Most freshmen running backs don’t look the part. Not right away. There is weight to be gained, muscles to be sculpted and shoulders to be broadened. Not Phil Mafah and Will Shipley. They looked the part the second they stepped on campus.
Mafah and Shipley have raised more than a few eyebrows with their performances during the first part of spring practice. Mafah looks like a fire hydrant with speed, while Shipley looks like he’s been in the weight room since he popped out of the womb.
Senior running back Lyn-J Dixon has taken notice.