SOUTH BEND, Ind. — A look inside Notre Dame football’s running back room reveals a top returning rusher, two converted wide receivers, two freshmen and even a former walk-on.
Still, Irish head coach Brian Kelly went so far as to call running back “another strength of our offense” last week and, more recently, reiterated his confidence in Notre Dame’s three primary ball-carriers: running backs Tarean Folston and C.J. Prosise and dual-threat quarterback Malik Zaire.
Folston was Notre Dame’s leading rusher as a sophomore, piling up 889 yards on 175 carries (5.