Harris attended
Garden City Community College in
Garden City, Kansas before transferring to West Virginia for his final two years. In two years with the
Mountaineers, Harris started six of 23 games played, rushing for 1,483 yards and 14 touchdowns on 256 attempts, and added 25 receptions for 292 yards and three touchdowns. He also earned second-team all-Big East honors as a senior, rushing for 959 yards and 10 touchdowns on 165 carries, adding 20 receptions for 181 yards and three touchdowns. On September 4, 2004, he set a West Virginia and
Big East Conference record for rushing yards in a single game. He ran for 337 yards and four touchdowns on 25 carries against
East Carolina despite not starting the game. West Virginia went on to win by a score of 56–23. ==Professional career==