1) Larry Rountree III gets the hard yards on the ground for the Tigers, while RB stablemate Tyler Badie gets the swing passes and screens out of the backfield. Rountree hails from the same high school program and coach of former UGA running back Keith Marshall. But unlike Marshall, Rountree has remained healthy and established himself as the premier Missouri ball carrier. (I’ll grant you he didn’t have to compete against Todd Gurley, Nick Chubb, or Sony Michel).
LR3 is now Missouri’s 2nd place career rusher, behind only dual-threat QB Brad Smith. He’s getting over 20 touches a game and is averaging 104+ yards on the ground per contest.