BOWLING GREEN — When Bowling Green State University’s football team opened fall practice in late July, a large group of players took part in drills with running backs coach Brian White.
The quantity of backs wasn’t the only thing that stood out. The size, especially of the freshmen, was certainly noticeable.
“Our running back room, obviously, Terion [Stewart] is special, [Jaison] Patterson’s got a ton of experience, Jamal Johnson a ton of experience. But we’ve got some newcomers there that — we’ll find out if they can hold onto the ball, that’s the big thing — but they walked in stronger than oxen,” BGSU football coach Scot Loeffler said.