College football running back John Clay plays with the Wisconsin Badgers football team in the NCAA. Clay made his debut with the Badgers as a redshirt freshman in 2008 and has played with Wisconsin in the years since.http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/clay_john00.html In his 2010 season as a junior, Clay ranked among the top running backs in the country for rushing touchdowns.http://espn.go.com/college-football/statistics/player/_/stat/rushing/sort/rushingTouchdowns

Born and raised in Racine, Wisconsin, Clay played on the prep level at Washington Park High School where he earned several awards. He was selected to play in the U.S. Army All-American Game plus ranked the second-best player in the state of Wisconsin and the fourth-ranked running back in the country according to Rivals.com.http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/clay_john00.html

As a junior with the Badgers in the 2010 season, Clay played the first nine games of the year but was sidelined with an injury to his MCL and missed the next two games.http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/11/16/badgers-might-be-sans-clay-yet-again/ Prior to the injury, Clay tallied 172 carries for 929 yards and 13 touchdowns during the year. He had a season-high 137 yards over 23 carries in the September 11, 2010, game against San Jose State and a season-best three touchdowns in the October 9, 2010, game against the Minnesota Gophers. Clay also produced 104 yards and two touchdowns one week later as the Badgers upset the Ohio State Buckeyes.http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/player/gamelog?playerId=236715

As a redshirt sophomore in 2009 at Wisconsin, Clay had 287 rushes for 1,517 yards and 18 touchdowns as the Badgers finished the season with a 9-3 record. His statistically best game of the year came against Minnesota when he added 184 yards on 32 carries for three touchdowns. That was just one of three games during the year in which he scored three touchdowns. Clay helped the Badgers reach the Champs Sports Bowl against the Miami Hurricanes. He added 121 yards over 22 carries for two touchdowns in the game and was named the Champs Sports Bowl MVP.http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/player/gamelog?playerId=236715&year=2009 http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/clay_john00.html That season, Clay was also named to the All-Big Ten team and honored as the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year.http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/clay_john00.html