Obadiah Butler, Football

Senior RB Obadiah Butler (Crowley, La.) rushed 17 times for a game-high 138 yards and two TD in a 16-14 loss to Austin College in the opening game of the inaugural SCAC Football Championship on Saturday at War Memorial Stadium. Butler caught two passes for 16 yards and returned three kicks for 72 yards as he finished with 226 total yards. Butler put the finishing touches on a sensational season as he ran for 687 yards on 81 carries and six TD and amassed 1,690 all-purpose yards. He finished the regular season second in the conference in rushing yards/game and was fourth nationally in all-purpose yards entering Saturday as he averaged 183 yards/game.