Germaine Race attended Warrensburg High School in Warrensburg, Missouri where he played running back on the football team. As a junior, Germaine rushed for 1,785 yards and 19 touchdowns. As a senior he totaled 2,069 rushing yards and 29 touchdowns on his way to first team all-state honors. He finished his career with 4,751 yards and 63 touchdowns. He went on to play for Pittsburgh State where he became an immediate star, rushing for 982 yards (the second highest freshman total in school history) and 17 touchdowns on 145 attempts as a true freshman. He added 3 receptions for 22 yards and another score. He was named second team all-MIAA and third team all-region. As a sophomore, Race started 14 of 15 games, rushing for a career high 2,213 yards and 26 touchdowns on 247 attempts. He also caught 4 passes for 15 yards and a touchdown. His 8.96 yard per carry average as a sophomore set a new NCAA-II single season record. He was named first team all-MIAA for his play as a sophomore. As a junior, Race started 12 games, missing one due to a hamstring injury. He carried the ball 239 times for 1,846 yards and a career high 33 touchdowns. He added two receptions for 27 yards. His 33 rushing touchdowns set a new NCAA-II single-season record. He was named first team all-MIAA and MIAA offensive player of the year. As a senior, Germaine carried the ball a career high 310 times for 1,944 yards and 31 touchdowns. He also caught 5 passes for 57 yards on the season. Germaine was named first team all-MIAA for the third consecutive season.

Germaine Race has been a great D-2 running back for Pittsburg State over the past four years. He has a good combination of size and strength for a running back. He hits the hole hard and is a powerful, between the tackles runner who will run right through arm tackles. He runs low to the ground and displays good balance. He breaks a lot of tackles and does a good job of finishing his runs. He isn’t very elusive in the open field but it routinely takes more than one defender to bring him down. Germaine lacks elite speed and will have a more difficult time breaking long runs at the professional level. He was pretty much non-existent in the Pittsburg State passing game (14 receptions in 4 years) and will need to prove to scouts that he can be a threat to catch the ball out of the backfield. Durability could be a cause for concern as Germaine battled through minor ankle and hamstring injuries throughout his career in college. Germaine was arrested after an altercation outside a bar in the summer of 2005, but the issue has since been resolved. Germaine Race has dominated at the D-2 level over the past few seasons, however, he is unlikely to have the same kind of success against NFL competition and he should be a second day pick in the 2007 NFL draft.