Is a good running back the result of having a good offensive line? Or are good running backs capable of being good regardless? What came first, the chicken or the egg?
2021
The first three-quarters of the 2021 season were looking like Mohamed Ibrahim was going to improve on his 2020 Big Ten Running Back of the Year season. 163 yards on the ground against Ohio State in week 1 is impressive. Then he was lost for the season.
Up next was Trey Potts. The sophomore was averaging around 150 yards per game over the next three games before suffering a serious injury at Purdue and was lost for the season.