ICYMI: Top 10 Most Hilarious Les Miles Quotes, Ever
Under Nick Saban, Alabama has produced a seemingly endless backfield of Heisman-contending, conference-leading talent. It’s almost as if Tuscaloosa houses a secret assembly line for bruising running backs. Derrick Henry replaced T.J. Yeldon, who replaced Eddie Lacy, who replaced Trent Richardson, who replaced Mark Ingram, who replaced Glen Coffee. Henry and Ingram won Heisman Trophies, while Richardson was a finalist for the award. See a pattern?
That sort of lineage may eventually lead to high expectations of the position, especially given the sort of gaudy production each of the aforementioned men have posted.