"No,'' Ash said, "there were some guys that had some issues in the summer with either a strain or a pull or something like that. And Rob is limited right now because of things that happened this summer. But it’s nothing serious. It shouldn’t limit him for long.''
Martin, who led the team with 625 rushing yards while starting six of the 10 games he played in as a junior last fall, took some handoffs behind the first-team offensive line.
Gus Edwards, a grad transfer from Miami, and sophomore Trey Sneed were the running backs who worked with the second team, while freshman Raheem Blackshear and third-year sophomore Charles Snorweah saw third-team action.