Ashley Owens didn't play football until high school, but he was able to adapt to the game (and thrive) quickly enough that he fielded offers from numerous schools in his region (Wisconsin). An all around player his whole career, he had lined up at every skill position throughout highschool and dominated the competition, so he was recruited as a general athlete. The most prominent teams to recruit him were the Wisconsin Badgers, the Western Michigan Broncos, and the Northwestern Wildcats; Owens ended up joining the Badgers as they offered the most substantial scholarship. At Wisconsin, Owens struggled at first. He couldn't run over people as a runningback as he did at the high school level, so he was at first nothing more than a decent receiver with a bit too little practice at the position and a bit too much at runningback. In his freshman year, he rarely saw the field. However, over the course of the year and the summer, he worked hard and transformed himself. Against the suggestions of some coaches, he committed himself to being a true dualthreat runningback, and he succeeded. His sophomore year in college, he confidently held the second string RB spot as a highly effective receiving back, and come junior year, he became a star, putting up huge numbers both on the ground and through the air.
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