The Arizona Wildcats had big plans for diminutive tailback J.J. Taylor.
The 5-foot-6, 170-pound freshman already showed he could be an extremely effective every-down back, subbing for injured starter Nick Wilson. With both backs healthy, Rich Rodriguez intended to utilize them in two-tailback sets.
Now that Taylor is likely out for the season because of a broken left ankle, those plans have changed. And Arizona is scrambling to piece together a viable corps of running backs.
The situation is eerily reminiscent of what happened last season at middle linebacker, where one Wildcat after another went down.