By halftime Saturday night, Alex James of Florence found himself the focus of the Coastal Carolina running game against Texas State.
Starting tailback Osharmar Abercrombie left with an injury with 10 minutes remaining in the first half, and the Chanticleers did not dress junior Boston College transfer Marcus Outlow, who injured a hip last week at Appalachian State.
That left a pair of redshirt freshmen – James and Jacqez Hairston of Martinsville, Va. – as the Chants’ featured running backs.
“From that point on I kind of told myself, ‘This is what you’ve been working for, this is your time, just prepare yourself to go out there and do and handle whatever you can,’ ” James said.