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'I don't know if there's a better running back out there' - Heisman candidate Kerryon Johnson shines again

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By Jeff Shearer
AuburnTigers.com

AUBURN, Ala. - Start spreading the news. If Auburn coach Gus Malzahn gets his way, Kerryon Johnson will be leaving for New York after the season as a Heisman Trophy finalist.

"He needs to be in the Heisman talk," Malzahn said, after Johnson rushed for 167 yards and added 66 receiving yards and a touchdown in Auburn's 40-17 win over Georgia. ""I don't know if there's a better running back out there."

For the sixth time this season, Johnson surpassed the 100-yard mark.