"said Hall of Fame running back Marcus Allen on ESPN Classic's SportsCentury series. Think of Barry Sanders as a coin. "Heads" is the record-setting running back who was described as electrifying ...

Barry Sanders single-season rushing record of 2,628 yards, set in his magical 1988 season at Oklahoma State, was in peril as Jeanty inched closer and closer to the mark. But as Penn State took firm ...

Boise State’s Ashton Jeanty had a remarkable season and should be an outstanding NFL running back, but much of the heavy national coverage of his quest to “break” Barry Sanders’ rushing ...

When Oklahoma State tailback Barry Sanders won the 1988 Heisman, he and the Cowboys stood half a planet away -- in Tokyo, preparing to play Texas Tech. The announcement came at 7:50 a.m., Sunday ...

The Heisman Trophy runner-up is on the doorstep of the FBS single-season rushing record, sitting 131 yards shy of Barry Sanders' 1988 mark that has stood for 36 years. While 131 yards against Penn ...

BARRY SANDERS: Maybe just wear it to the grocery store or something like that, just to remind everyone. But no, I haven't done that before. JASON FITZ: I can't wait to check out the documentary.

Nobody could ever really stop Barry Sanders, but one man found a way to at least slow him down. It was Tony Dungy, then the defensive coordinator for the Minnesota Vikings. From 1992-95 ...