Sam McGuffie Samuel Terrence McGuffie ( born October 16 , 1989 ) is a professional football wide receiver for the Oakland Raiders . He played his freshman season of college football at Michigan before transferring to Rice in order to be closer to family in his native state of Texas . High school career . McGuffie starred as a high school running back for Cy - Fair High School in Cypress , Texas , where he rushed for a total of 5 , 847 yards in 699 total carries and scored 83 touchdowns . Those numbers include a junior season where he carried the ball 358 times for 3 , 121 yards and also scored 44 touchdowns . McGuffie ' s stellar career at high school garnered a lot of attention from college football scouts . He was voted the tenth best running back in the country by Scout . com . McGuffie was also rated a four star recruit by Rivals . com , who also ranked him as the ninth best running back in the nation McGuffie became a YouTube star during his High School days . Most notably for hurdling over a defender , stepping on his back and continue running for the touchdown . College career . Michigan . McGuffie was recruited heavily coming out of high school . He made his verbal commitment to play for Michigan live on the local television station KPRC . When Rich Rodriguez took over as the head coach of Michigan , McGuffie had doubts on whether to stay , though in the end he remained to be committed to Michigan . He attributed the decision to stay in Michigan in large part due to the presence of the running backs coach Fred Jackson . McGuffie started as a true freshman for Michigan and scored his first touchdown in a loss to Utah . When Michigan played at the University of Notre Dame , McGuffie had a breakout game , in which he rushed for 131 yards and also added 47 yards receiving with a touchdown . McGuffie suffered three concussions during his freshman season . McGuffie ' s last down in a Michigan Wolverine uniform occurred Nov . 22 , 2008 , when he returned a kick - off during the first quarter of the Michigan - Ohio State game . He was tackled by Ohio State ' s Austin Spitler and Jamario O ' Neal after an 11 - yard return , the hit resulting in his third concussion of the season . He subsequently left the field , never to return ; not only was it the only time in his career that he carried the ball against the Buckeyes , but it was the last time he would touch the ball as a Wolverine . On December 12 , 2008 , McGuffie decided not to come back to University of Michigan . Rice University . McGuffie transferred to Rice University after his freshman season at Michigan to be closer to home . During his first year at Rice , McGuffie had the third highest rushing yardage total of any back in Conference USA , with 883 yards and 6 touchdowns . He also had receiving totals of 384 yards and 3 touchdowns , making him one of only three players in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision to gain both 880 yards rushing and 380 yards receiving in 2010 . McGuffie missed several games during the 2011 season because of injuries including the last 5 games of the season . In the Spring of the 2012 season , McGuffie moved to a new role as a slot receiver and wide receiver . McGuffie is currently the leading receiver for the Owls . Professional Career . Though McGuffie wasn ' t selected in the 2013 NFL Draft , he signed a professional contract with the Oakland Raiders on April 27th . Personal life . He is majoring in sociology .