Running back, South Carolina (from North Texas), 2019–⁠25

Oscar Adaway III

Number
No. 27
Height
5′11″
Weight
219 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
North Little Rock, AR

Oscar Adaway III played running back at North Texas (2019–⁠23) and South Carolina (2024–⁠25).

At a glance

Best season
738
Rushing yards, 2023 (North Texas, 5–⁠7)
Best game
118 yards
Vs. Houston Christian, week 1, 2020: No. 2 rushing game in FBS that week

Career highs

126rushing yards, career highat Tulsa, 20232rushing touchdowns, career highthree times; last vs. Akron, 20247catches, career highvs. Illinois, 2024

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2019North Texas44210.5025
2020North Texas995725.8347
2022North Texas1185834.9535
2023North Texas1237386.0677
2024South Carolina772953.8336
2025South Carolina411403.4123
Career4622,3705.11877

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2020North Texas284.005
2022North Texas5295.8111
2023North Texas14896.4015
2024South Carolina151459.7030
2025South Carolina8729.0019
Career443437.8130

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019North Texas27RBYr 1
2020North Texas27RBYr 2
2021North Texas27RBYr 3
2022North Texas27RBYr 4
2023North Texas27RBYr 5
2024South Carolina27RBYr 6
2025South Carolina27RBSr. (Yr 7)5′11″219

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2019North Texas40.56––2.2––
2020North Texas1010.2886th (n=212)0.1428.119%0.11
2022North Texas1200.0830th (n=470)0.149.619%0.10
2023North Texas1300.2982nd (n=450)0.1737.515%0.29
2024South Carolina1040.1237th (n=434)0.1612.611%0.13
2025South Carolina530.05––2.48%0.09

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025South Carolina28%2.700.700.6018%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2025 South Carolina 10 games, 140 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.Virginia TechW 24–⁠111460023223
Sep 6vs.South Carolina StateW 38–⁠107201812
Sep 13vs.VanderbiltL 7–⁠311606––
Sep 20atMissouriL 20–⁠293705114
Sep 27vs.KentuckyW 35–⁠1372601217
Oct 11atLSUL 10–⁠201202––
Oct 18vs.OklahomaL 7–⁠262−201119
Oct 25vs.AlabamaL 22–⁠292806––
Nov 1atOle MissL 14–⁠30140418
Nov 22vs.Coastal CarolinaW 51–⁠739041−1
2024 South Carolina 13 games, 295 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.Old DominionW 23–⁠194505––
Sep 7atKentuckyW 31–⁠61−100––
Sep 14vs.LSUL 33–⁠361101––
Sep 21vs.AkronW 50–⁠7144228––
Oct 5vs.Ole MissL 3–⁠279340712
Oct 12atAlabamaL 25–⁠2741406330
Oct 19atOklahomaW 35–⁠94804127
Nov 2vs.Texas A&MW 44–⁠20836027––
Nov 9atVanderbiltW 28–⁠7834011112
Nov 16vs.MissouriW 34–⁠301101––
Nov 23vs.WoffordW 56–⁠1231105237
Nov 30atClemsonW 17–⁠14641021––
Dec 31 ✦vs.IllinoisL 17–⁠211469136737
2023 North Texas 12 games, 738 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2vs.CaliforniaL 21–⁠587160314
Sep 9atFlorida InternationalL 39–⁠461157113––
Sep 16atLouisiana TechW 40–⁠371344014111
Sep 30vs.Abilene ChristianW 45–⁠31113101111
Oct 7atNavyL 24–⁠273301––
Oct 14vs.TempleW 45–⁠1479414317
Oct 21atTulaneL 28–⁠3581511118
Oct 28vs.MemphisL 42–⁠45687067331
Nov 4vs.UTSAL 29–⁠371262132––
Nov 10atSMUL 21–⁠45119012120
Nov 18atTulsaW 35–⁠2816126177326
Nov 25vs.UABW 45–⁠421811302611
2022 North Texas 9 games, 583 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 27atUTEPW 31–⁠13623116––
Sep 3vs.SMUL 10–⁠4820117135––
Sep 10vs.Texas SouthernW 59–⁠271785215––
Sep 17atUNLVL 27–⁠58147301627
Sep 24atMemphisL 34–⁠441246010111
Oct 1vs.Florida AtlanticW 45–⁠28167102011
Oct 15vs.Louisiana TechW 47–⁠2716113132110
Oct 22atUTSAL 27–⁠31102005––
Oct 29atWestern KentuckyW 40–⁠13735016––
2020 North Texas 7 games, 572 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 5vs.Houston ChristianW 57–⁠315118247––
Sep 19vs.SMUL 35–⁠6520104010––
Nov 21vs.RiceW 27–⁠171472014––
Nov 28atUTSAL 17–⁠491510103228
Dec 3vs.Louisiana TechL 31–⁠4241508––
Dec 11atUTEPW 45–⁠431565013––
Dec 21 ✦vs.App StateL 28–⁠562697117––
2019 North Texas 1 game, 42 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Nov 2vs.UTEPW 52–⁠26442025––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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