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The Future is Bright for Illinois Football Running Backs

When Ke'Shawn Vaughn selected a Fighting Illini hat on Signing Day in February 2015, the Illini added a potential star to what already looked like it'd be one of the program's most immediately impactful running back recruiting classes in recent memory.

Vaughn, the crown jewel of the group in terms of national hype (and the only four-star recruit), is a running back not unlike some of the ones you've seen at Alabama in the last few years. Obviously he's not as talented as somebody like Trent Richardson, but he combines the power to break arm tackles with enough speed to blow by linebackers after cutting through a hole.