A program that’s produced the likes of Cedric Benson, Ricky Williams and Earl Campbell has churched out just two 1,000-yard rushers in the last 10 years — D’Onta Foreman and Jamaal Charles – with a nine-year gap between the two.
In 2017, with a banged-up and struggling offensive line, the Texas running game never found its rhythm. In fact, it took four running backs to reach 1,200 yards just one season after Forman single-handedly scampered for 2,028 yards en route to the Doak Walker Award.
As a team, Texas amassed just 1,815 net rushing yards and averaged 3.