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Victor Anderson Class: Sophomore Hometown: Louisville, Ky. High School: St. Xavier Height / Weight: 5-9 / 185 Position: RB

At Louisville: Explosive runner... has great vision and feet in the hole... runs well behind his pads... next in the line of great Louisville backs.

2008: Became the school's first player to be named the BIG EAST Rookie of the Year... school's first 1,000-yard rusher since 2005 when he ran for 1,047 yards and eight scores... ranked fifth in the BIG EAST Conference in rushing... had one score and 60 yards rushing against Cincinnati... rushed for 113 yards and a TD in loss at Syracuse... carried the ball 19 times for 161 yards and one TD in win against MTSU... 88-yd TD run is the 4th longest in school history... rushed for 81 yards on 15 carries in win over Memphis... earned third straight 100-yd performance with 100 yds on 19 carries and one rushing TD against UConn... also had a TD reception against Huskies... named BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week after a career-best day with 176 yards rushing and three TDs in win over Kansas State... Became first UofL player to rush for three TDs in a game since Michael Bush in 2006... scored first career TD against Tennessee Tech with first career 100-yard game (114 yds)... had six runs of at least 10 yards in win over Tech... had 12 carries for 31 yards in debut against Kentucky.

Before Louisville: All-time leading rusher and scorer with 4,008 yards and 75 touchdowns... guided St. Xavier to a three-year record of 37-4... member of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's top 100 All-Southern team and the Orlando Sentinel's All-Southern team... named Class 4-A, District Four Co-Players of the Year by the Kentucky Football Coaches Association... stamped by Rivals as the tenth-best all-purpose back in the nation... ranked as the 29th-best running back in the nation by Scout.com and was given a four-star rating... ran for over 1,400 yards and 22 touchdowns during his senior campaign... selected first team All-State by the Associated Press and the Courier-Journal as a junior... rushed for 1,576 yards and 27 touchdowns as a junior... averaged 8.1 yards per carry average in guiding St. Xavier to the Class 4A state finals... led St. Xavier to its first state title in five years during his sophomore season... was named Most Valuable Player of the 4-A Title game... ran for 1,039 yards and 27 scores during his sophomore campaign... son of Victor Anderson... born 7/15/88.