Tickets2021: Named to the 2021 All-AAC First Team and collected AAC Championship Game MVP honors...Led the 13-0 Bearcats with 1,242 yards rushing, 19 rushing touchdowns and 20 total touchdowns...Averaged 6.2 yards per carry...His 19 rushing touchdowns ranked sixth nationally while his 20 total touchdowns ranked third...Both touchdown marks tied the school records set by Michael Warren in 2018...Averaged 103.58 rushing yards per game, good for 18th nationally... Rushed for over 100 yards in five games, including five of seven home games...Opened the season with 121 yards and a touchdown against Miami (OH) on only 12 carries...Followed that game with 113 rushing yards and three touchdowns versus Murray State... Had three touchdowns on the road against preseason Top-20 Indiana...Rushed for 71 yards in UC’s win over No. 9 Notre Dame in South Bend, the program’s first- ever Top-10 win on the road...Ford exploded for 149 yards and two touchdowns against Temple...Had 179 yards and four touchdowns against UCF – in the first half, and finished with 189 yards versus the Knights... Earned back-to-back AAC Offensive Player of the Week Awards after his performances against the Owls and Knights...Ran for 90 yards and a touchdown in the win against Navy on the road...Caught a touchdown and ran for another against Tulane, totaling 107 yards in another road win...Set a new personal-best in receiving yards against Tulsa with 67 despite leaving the game in the first half with 91 total yards and a touchdown already...Returned against SMU with 105 total yards and a touchdown in UC’s blowout 48-14 victory... Totaled 85 yards and a touchdown at ECU...Named AAC Championship MVP after running wild on Houston with 187 yards on 18 carries, two touchdowns ...At home this fall: 865 yards (123.6 yards per game), averaged 7.86 yards per carry and ran for 14 of his 19 rushing touchdowns...Broke away for three 70+ yard runs this year (four in his career)...Had a 75-yarder against Temple on Oct. 8, a 79-yarder against UCF on Oct. 16 and another 79-yarder against Houston in the AAC Championship game...Won the Orange Bowl Player of the Week for his performance against UCF.
2020: Backup running back played in all 10 games on the season and earned his first UC start in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl against Georgia. Totaled 483 yards rushing with eight scores and a 6.6 yards per rush average. Ran for a season-best total of 116 yards on nine carries along with two TDs against Memphis. Carried a season-high 12 times for 57 yards and a score in the AAC title game vs. Tulsa. Also added four catches for 24 yards in the matchup with the Golden Hurricane. In his Peach Bowl start, Ford rushed eight times for 97 yards, including a 79-yard TD scamper, his longest rush of the campaign. He also added two receptions for 15 yards against the Bulldogs. Had three rushes of 40 or more yards, going for 79 against Georgia, 42 vs. Tulsa and 48 against Memphis. Four of his six TD runs were from 20+ yards out.Joined the Bearcats early in 2020 after two years at Alabama … granted a waiver and will be eligible in Fall 2020.
2019 (Alabama): Standout tailback prospect from the state of Florida who redshirted after four games of action last season ... established a role in a talented running back group this fall ... played in four games with one start ... accumulated 114 yards and three touchdowns on 24 carries ... added two receptions for 11 yards this season. Duke: Made his first career start, leading all Tide backs in yards with 64 on 10 carries ... added his first career touchdown on a 37-yard run for UA’s final score of the day. New Mexico State: Rushed one time for five yards in the home opener. Southern Miss: Entered off the bench to contribute 21 yards and a touchdown on eight carries against USM. Western Carolina: Totaled 24 yards and a touchdown on five carries against the Catamounts.
2018 (Alabama): Standout tailback prospect from the state of Florida ... established a role in a deep UA running back group ... rushed seven times for 37 yards across his four games of action as a freshman. Louisville: Carried twice for four yards in his first collegiate action. Arkansas State: Saw time against the Red Wolves but did not record any carries. Ole Miss: Rushed twice against the Rebels for no gain. Louisiana: Totaled 33 yards on just three carries with a long of 15 yards against the Ragin’ Cajuns ... two of the three rushes resulted in a first down for UA.
ARMWOOD HS: One of the top running back talents from the talent-rich state of Florida ... a four-star runner and the No. 6 all-purpose back nationally by 247Sports ... tabbed a three-star recruit on the 247Composite and by Rivals ... coached by Evan Davis at Armwood High School ... originally selected the Crimson Tide over Arizona, Nebraska, USF and UCF.