Rating position groups is the thing to do in the month of May. August camp can’t get here soon enough, but in the meantime, there are positions to evaluate in college football, particularly in the Pac-12.
USC’s running back room is loaded.
We wrote that “If you remember how the 2022 sesaon unfolded, you know that Austin Jones played really well against UCLA and Notre Dame. He was fresh, having received few carries when Travis Dye was healthy.
“Lloyd’s arrival means that with Jones and Raleek Brown already in the rotation, USC will be able to rotate running backs a lot so that no one gets overloaded. What happened in 2022 with Austin Jones being fresh for the final few games of the season in November should become a season-long reality. Everyone should be fresh throughout the season, because no one should be overextended in a running back room this deep. Lincoln Riley can spread around the carries and give defenses a lot of different looks.”
Patrick Conn of College Sports Wire ranked the Pac-12’s running backs heading into the new season. Let’s take a look: