- ABC News
- December 20, 2020
Alabama running back Najee Harris put together a record-setting performance during a 52-46 win over Florida on Saturday night in the SEC championship game in Atlanta. Not only did Harris set an SEC championship game record with five touchdowns, he established a conference record for career touchdowns by a running back with 53. Closer to home, Harris broke Alabama's career record for rushing touchdowns and rushing yards. Harris, who called it "an honor" to set all those new standards, finished the night with 248 total yards. He was dynamic in the passing game, hauling in five throws for 67 yards, including touchdown plays of 23, 17 and 7 yards in Alabama's first-half blitz. The shortest of those scoring catches might have been his best, as Harris sent a would-be tackler tumbling to the turf with a dazzling spin move. "I've been catching the ball since birth," he quipped. ''People don't expect it because of the running back name, but I can catch." But it...