Ohio State didn’t have issues at running back during Urban Meyer’s tenure. Carlos Hyde kicked things off as Meyer’s featured back from 2012-13, piling up 2,378 rushing yards and 30 touchdowns during the span. Ezekiel Elliott took over the following season and put together one of the most impressive two year stretches for any running back in school history, amassing 3,074 rushing yards and 31 touchdowns. Elliott handed the torch over to Mike Weber in 2016, and a year later he and J.K. Dobbins formed one of the top running back duos in the country. As the calendar turned to 2019, Ohio State became Ryan Day’s program, and the backfield became Dobbins’ alone with Weber’s early deflection to the NFL. Does that spell trouble for the Buckeyes at running back? To his credit, Dobbins has proven himself not only capable as a featured back, but as a guy who seems…
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