep covered 31 yards but ended with a fake field goal and no points.<\/p>\n
He had one more keeper that came up just short of a first down, but the 10-yard run helped Michael Rubino\u2019s 39-yard field goal more manageable.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s one tough cookie,\u201d Satterfield said. \u201cHe got hit hard tonight several times. I loved when he broke off that big run and he jumped right up and got our crowd going. That kind of stuff gets your team going. I\u2019m going to tell you what: You don\u2019t see our quarterbacks \u2013 in the history of our school \u2013 slide. We don\u2019t slide. But that\u2019s the toughness we have. Our kids feed off that. That\u2019s what leaders do. That\u2019s why he\u2019s a winner.\u201d<\/p>\n
When Lamb was asked about the play, he had a simple answer.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t like sliding,\u201d Lamb said. \u201cYou can get more yards when you\u2019re going forward. Sliding is kind of going backwards.\u201d<\/p>\n
He wasn\u2019t going backwards on Saturday. He won the Bart Starr MVP Award, even after heralded tailback Marcus Cox broke off a late run to finish with a game-high 143 yards. Up until that point, Lamb was the leading rusher but he didn\u2019t second-guess his decision to hand the ball off to Cox.<\/p>\n
\u201cI just wanted yards, offensive yards, I wanted first downs,\u201d Lamb said. \u201cIt\u2019s easy to hand it off to Marcus Cox and Jalin Moore. That makes my job easy.\u201d<\/p>\n
On Saturday, it was Lamb who turned in the biggest performance, accounting for 245 total yards after passing for 119 yards.<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel like every game, Taylor can have games like that,\u201d Cox said. \u201cTeams key on me and Jalin so when they stop us they forget about Taylor. And as you can see tonight, Taylor can make plays with his legs.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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