Freshman Watch

Below is the CBSSports.com Freshman of the Year voting.

We took into account five parts -- four CBSSports.com experts and the users vote to get our Freshman of the Year. South Carolina's Marcus Lattimore was the runaway winner getting all five first-place votes. It marks the fourth time a running back has won the award.

Past Winners
Year	Player, Pos, School
2006	P.J. Hill, RB, Wisconsin
2007	Michael Crabtree, WR, Texas Tech
2008	Jacquizz Rodgers, RB, Oregon State
2009	Dion Lewis, RB, Pittsburgh

Last season we had one of the closest races in history with Pittsburgh's Dion Lewis, edging out Virginia Tech's Ryan Williams and Oregon's LaMichael James for the honor.

This year, Lattimore beat out two other great running backs and two quarterbacks. Lattimore finished with 1,198 yards rushing on 248 carries with 17 touchdowns.

Georgia's Aaron Murray, who finished second, finished ninth in the nation in passing efficiency with 2,851 yards passing and 24 TDs. Wisconsin running back James White finished third after rushing for 1,029 yards on just 148 carries with 14 TDs.

Ronnie Hillman, who has the most yards rushing of any freshman was fourth, while UCF quarterback Jeff Godfrey was fifth.

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CBSSports.com Experts: Freshman of the Year
J. Darin Darst Producer	Adam Aizer Podcast Talent	Adam Jacobi Blogger	Chip Patterson Blogger	CBSSports.com Community	Overall Consensus
1. Marcus Lattimore South Carolina RB	1. Marcus Lattimore South Carolina RB	1. Marcus Lattimore South Carolina RB	1. Marcus Lattimore South Carolina RB	1. Marcus Lattimore South Carolina RB	1. Marcus Lattimore South Carolina (25 pts)
2. Aaron Murray Georgia QB	2. Ronnie Hillman San Diego State RB	2. James White Wisconsin RB	2. Aaron Murray Georgia QB	2. James White Wisconsin RB	2. Aaron Murray Georgia (8 pts)
3. Jeff Godfrey UCF QB	3. James White Wisconsin RB	3. Aaron Murray Georgia QB	3. Jeff Godfrey UCF QB	3. Aaron Murray Georgia QB	3. James White Wisconsin (7 pts)
Totals are based on 5-3-1 voting structures. Receiving votes: Ronnie Hillman 3, Jeff Godfrey 2.

Marcus Lattimore   Position: RB School: South Carolina Class: Freshman Ht: 5-11 Wt: 215 Comment: Lattimore wins the award as Freshman of the Year after a fantastic season, rushing for 1,198 yards with 17 touchdowns. Lattimore didn't have the best of SEC Championship games, but his overall body of work allowed him to finish first. Rushing Receiving   Att Yds Avg TD Rec Yds Avg TD vs. Auburn 16 84 5.3 0 3 36 12.0 0 2010 248 1198 4.8 17 26 364 30.3 2

Aaron Murray   Position: QB School: Georgia Class: Freshman Ht: 6-1 Wt: 206 Comment: Murray was a big reason for Georgia's offensive success, throwing for 2,851 yards with 24 touchdowns. He also had four touchdowns rushing, allowing him to pick up enough votes to finish second. Passing Rushing   Comp Att Yds TD INT Car Yds Avg TD vs. Georgia Tech 15 19 271 3 0 4 -10 -2.5 0 2010 188 304 2851 24 6 75 163 2.2 4

James White   Position: RB School: Wisconsin Class: Freshman Ht: 5-11 Wt: 195 Comment: With the injury to John Clay, James White made the most of his opportunities, rushing for 1,029 yards on just 148 carries. The final three games of the season, White had 459 yards rushing (7.4 avg) with five touchdowns. Rushing Receiving   Att Yds Avg TD Rec Yds Avg TD vs. Northwestern 20 134 6.7 1 1 5 5.0 0 2010 148 1029 7.0 14 11 88 8.0 0

Ronnie Hillman   Position: RB School: San Diego State Class: Freshman Ht: 5-10 Wt: 175 Comment: Despite leading all freshman in rushing, Hillman finishes fourth. He had some amazing games -- 228 against Missouri, 191 against Air Force and 152 against UNLV, but also had seven games with less than 100 yards, including just 54 against TCU and Utah. Rushing Receiving   Att Yds Avg TD Rec Yds Avg TD vs. UNLV 19 152 8.0 1 2 12 6.0 0 2010 234 1304 5.6 14 7 52 4.3 0

Jeff Godfrey   Position: QB School: UCF Class: Freshman Ht: 5-11 Wt: 176 Comment: Godfrey picks up a few votes, despite not being on the radar most of the year. He didn't become the starter until the middle of the season and still ended up with 2,042 yards passing and 22 total touchdowns, including nine rushing. Passing Rushing   Comp Att Yds TD INT Car Yds Avg TD vs. Southern Methodist 15 19 167 1 0 15 17 1.1 0 2010 143 209 2042 13 6 142 546 3.8 9

Marquess Wilson   Position: WR School: Washington State Class: Freshman Ht: 6-3 Wt: 173 Comment: Wilson didn't get any votes, but was the best freshman receiver in the nation. He finished with 55 catches for 1,006 yards and six touchdowns. His had 150 yards against Stanford, 134 against SMU and 131 against Arizona. A very good season. Rushing Receiving   Att Yds Avg TD Rec Yds Avg TD vs. Washington 0 0 0.0 0 4 38 9.5 1 2010 0 0 0.0 0 55 1006 83.8 6

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