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Minnesota Football: Get to Know Derik LeCaptain

The Gopher running back room has been in rough shape this year. Injuries have decimated the depth chart but to the coaching staff’s credit, this was fortunately a very deep and talented room.

  1. Mohamed Ibrahim - the returning Big Ten running back of the year who looked to be in top form before being lost for the season near the end of the Ohio State game.
  2. Trey Potts - stepped right in for Ibrahim and was having an All-Big Ten caliber season rushing for 552 yards and 6 touchdowns in 5 games before having a serious medical issue that is forcing him to miss the rest of the season, perhaps his career.