Running back group living up to the hype

Running back Dameon Pierce runs away from a Vanderbilt defender on Oct. 9, 2021. GatorCountry photo by David Bowie.Throughout the offseason, the Gators’ running backs were billed as perhaps the deepest position on the team. They’ve got three returning veterans whose skillsets complement each other well and a pair of former five-star recruits who shined during scrimmages.

At the halfway point of the 2021 season, it’s clear that they’ve lived up to the hype.

None of them have put up monster statistics because of the way that Dan Mullen and position coach Greg Knox rotate them, but their combined numbers are impressive: 148 carries for 815 yards (5.5 yards per carry) and 11 touchdowns. If that…