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Report: Mizzou running back leaves the program

Kevin Duffey

By Kevin Duffey

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Mizzou football is down a running back this spring. Chase Abbington has left the team, according to PowerMizzou.com’s Gabe DeArmond.

https://twitter.com/GabeDeArmond/status/712070120483328000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

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.

https://twitter.com/PeteScantlebury/status/712071308922585089

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.

Kevin Duffey

A graduate of the University of Florida and founder of Saturday Down South, Kevin is a college football enthusiast.

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