Better/Worse: SEC running games in 2016
Last year was a record-setter in the SEC.
Derrick Henry and Leonard Fournette ran past Herschel Walker on the SEC’s single-season rushing list.
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Henry became the first back in SEC history to top 2,000 yards. Fournette would have joined him, but Mother Nature stopped him.
What will 2016 bring? Possibly more records as Fournette, Jalen Hurd and Ralph Webb climb their school’s respective lists. But they’re not the only talented backs in the SEC.
We examined the state of every SEC team’s running game and determined whether it will be better or worse in 2016.
Chris Wright is Executive Editor at SaturdayDownSouth.com. Email him at cwright@saturdaydownsouth.com.