Stan Drayton is somewhere smiling at the fact that he may have assembled the best running back room in the nation.
There was an exclusive party in the end zone on Saturday evening, and four of Texas’ running backs were in attendance.
The Longhorns unleashed a deadly rushing attack against Rice that saw seemingly every running back that touched the ball tearing up the opposing defense. Starting running back Bijan Robinson led the team with three touchdowns and 127 yards rushing, the Texas running back room as a whole combined for six touchdowns and amassed over 400 yards rushing.
Bijan Robinson also made history in Week 3, as he became the fastest running back at Texas to reach 1,000 career rushing yards since the legendary Jamaal Charles.
Even with the change at quarterback, it was evident that the game plan was to feed the running backs as much as possible. The 38 rushes was the most of the season for Texas, and it is evident that Sarkisian should consider utilizing all of the backs as much as possible.
On every touch, it seemed as if one of the running backs could have gone the distance. Take a look at five of the six that did: