re: Running Back University

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Can we just go ahead and call Alabama running back u already? The best part is the 2 guys behind Henry are just as good!

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How about Hype U?

Since 2009, here are all the kids in the SEC who have averaged at least 100 yards rushing per game, with a minimum of 10 games:

1) Leonard Fournette (2015): 158.3 yards/game
2) Derrick Henry (2015): 152.8 yards/game
3) Tre Mason (2013): 129.7 yards/game
4) Trent Richardson (2011): 129.2 yards/game
5) Anthony Dixon (2009): 126.5 yards/game
6) Cameron Artis-Payne (2014): 123.7 yards/game
7) Nick Chubb (2014): 119.0 yards/game
8) Mark Ingram (2009): 118.4 yards/game
9) Jeremy Hill (2013): 116.8 yards/game
10) Alex Collins (2015): 116.0 yards/game
11) Johhny Manziel (2012): 108.5 yards/game
12) Cameron Newton (2010): 105.2 yards/game
13) Ben Tate (2009): 104.8 yards/game
14) Michael Dyer (2011): 103.5 yards/game
15) Montario Hardesty (2009): 103.5 yards/game
16) TJ Yeldon (2013): 102.9 yards/game
17) Knile Davis (2010): 101.7 yards/game

Here are how many per school:

Auburn has 5 (#3, #6, #12, #13, & #14)
Alabama has 4 (#2, #4, #8, #16)
LSU has 2 (#1 & #9)
Arkansas has 2 (#10 & #17)
Georgia, Mississippi State, Tennessee, and Texas A&M each had 1.

**Also note that Gurly and Chubb each had a season cut short due to injury when they for sure would have made the 100 yards/game threshold.

Mark Ingram is the most overrated Heisman runningback in the trophy's history.

While Alabama has had a good string of runningback for the past 7 years, its quite a stretch to call it "Runningback U"

Not with other programs like Georgia, Auburn, and LSU having such great RB pedigrees.