Not mad at Alex Collins. If he wanted to be a workhorse back, then I can't blame his choice. Bilema & staff were the biggest threat since Collins first committed, and they ended up pulling it off. Just sucks to lose a combo of - huge talent, out of our backyard, at a position of need, that had been committed to us.
In terms of next year, I think Crawford & Clements and potentially Edwards can fill in the 150 carries/600 yards Mike James had with little drop off. The problem is we're maintaining, and not moving forward.
For that reason, IMO - Stacy Coley now becomes the most important remaining recruit. We desperately need offensive playmakers. In 3 years under Golden, Duke will be the only guy we've signed at RB/WR who's above a 3 star recruit. Lewis & Lockhart could be considered a 4 star, but depends on where you look. They weren't consensus. Regardless of stars, we just don't have any game changers outside of Duke. He's going to have to carry us again.
And I like our RB's/WR's - but we need a to land another guy who has the ability to take over a game himself. For all the troubles the defense had last year, we put up a combined 36 points against the 3 top 25 teams we played.
In terms of next year, I think Crawford & Clements and potentially Edwards can fill in the 150 carries/600 yards Mike James had with little drop off. The problem is we're maintaining, and not moving forward.
For that reason, IMO - Stacy Coley now becomes the most important remaining recruit. We desperately need offensive playmakers. In 3 years under Golden, Duke will be the only guy we've signed at RB/WR who's above a 3 star recruit. Lewis & Lockhart could be considered a 4 star, but depends on where you look. They weren't consensus. Regardless of stars, we just don't have any game changers outside of Duke. He's going to have to carry us again.
And I like our RB's/WR's - but we need a to land another guy who has the ability to take over a game himself. For all the troubles the defense had last year, we put up a combined 36 points against the 3 top 25 teams we played.