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Expectations high for Arizona’s ‘diverse’ group of running backs

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The only problem in Arizona’s running back room is that there’s a lot of talent but only one football to go around. First-year position coach AJ Steward considers himself the luckiest man in the country.

“I think we’re very diverse in our group,” he said. “We have a couple big guys, we have some one-cut guys, we have some guys who can catch the ball out of backfield, run really good routes. But the common denominator is the work ethic you see daily. There’s no drop off.”

It means Arizona is well equipped to replace fifth all-time leading rusher J.