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Running backs coach prepares for spring game

WKU football has only two practices left before the Red vs. White game this Saturday, which means it is almost showtime for the offense first-year head coach Tyson Helton has been crafting with offensive coordinator Bryan Ellis for the last four weeks.

Although Helton is remembered for the pass-first mentality he displayed during his tenure as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at WKU from 2014 to 2015, an affinity for the ground game is hidden beneath gaudy stats collected through the air.

WKU averaged 42.8 pass attempts per game during the 2014 season, but Helton also called 33.