running backs Stories - Black Shoe Diaries
Better Know a Freshman: Spencer Ware - Mr. Built to Play Right Away
When Spencer Ware committed in July of 2009 my first reaction was, "Who? Oh yeah... that guy." That wasn't a knock on his ability, there was just little published information about him available and being that he was from Cincinnati, I conveniently placed him in the "Yeah, Not Going to Happen"...
2009 Michigan Football Season Preview, Part II: The Running Backs
Part I: The Offensive Line, can be found here. Three days till the 2009 Michigan Football season kicks off. If you're not bursting from the seams with excitement you should probably see a doctor. Or a mortician. It's almost kickoff time, baby. We'll get to the Western Michigan preview in good time....
Countdown to Husker Football Season: #19 - Quentin Castille Will Pack A Big Load This Season
#19 comes to you by way of our ‘backup' running back - Quentin Castille. Castille enters his junior season having already played quite a bit during his first two seasons. As a sophomore last season he was the third-leading rusher behind Roy Helu Jr and Marlon Lucky. As a freshman, Castille...
2010 Recruiting: Spencer Ware Commits to LSU
via www.scoutingohio.com In what is a growing theme in LSU recruiting for the 2010 class, the Tigers picked up another surprise commitment yesterday. Multi-talented athlete Spencer Ware of Princeton High School in Cincinnati, Ohio, committed to Les Miles and the Fightin' Tigers. I had actually...
Morning paper: Boise State football links 10/9
We just got done reading Brian Murphy's latest column where he basically tells the Broncos how to fix their running game. His solution is to give one of the running backs the majority of the carries, and use one of the remaining three to spell him on occasion. Our solution is to play offense with...
An open letter to Ian Johnson
Dear Ian Johnson, My, how things have changed in two years. It seems like just yesterday you were the greatest thing in Boise since a downtown Winco. People were clamoring for your attention, and the national media was swooning over your every move. The running lanes were bigger in 2006, weren't...
Solution to Bronco running game: wait until 2010
Much has been made of the sudden inability of the Boise State football team to run the ball, and to that we say, "Just wait a couple years." Not only will Doug Martin be raging it up in the backfield, but he'll be joined by 2008 Bronco verbal commitment Malcolm Johnson who is, by the looks of...
The Doug Martin era begins, hits the line, gains two
The long-anticipated debut of redshirt freshman Doug Martin happened on Wednesday night, and suffice to say, we pictured it differently. For those of you who don't know about Martin, he was named scout team player of the year last season, and several of the Broncos claimed that Martin was the...
Tuesday: Links with predictions
Story of the day:RB Ian Johnson tops in the WAC? [ESPN.com] ESPN's Graham Watson posed an interesting question on her blog yesterday: Is Ian Johnson the WAC's best running back? If Watson knows, then she's not telling as her story politely skirted the issue with open-ended statements, facts, and...
Wednesday: Links with hype
Story of the daySeveral non-BCS running backs to watch [Rivals.com]Rivals came up with a list of the top non-BCS running backs in the country, and if you look purely at the numbers, we think it is obvious which one is best.The former Fiesta Bowl hero leads all active running backs in career rushing...
Showing 1 - 10 of 26 Next
Certain photos copyright © 2012 by Associated Press or Getty Images. Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of Associated Press and Getty Images is strictly prohibited.
