INDIANAPOLIS -- Ohio State running back J.K. Dobbins now has the best season by any freshman rusher in OSU history.

He passed Maurice Clarett for No. 1 all time on Saturday night during the Big Ten Championship Game vs. Wisconsin with 1,272 yards rushing.

Clarett had 1,232 yards rushing during his freshman season in 2002, when he helped lead the Buckeyes to a 14-0 season and the BCS National Championship.

Dobbins broke the record on a 77-yard run in the second quarter. His run set up a 1-yard touchdown run by J.T. Barrett.

Doug Lesmerises wrote about how Adrian Peterson's freshman year helped pave the way for players like Dobbins to have good freshman seasons.