Eugene – the Ducks running game has been able to be summed up fairly easily in recent years. Since his arrival in the Emerald Valley in 2014 Royce Freeman has taken center stage and the rest of Oregon’s running backs have been his supporting cast. But now that Oregon’s all-time leading rusher and the holder of the Pac-12 record for touchdowns scored suits up for the Denver Broncos on Sundays the Ducks had a wide-open race for someone to help fill his cleats.
It was thought that Senior Tony Brooks-James could be a viable replacement as he was the #1 backup to Freeman last season however; Brooks-James has been relegated more to kickoff returns while two freshman running backs appear poised to become Oregon’s next great duo.