Does the Dissipating Depth at Running Back Matter? Posted Nov 18, 2014 With the news on Monday that Khris Francis is out for the rest of the season and Elijah Hood sidelined with an undisclosed injury, UNC's once deep running back corps is now much thinner. The question going into the final two regular season games is how much does the running back depth matter? Given the rushing attack relies heavily on Marquise Williams, perhaps not that much. (Tar Heel Blog)