Kevin Harris wins SEC regular-season rushing title
South Carolina running back Kevin Harris (20) loses his shoe while running against Auburn during fourth-quarter action on Saturday Oct. 17, 2020 in Columbia, S.C. (Travis Bell/SIDELINE CAROLINA) (Source: Travis Bell)
By John Del Bianco | December 20, 2020 at 1:28 PM EST - Updated December 20 at 1:32 PM
COLUMBIA, S.C. (TheBigSpur.com) - South Carolina sophomore Kevin Harris is the 2020 SEC regular season rushing champion. The Gamecocks star running back rushed for 1,138 yards over 10 games, more than any other player in the conference.
Entering Saturday, the final day of the regular season with three makeup games to be played, Harris led Alabamaâs Najee Harris by 54 yards (1,084), Texas A&Mâs Isaiah Spiller by 241 yards (897) and Missouriâs Larry Rountree by 287 yards (851). Both Spiller and Rountree were in action and neither were able to catch up to Harrisâ mark. Spiller rushed for 89 yards against Tennessee while Rountree rushed for 121 yards against Mississippi State. Najee Harris will also be in action, but in postseason play in the SEC Championship game on Saturday night.