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per Joe:
McCrary arrived with two years of eligibility remaining. He said he knew Brooks and Smith were good but figured he could help create “a three-headed monster.”
Redshirt freshmen James Johannesson and Jonathan Femi-Cole sit behind all three of them on the depth chart.
The Gophers saw the value of a crowded backfield during the Glen Mason years. They had three eventual NFL running backs on the same team in 2003 in Thomas Tapeh, Marion Barber and Laurence Maroney. With Brooks healthy, how will Claeys keep everyone happy?
“By winning, that’s how,” the coach said.
Claeys said the Gophers continue to explore ways to get two of these tailbacks on the field at the same time. The team has shown it can successfully split carries between two running backs, but what about three?
“I don’t know,” Claeys said. “That’s a good question. We’ll find out. And it’ll be whoever practices the best that week, that’s who we’ll go with. Competition just makes you a lot better. To think they’re all three going to stay healthy all year long, I think that’s unrealistic.”
http://www.startribune.com/kobe-mccrary-is-gophers-tailback-option-1c-or-more/394220031/
Go Gophers!!
McCrary arrived with two years of eligibility remaining. He said he knew Brooks and Smith were good but figured he could help create “a three-headed monster.”
Redshirt freshmen James Johannesson and Jonathan Femi-Cole sit behind all three of them on the depth chart.
The Gophers saw the value of a crowded backfield during the Glen Mason years. They had three eventual NFL running backs on the same team in 2003 in Thomas Tapeh, Marion Barber and Laurence Maroney. With Brooks healthy, how will Claeys keep everyone happy?
“By winning, that’s how,” the coach said.
Claeys said the Gophers continue to explore ways to get two of these tailbacks on the field at the same time. The team has shown it can successfully split carries between two running backs, but what about three?
“I don’t know,” Claeys said. “That’s a good question. We’ll find out. And it’ll be whoever practices the best that week, that’s who we’ll go with. Competition just makes you a lot better. To think they’re all three going to stay healthy all year long, I think that’s unrealistic.”
http://www.startribune.com/kobe-mccrary-is-gophers-tailback-option-1c-or-more/394220031/
Go Gophers!!