re: SI article on running backs.....

I'll be surprised if Yeldon doesn't carry most of the load next year. I just don't see the #2 RB getting 100+ carries like in years past. If you look at all the times we've had two running backs share the load, the two RBs were always pretty equal in terms of ability if not better. There wasn't much of a gap between Coffee and Ingram, Ingram and Richardson, and Lacy and Yeldon when they shared the load. That won't be the case next year. There really isn't any backup RB that is projected to stand out and Yeldon will almost certainly be significantly better than whoever the #2 RB will be. I see there being a rotation of backups to Yeldon. In a big game like Texas A&M or LSU, I bet Yeldon will get over 20+ carries and no backup RB will get more than five carries. This is just my feeling based on the recruiting that is going on. It's one thing to recruit two or three RBs. It's another thing to try to land five or six running backs in the same class. Saban isn't as confident about any of these freshman running backs being ready to be key contributors from day one like he was about Richardson and Yeldon. This is just my opinion.