NewsOK.com · Oct 31, 2017
OU running backs stay patient with rotation
Abdul Adams is one of three OU running backs with more than 400 rushing yards this season. [PHOTO BY BRYAN TERRY, THE OKLAHOMAN]NORMAN — Through eight games, it's pretty obvious that No. 8 Oklahoma doesn't have a traditional featured running back this season.
Instead, the Sooners' running back rotation has resulted in three players posting more than 400 yards rushing.
“At times, it can be a challenge,” coach Lincoln Riley said of the rotation. “Luckily, we've been able to have guys here who are pretty unselfish. They kind of all got to watch that with Joe (Mixon) and Samaje (Perine) handled the last several years. They understand it.