Ray Ellis Sports

Today’s guest former junior college transfer Ryan Torain had as great an impact in two seasons as any running back in ASU history...a tough runner that is rarely brought down on first contact...a true all-around running back...often times hits defenders harder than they hit him...combines speed, strength, agility and soft hands...would likely have been an All-America and postseason awards candidate had he stayed healthy as a senior...earned second-team All-Pac-10 honors as a junior and was one of the Pac-10's elite backs in 2007 until his senior season was cut short midway through the year...ran for 1,229 yards in 2006, becoming ASU's first 1,000-yard runner since Delvon Flowers in 2001