Saturday’s spring scrimmage at Maryland Stadium might provide some answers as to what to expect from the new system. Last season, 46 percent of the team’s rushing yards and 57 percent of the its receiving yards came from freshmen. Behind those five players, the Crimson Tide also had two running backs, Joshua Jacobs and Damien Harris, with at least 200 receiving yards. The new coaches wants to use running backs “all over the place,” McFarland said, adding that his position group has also been learning the slot receiver and wide receiver positions. At one point, he had four future Big Ten running backs on his roster — McFarland, Harrison, Wisconsin’s Taiwan Deal and Penn State’s Mark Allen.

Source: Washington Post April 24, 2019 16:30 UTC