Tony Alford’s running back room was so packed this offseason that a former four-star recruit averaging 7.9 yards per carry in his college career was encouraged to switch positions.
Steele Chambers’ departure hardly put a dent in the rotation, as Master Teague, Miyan Williams, TreVeyon Henderson, Marcus Crowley and Evan Pryor all remained, and any of the first three in that group seemed capable of winning the starting job. Seven games into the season, there’s no controversy surrounding who the top back is for the Buckeyes, but the amount of viable names at the position has proven perhaps more important than most expected.