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Should Mizzou lean on one running back or go with a committee?

As the 2023 season approaches, we’re asking our football staff to answer a series of questions facing the Mizzou Tigers. Read along to get their takes on who should start, who will shine and who will leave their mark on the season.

It’s always fun to have a bona fide, bell-cow running back. Remember Tyler Badie? Those were the good old days, back when Eli Drinkwitz’s Star Wars jokes were still funny.

But very few programs recruit and operate in a way where the one-RB approach works out for them. Even the best programs will throw out a few different options to put a scare in you unless they’ve got a guaranteed NFL first-rounder lining up behind the QB.