Like his father , he played college football at the University of Minnesota where the coaches originally wanted him to play safety , but after seeing him run , they kept him at running back where he ranks fourth on the school 's all-time rushing list with 3,276 yards , second with 4,495 all-purpose yards and second in rushing touchdowns with 35 , one better than his father , Marion Barber Jr. .
He had 35 rushing touchdowns , one more than his father , Marion Barber Jr. .