Falcon alum Kalen Ballage ties NCAA record with eight TDs in a game

Falcon’s Kalen Ballage. (Tim Visser/MaxPreps

Falcon alum Kalen Ballage tied an NCAA record on Saturday with eight touchdowns in Arizona State’s 68-55 win over Texas Tech.

Ballage, a 2014 graduate of Falcon who is now a sophomore running back for the Sun Devils, touched the ball just 15 times. He had seven rushing touchdowns (and 137 yards) on just 13 carries, and also caught a touchdown.

He tied the record set by Illinois’ Howard Griffith in 1990.

“I visited a lot of different schools but Arizona State is the place to be,” Ballage told CHSAANow.com of signing with Arizona State in 2014.

In high school, Ballage played running back, wide receiver and linebacker for Falcon.