ASU short on depth at running back with Isaiah Floyd intending to transfer

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Junior Eno Benjamin has proven to be one of the most durable running backs in the country the past two years. Now the Arizona State coaching staff has to hope that doesn't change.

The Sun Devils are down to three scholarship running backs with Tuesday's news that junior Isaiah Floyd intends to seek a transfer.

The situation isn't particularly new for the Sun Devils. Floyd, a compactly built 5-foot-7, 176-pounder, has been absent for weeks with ASU coaches only saying he was dealing with "personal matters."

Floyd becomes the third ASU player in as many days to enter the portal following junior quarterback Dillon Sterling-Cole and freshman linebacker Ely Doyle. Those…