Historically, when you think of an area that Mississippi State excels, it would be running the football. Whether you go back to the wishbone days of Emory Bellard or you talk about the number of successful tailbacks under Jackie Sherrill or 1,000 yard backs for Dan Mullen.
Even Slyvester Croom featured Jerious Norwood and Anthony Dixon who both left the school as the all-time leading rusher.
State has always been able to run the ball. When Dan Mullen took over he continued that tradition with Dixon’s phenomenal 2009 campaign, then on to Vick Ballard, LaDarius Perkins and Josh Robinson.