PROVO — For a BYU running back group that lacks experience and depth, help is on the way.
The school recently announced the addition of running back Emmanuel Esukpa to the program for this fall. The 5-foot-11, 232-pound graduate transfer from Rice University will have one season to play for the Cougars as a redshirt senior.
Nobody at BYU knows Esukpa better than running backs coach AJ Steward, who previously coached him at Rice. Not that Esukpa will be getting any special treatment when he arrives in Provo.
“He’s just another running back that’s going to help us.