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Minnesota Football 2021 Preview: Running Back Upgrade / Downgrade

After Mohamed Ibrahim had one of the best rushing seasons in Gopher history (in a very shortened season), what can we expect from the Gopher ground game?

How did I do last year?

I predicted a slight downgrade after the team had to replace Shannon Brooks and Rodney Smith.

It is really hard to replace the experience you had with Smith and Brooks. Ibrahim, and his 316 career carries will help. But I I think this will be a slight downgrade from 2019 with an opportunity for this unit to be elite in 2021.