The term “workhorse” get thrown around far too often when discussing the running back position. A workhorse back, to me, is a back who can consistently handle 20+ carries in a game if that’s what’s asked of him.
The Tigers had one of those last year. And now he’s moving on.
Larry Rountree III finished the 2020 season with at least 20 carries in five of his final seven games in a Missouri uniform. His 620 total rushing attempts over the last three seasons is third among all D-1 running backs, behind only Buffalo’s Jaret Patterson and Wisconsin’s Jonathan Taylor.