3 rbs in a class? Never works out
We've done it....and yeah, didn't seem to work out.
Partly because one, Ellery Roberts, was vastly overrated. I think another in the same class was Steve McGuire turned out to be the best of the bunch. Another was I think a kid from New Jersey, Tekay Dorsey, who transferred back to Rutgers.
At least I think they were all in the same class...why three RBs from NY-NJ, I don't know.
EDIT: I think we actually took four in '88: Roberts, Dorsey, McGuire and Kevin Gibbs, from Coral Gables. Kevin played a little bit as a RS freshman in '89 but died in a car accident just before the bowl game. He was said to have a promising career.
These four were recruited in the '88 class, when Jimmy Johnson and Gary Stevens still ran a 2-back offense. Erickson came in for the '89 season and installed a one back. Dorsey left because he was homesick and saw less opportunity with a one back offense.
I would consider taking a third RB if he's really that good and at least one of the backs is versatile enough to do some other things, like return kicks, split out wide as a receiver, etc. The staff must think we need the scholarship for another position where we are really depleted, like maybe CB or OT.
