UNC running backs shouldering load

Posted Aug 11, 2014
UNC running backs haven't been stepping out much this preseason. Running out of bounds has been prohibited by running backs coach Larry Porter, so sophomore Khris Francis and his backfield mates have been lowering their shoulders a lot more. "Our running back corps has definitely stepped it up as a whole," said Francis, who's fighting for playing time in a crowded backfield. (Durham Herald-Sun)

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