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Missouri Football: Tigers’ backfield is better than most of the SEC

On Monday, ESPN’s Edward Aschoff released his top 5 backfield duos and trios in the SEC. Unsurprisingly, Missouri made the cut. Had they not, I would have been quite surprised.

In 2016, running backs Damerea Crockett and Ish Witter combined for 1,812 yards on the ground, while quarterback Drew Lock contributed 123 rushing yards and placed second in the SEC with 3,399 passing yards.

Fans are expecting big accomplishments from Mizzou this fall, and that success will depend largely on Lock’s arm and Crockett and Witter’s legs.

Gabe DeArmond of PowerMizzou.com has compiled a series, “30 years, 30 games, 30 Days.