Should Malik Dear Switch to Runningback?

During the Texas A&M game this weekend, it looked like Mullen had decided to fix MSU's lack of production at runningback by giving Dak Prescott plenty of opportunities to run the ball. Prescott had eighteen rushing attempts (which counts the two times he was sacked), and Brandon Holloway had the second most rushing attempts with five. However, there was a moment early in the second quarter where Prescott handed the ball off to Malik Dear, and he ran for a 52 yard touchdown. Mullen caught Texas A&M by surprise with the playcall, and Dear only needed to break one tackle around the 16 yard line. After watching Dear's touchdown run, I asked myself if Dear should be playing runningback instead of receiver.

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