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It only took seven games for Wisconsin Badgers running back and U.S. National Team alum, Jonathan Taylor, to join an elite group. The true freshman is now in the record books next to Emmitt Smith, Marshall Faulk, Adrian Peterson, Jamario Thomas and P.J. Hill.

On his third carry in the first quarter of Saturday's 38-13 victory over Maryland, Taylor tied the FBS record for the fewest games for a freshman to reach 1,000 yards (seven games).

Taylor told SBNation, “At the moment in the game, I probably didn’t know when I got it, I mean I’m pretty sure I got it and then thought about it later, but I was just focused on the game and now probably think about it afterward.”

Smith set the record in 1987, followed by Faulk in 1991, Thomas and Peterson in 2004, Hill, a fellow Badger, did it in 2006.

“It’s definitely humbling to be mentioned with those guys,” Taylor told SB Nation, “There will never be any tailbacks like those guys. They’re phenomenal. I just love it when things like that happen because then I can go and chop it up with my guys up front that do a lot of the heavy lifting, so that’s just a testimony to show how hard they’re working.”

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Before Saturday's game, only four players had reached 1,000 yards this season; Bryce Love (Stanford), Diocemy Saint Juste (Hawaii), Rashaad Penny (San Diego State) and Zach Abey (Navy). Taylor now joins them, as the only freshman.

Badgers head coach Paul Chryst said to SB Nation, “We’ve got a lot more football to be played, and we’ve got to continue to get better. I think he’s a really good back. I think that’s part of the reason why ‘J.T.’ came here ... he wants to be a running back in the place where there’s been some good running backs, and we’ve got to help him continue to grow and become the best player he can be, and it takes everyone. It’s fun when you watch good running plays — every guy in it is part of it, and ‘J.T.’ knows it.”

This season, Taylor has 149 rushing attempts for a total of 1,112 yards and 11 touchdowns, with two receptions for 41 yards. The true freshman is turning heads in college football and earned a spot on Sports Illustrated Bruce Fledman’s latest watch list as a Heisman Trophy candidate.

Rutgers linebacker Trevor Morris and TCU wide receiver Jalen Reagor also had impressive games this week.  

Morris, a 2015 U-19 National Team alum, helped lead the Scarlet Knights to a 14-12 victory over Purdue.

Morris had 15 tackles with seven solo tackles and one pass deflection.

Reagor, a 2017 U-19 National Team alum, had three rushes for 43 yards and two touchdowns along with two catches for 24 yards in TCU’s 43-0 victory over Kansas.