Any of the three could be the No. 1 guy. That’s maybe a good thing — competition could push that trio to a new level of excellence. Maybe it’s a concern, too, since all three have been on campus long enough to distinguish themselves as “the guy” and none has done it yet.
The quicker those three reach the level of even Terrell Newby — who took 48.5 percent of the running back carries in 2015 and 2016 — the better.
That means improving everything — patience, vision, knowledge of the playbook and breaking tackles at the second level, where linebackers and safeties roam.
“We’ve all talked as backs — we know we have a different kind of quarterback, one who’s going to throw the ball more, so if we want more carries, we’ve got to produce more with the carries we get,” Ozigbo said.
