What does the future look like for junior running back Chris Warren III with the Texas Longhorns?
Head coach Tom Herman doesn’t know.
Once considered the leading candidate to become the team’s primary back replacing departed Doak Walker Award winner D’Onta Foreman, Warren has struggled this season running the football, ultimately emerging as a pass catcher and a blocker.
“I know Chris is very good catching the ball out of the backfield and I know Chris is definitely a very good pass protector, as well,” Herman said on Monday.
Warren is still the leading rusher on the team with 313 yards and five touchdowns, but his role has largely diminished since the first game of conference play, with the Oklahoma State game standing as a notable exception.