Texas Longhorns sophomore running back CJ Baxter is already starting to feel like his high school career and college career are coming full circle.
In a media availability on Thursday, Baxter reflected back on freshman year of high school at Orlando (Fla.) Edgewater, when he served as the backup running back to Isaiah Connelly, who eventually spent two seasons at Coastal Carolina. Connelly carried the ball 338 times for 2,300 yards and 23 touchdowns his senior year, including 157 carries for 965 yards and 10 touchdowns in five playoff games for the Eagles, breaking the previous playoff record of 143 carries by Derrick Henry.