Oklahoma State’s perception as “Tailback U” — created by the likes of Barry Sanders and Thurman Thomas torching defenses over and over again in the 1980s — still lives on today as a legitimate chip OSU’s staff can play in recruiting running backs.
Just ask Jaden Nixon, the Lone Star Frisco tailback who committed to OSU last month.
“It’s Tailback U,” he said in an interview with Pistols Firing.
Nixon had other reasons to lean orange and black as well, outside the catchy phrase that’s enticing in itself to running back prospects hoping to one day make it big in the NFL.