As we continue our Spring Retrospective, we look to the Cowboys’ emerging running game and who might backup Justice Hill.
Summary
For the first time in four years, Oklahoma State boasted a 1,000-yard rusher in 2016. And it probably wasn’t who everyone expected. Ground game savior-to-be Barry J. Sanders could not take the starting position. Neither could fellow seniors Chris Carson or Rennie Childs. It was a true freshman from Tulsa, Oklahoma that was the first to follow up Joe Randle’s quadruple-digit rushing effort.
Now, with Justice Hill firmly set as the No. 1 option (and rehabbing from offseason shoulder surgery) the spring provided opportunity for a couple of backs to stand out and hopefully provide some evidence that they deserved snaps moving forward.