Steve Little Class: Senior Hometown: Louisville, KY High School: Seneca Height / Weight: 5-10 / 207 Position: Running Back Birthdate: 11/08/1979 Experience: 3

The Scouting Report

Team’s top returning rusher ... a back injury, however, slowed his progress in the spring although he did play in the Red-White game ... a talented runner who has a good mix of power and speed ... slowed by nagging injuries throughout career ... continues to mature and grow in the program ... his running style consists of slashing and cutting moves ... hails from the same hometown as Travis Prentice, his predecessor at tailback.

2000

Led Miami with 986 rushing yards and 1,018 all-purpose yards ... ranked 28th nationally in rushing (98.6 ypg) and fifth in the MAC ... despite a career-high 222 yards (35 carries) in the season-ending win at Buffalo, came up 14 yards short 1,000 yards, which marked the first time since 1993 that the RedHawks failed to have a 1,000-yard rusher ... his 222-yard effort was the 10th-best single-game rushing performance in Miami history ... totaled five 100-yard efforts in his last seven games (128 yards at Akron, 149 vs. Bowling Green, 133 vs. Ohio, 103 at Marshall and a career-high 222 at Buffalo) ... just missed a sixth during that stretch when he rang up 92 yards at Cincinnati ... averaged 121.4 ypg in Miami’s last seven outings ... scored two TD’s in win over Ohio ... rambled 51 yards for a career-long run and score against BG ... made first collegiate start against Ohio State ... totaled 26 yards on nine carries and caught a six-yard pass against the Buckeyes ... started vs. Kent State and registered 33 yards on seven carries ... did not play in season’s first game (vs. Vanderbilt) after suffering a bruised knee during preseason camp ... began two-a-days as the No. 1 tailback, but slipped behind Cal Murray as the season drew near ... came off the bench in the second half of the Eastern Michigan contest and sparked the RedHawks’ ground game with 77 yards on 13 carries ... one of his rushes went for a 29-yard touchdown run—his first TD since scoring against Kent State in 1998 ... against Akron, replaced an injured Cal Murray, and once again, jumpstarted Miami’s running attack ... ran for 128 yards (131 in second half) on 17 carries (7.5 ypc) against the Zips ... scored a TD on a 5-yard scamper ... limited to 23 yards on 14 carries (1.6 ypc) against Ball State.

1999

Appeared in 10 games, either as a reserve tailback or as a special teams player ... recorded both offensive and defensive statistics—had 40 rushing yards on 15 carries, an 11-yard reception, 14 kick returns for 311 yards and 9 tackles ... averaged 22.2 yards per kickoff return, the fourth-best average in the MAC ... ran back a career-long 44-yard kickoff return versus Akron (Nov. 6) ... totaled a single-game-high 15 rushing yards (4 carries) against Eastern Michigan (Sept. 18) ... ranked sixth on team with 362 all-purpose yards.

1998

Played in all 11 games ... in six of those games, had at least one carry ... ranked third in team rushing with 217 yards and a 4.8 ypc mark ... totaled 39 yards on eight carries versus Toledo (Sept. 26)—his debut at tailback ... had some scattered carries for a six-game stretch through the middle of the season ... earned some significant rushes in the final two games: 16 carries for career-high 86 yards and a TD vs. Kent State (Nov. 14) and 13 carries for 79 yards at Akron (Nov. 21) ... also notched seven special teams tackles.

1997

Redshirted.

High School

Lettered three times as a running back and defensive back ... first-team all-district and all-county and third-team all-state as a senior ... member of Lexington Herald-Leader’s Top 22 team ... named team MVP and Best Defensive Player his senior year ... registered a school-record 2,029 rushing yards and 13 touchdowns as a senior ... 1,362 yards and 17 touchdowns his junior season ... tallied eight career interceptions ... honorable mention all-district and all-state as a junior ... coached by Jay Fulmer.

Personal

Born November 8, 1979 (turns 22 during season) ... enjoys basketball, fishing and video games ... son of Mattie Little ... majoring in sport organization.