After six games in the 2015 football season, most Mississippi State fans have seen enough of junior running backs Ashton Shumpert and Brandon Holloway. Most would like to see redshirt freshman Aeries Williams and Dontavian Lee get their shot, or even true freshman Malik Dear. But Dan Mullen continues to trot Shumpert out as a the starting tailback, alternating series with Holloway and rarely inserting the freshman into the game.
Shumpert and Holloway have combined for 70 carries on the year while the freshman have just 33. Despite over double the amount of carries on the year, the freshman have just 65 less yards in total and are averaging almost a full three yards more per carry (7.