MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin junior running back Montee Ball has decided to return for his senior season. Ball, a consensus first-team All-American and finalist for the Heisman Trophy, tied Barry Sanders? NCAA record by scoring 39 touchdowns this season. His 1,923 rushing yards led the country and were the seventh-best total in Big Ten history. The inaugural winner of the Big Ten?s Graham-George Offense Player of the Year Award, Ball finished the season with 2,229 all-purpose yards, second-best in school history behind only Ron Dayne?s 2,242 yards in 1996. Ball said he?ll take the next year to improve his NFL draft stock and lead the Badgers.
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