COLUMBUS – In college football, success breeds success. Because of recruiting, programs like Ohio State and Alabama are examples of this fact. One position, among several, where the Buckeyes have had success is at running back. “This is The Ohio State and we’ve got great history here and great tradition here,” running backs coach Tony Alford recently said. While older Buckeye fans remember the legends — Howard Cassady, Archie Griffin, Keith Byars, Eddie George to name a few — it’s the latest OSU backs that resonate with current recruits. “The most recent years, players we’re now recruiting, they know who Carlos Hyde is,” Alford explained. “Everybody in the free world knows who Zeke Elliott is. And all of a sudden they’re watching and Zeke’s gone. “Then all of a sudden here’s Mike Weber and he’s playing, he’s doing good things.” In his four years at Ohio State, Hyde rushed for…
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