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Chris Rodriguez ranked as one of college football’s top returning running backs

The addition of Liam Coen to Mark Stoops’ staff has the Big Blue Nation buzzing this offseason. After years of poor passing, fans can once again dream of big plays through the air to Wan’Dale Robinson, Josh Ali and a group of talented tight ends. In all of the new scheme hysteria, arguably the offense’s best player is getting lost in the shuffle, Chris Rodriguez Jr.

Slept on by many nationally after never carrying the ball more than 20 times in a game in 2020, C-Rod still led the SEC in yards per carry with 6.6 (min. 50 carries).