Talk:Jaleel McLaughlin

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A fact from Jaleel McLaughlin appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 21 August 2023 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Jaleel McLaughlin went from being homeless to being college football's all-time leading rusher?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2023/August. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Jaleel McLaughlin.

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The result was: promoted by Bruxton (talk) 15:45, 10 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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... that Jaleel McLaughlin went from being homeless to being college football's all-time leading rusher? Source: several sources, for example Pro Football Network
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Jug Bennett (2/7)

Moved to mainspace by BeanieFan11 (talk). Self-nominated at 01:43, 4 August 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Jaleel McLaughlin; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.[reply]

@BeanieFan11: New enough and long enough. QPQ pending. The hook fact is in an interview with the subject, though I can't say I'd heard of the site. No textual issues. Should be good to go when QPQ is supplied. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 05:11, 4 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
- @Sammi Brie: QPQ done. BeanieFan11 (talk) 21:04, 7 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Hold on a minute. Asserting that he is "college football's all-time leading rusher" is an extraordinary claim. Official sources that I find still list Ron Dayne as the all-time leader. E.g., here and here. If it's true that McLaughlin is now the all-time leader, it makes a great hook, but extraordinary claims like that need to have solid sourcing. Right now, the source for the claim is a website called profootballnetwork.com, which I'm not familiar with. If we are going to proclaim on Wikpedia's front page that McLaughlin is the sport's all-time rushing leader, shouldn't we find a more reliable source? Cbl62 (talk) 13:03, 6 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Here are a couple of reliable sources that could be added to bolster the claim: this and this. Cbl62 (talk) 13:34, 6 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The "official sources" such as sports-reference list Dayne as the leader, but only because they only consider FBS teams (also, Athlon Sports' list was published years ago, before McLaughlin became the leader). There's plenty of sources available that mention McLaughlin as the overall all-time NCAA rusher, e.g. The Athletic, USA Today, Enquirer Journal, WFMJ, etc. (which is why I said "several sources" above). BeanieFan11 (talk) 15:48, 6 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

My issue is satisfied. Cbl62 (talk) 21:31, 7 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

With QPQ supplied, this is approved. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 00:32, 8 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]