ASU's Ballage ties FBS record for single-game TDs
In the biography of Kalen Ballage on the Arizona State team website, the first sentence of his overview states: "Incredible physical specimen that combines power and speed as a runner."
Ballage proved exactly that when he broke team and conference records in Saturday's 68-55 victory over Texas Tech.
The junior running back was an irresistible force all night long, breaking the Arizona State record, the Pac-12 record and tying the all-time FBS record for touchdowns in a single game. Ballage's performance included 13 carries for 137 yards, seven rushing touchdowns, two catches for 48 yards, and one receiving score.
He tied the FBS record for all-purpose touchdowns in a game with a 75-yard run in the fourth quarter, giving the Sun Devils a 64-48 lead at the time. The number of touchdowns Ballage had for his entire career coming into Saturday's game was nine.
The Twitter world gave its opinion of Ballage's record-setting performance in a number of creative ways
The last time I saw a stat line like Kalen Ballage's I had this on Easy: pic.twitter.com/iGZ9BLFZ7P
— Alex Meredith (@WordofAlex) September 11, 2016
Kalen Ballage right now pic.twitter.com/eGgEHeIGC6
— Josh Nacion (@Josh_Nacion) September 11, 2016
These are Kalen Ballage's 7th, 6th and 5th TDs of tonight's game. WOW. A new Pac 12 record for this beast. #ForksUp pic.twitter.com/QQgm3YG8d6
— Patrick Breen (@pjbreenphoto) September 11, 2016
The record of eight total touchdowns was previously set by Howard Griffith on Sept. 22, 1990 while playing for Illinois.