Frank Gore Jr. is carrying on the family name at Southern Mississippi.
Gore Jr., a running back, scored his first collegiate touchdown on Saturday against North Texas. That left his father, one of the greatest rushers of all-time, feeling proud.
Proud Papa‼️🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿 https://t.co/SP8bFWBx3x
— Frank Gore (@frankgore) October 4, 2020
Through four games at Southern Mississippi, Gore Jr. has 46 rushing attempts for 208 yards to go along with 26 receiving yards. The best game of his career was this past week, as he ran for a career-high 130 yards.
Following his son’s standout performance, the older Gore felt a little extra motivation before his Sunday morning workout.
Little extra motivation for this mornings workout‼️Let’s Gooooo!!@stn_2lit #LikeFatherLikeSon🙏🏿 https://t.co/T8IN9C4xQm
— Frank Gore (@frankgore) October 4, 2020
Gore Jr. played a role in Gore coming back for his 16th NFL season. He told his father that he thought he still had another season in him despite being 37 years old.
So Gore decided to sign with the Jets on a one-year deal. Gore has since assumed the starting role after Le’Veon Bell went down with a hamstring injury in Week 1. He has rushed for 174 yards through a quarter of the season. Gore will go back to being the No. 2 running back when Bell makes his expected return this week against the Cardinals.
