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It is perplexing to me the trouble we have recruiting running backs. It seems like bielema is capable of producing at least 2 1k yard rushers a year with the possibility for a third sometimes.

in 4 years we've landed Collins, Rawleigh and Whaley.

the first 2 have proven to be excellent backs and Whaley is one of the best in the nation. I agree we should be higher up on the list for many of the 5* backs in the country every year, but i wouldnt call our RB recruiting effort troubling.

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Posted by dbeck

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Posted on 2/2/16 at 9:24 am to admiralduckwad

It's easy to feel meh about this class but I'm pretty excited about Agim and Whaley.

As for RBs, I think Herb will have RWIII bulked up and ready to go next season. Herb puts a big emphasis on back and neck development for safety reasons.

I predict RWIII will return better than before and we'll be hearing about his injury every game a la Treadwell this year.

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Posted by oklahogjr

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Posted on 2/2/16 at 10:56 am to admiralduckwad

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in 4 years we've landed Collins, Rawleigh and Whaley.

It doesn't strike you as odd that in 4 years we've had 3 backs that were high rated. and saying Rawleigh was highly rated is kinda a stretch since he was a 3 star by most if not all services although he lit it up his senior year. This all considering the amount of 1k yard rushes we've had and running backs we've had drafted is extremely sketchy for a team that relies so heavy on the run.

We've also got Juan day and Denzel Evans on the roster but Juan is constantly injured and evans clearly isn't up to par if he can't get on the field with all the injuries we had at the position this year.

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