FAYETTEVILLE — The names are easily recognizable for college football fans across the country: PJ Hill, John Clay, James White, Montee Ball, Melvin Gordon, Jonathan Williams and Alex Collins.
Over the course of the last decade, each player had multiple 1,000-yard seasons, earned all-conference recognition and played in the NFL.
They are the best running backs Bret Bielema has coached. Rawleigh Williams belongs on that list.
Williams announced his decision to walk away from the game in an open letter Monday following a second neck injury. The serious nature of the injuries and potential long-term implications they carried cut short a blossoming career.