Report: Mizzou running back leaves the program
Mizzou football is down a running back this spring. Chase Abbington has left the team, according to PowerMizzou.com’s Gabe DeArmond.
Source tells me running back Chase Abbington has left the #Mizzou football team.
— Gabe DeArmond (@GabeDeArmond) March 22, 2016
Abbington, a JUCO transfer, was listed as Mizzou’s largest running back at 6-foot-2 and nearly 215 pounds.
Interestingly, according to Pete Scantlebury, 18 of the 40 signees from the 2012-13 signing class did not finish their careers in Columbia.
With the news of Chase Abbington's departure, 18 of the 40 #Mizzou signees in 2012/2013 did not finish their careers in Columbia.
— Pete Scantlebury (@PeteScantlebury) March 22, 2016
Abbington played in 10 games in 2015, rushing for 39 yards on six carries. Rising junior Ish Witter returns as Mizzou’s leading rusher. He recorded 518 rushing yards on 126 carries and one touchdown.
