Inside Mississippi State Sports with Logan Lowery · May 6, 2015
Post spring running back review
Ashton Shumpert rushed for 274 yards and two touchdowns as a sophomore last season. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)Losing a 1,000-yard back like Josh Robinson would cripple some teams ground game.
Mississippi State however might even be better running the football next fall. Greg Knox coached a quartet of tailbacks that were effectively toting the ball this spring.
Junior Ashton Shumpert and redshirt freshmen Aeris Williams and Dontavian Lee are essentially the same style of power back. All three are downhill runners who do not shy away from contact. In fact, they sometimes seem to go in search of it.