For the first time since 1987 against Cincinnati, the Hurricanes had three running backs each go over 100 yards, as Mark Walton, Joseph Yearby, and Gus Edwards crossed the century mark.
Offensive coordinator Thomas Brown explained how he projects the rotation will work out. Yearby and Walton split a majority of the reps in the first half and into the third quarter until the starters were pulled and Edwards carried the load.
“I tried to roll Joe and Mark pretty evenly throughout the first half and then Gus got in for a couple reps to spell those guys. When we got up, we were able to get more reps to some guys and Gus took off on a well-blocked play. He had fresh legs and we want to keep them all fresh,” he said.
“Primarily going into each game, I will probably play the top two guys for a majority of the reps,” Brown said. “Both of those guys have shown to be equally as productive on the field, but I think Gus demands the opportunity to be able to be on the field and I’m going to some things from a game plan standpoint to try to get him involved without having to take somebody else off the field.”
Canes fullback Marquez Williams made his debut on Saturday night and Brown broke down his importance to the offensive unit.
“It’s hard to find a guy that has the size to play fullback, but more importantly the mindset to play it. There are very few guys who are tough enough to go in there down after down against 240-plus pound linebackers and not be selfish because they aren’t touching the football. They are basically glorified linemen,” Brown said.
Brown noted that Travis Homer showed him “the exact same thing he’s been doing in practice.”
“I said it from day one when he got here, he’s extremely focused and locked in individual. He is very relentless. If you watched him on special teams throughout the day, I think he is probably our best special teams player. The cat doesn’t get tired and doesn’t quit,” Brown said.
Offensive coordinator Thomas Brown explained how he projects the rotation will work out. Yearby and Walton split a majority of the reps in the first half and into the third quarter until the starters were pulled and Edwards carried the load.
“I tried to roll Joe and Mark pretty evenly throughout the first half and then Gus got in for a couple reps to spell those guys. When we got up, we were able to get more reps to some guys and Gus took off on a well-blocked play. He had fresh legs and we want to keep them all fresh,” he said.
“Primarily going into each game, I will probably play the top two guys for a majority of the reps,” Brown said. “Both of those guys have shown to be equally as productive on the field, but I think Gus demands the opportunity to be able to be on the field and I’m going to some things from a game plan standpoint to try to get him involved without having to take somebody else off the field.”
Canes fullback Marquez Williams made his debut on Saturday night and Brown broke down his importance to the offensive unit.
“It’s hard to find a guy that has the size to play fullback, but more importantly the mindset to play it. There are very few guys who are tough enough to go in there down after down against 240-plus pound linebackers and not be selfish because they aren’t touching the football. They are basically glorified linemen,” Brown said.
Brown noted that Travis Homer showed him “the exact same thing he’s been doing in practice.”
“I said it from day one when he got here, he’s extremely focused and locked in individual. He is very relentless. If you watched him on special teams throughout the day, I think he is probably our best special teams player. The cat doesn’t get tired and doesn’t quit,” Brown said.
