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per the AP:
The Big Ten’s tradition of producing elite running backs is alive and well.
The conference features the nation’s top two rushers in Illinois’ Chase Brown and Minnesota’s Mohamed Ibrahim, and four others are running for better than 100 yards per game. No other league has more than three.
The Big Ten is the only conference in the last 10 years that has had at least two players end the season with rushing averages of 100 yards per game or better.
“Doesn’t surprise me,” said Wisconsin coach Paul Chryst, whose program has developed stars like Jonathan Taylor, Melvin Gordon and Montee Ball the past decade and has one on the rise in Braelon Allen.
Ibrahim, back after missing last season’s final 12 games with a torn Achilles tendon, has proved tough to bring down in his six years at Minnesota. Ibrahim is averaging 154.7 yards per game, albeit against weak opponents, and leads the nation with 315 of his 464 yards coming after contact by PFF’s count.
Ibrahim ran for 202 yards and scored the Gophers’ first three touchdowns in a 49-7 win over Colorado on Saturday. He has 12 straight 100-yard games and four career 200-yard games, both school records.
Ibrahim is a perfect fit for a physical Minnesota offense that puts a premium on time of possession.
“Well, obviously you’d always like to have a bunch of Mos,” Gophers coach P.J. Fleck said. “Just keep bringing ’em, right?”
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Go Gophers!!
The Big Ten’s tradition of producing elite running backs is alive and well.
The conference features the nation’s top two rushers in Illinois’ Chase Brown and Minnesota’s Mohamed Ibrahim, and four others are running for better than 100 yards per game. No other league has more than three.
The Big Ten is the only conference in the last 10 years that has had at least two players end the season with rushing averages of 100 yards per game or better.
“Doesn’t surprise me,” said Wisconsin coach Paul Chryst, whose program has developed stars like Jonathan Taylor, Melvin Gordon and Montee Ball the past decade and has one on the rise in Braelon Allen.
Ibrahim, back after missing last season’s final 12 games with a torn Achilles tendon, has proved tough to bring down in his six years at Minnesota. Ibrahim is averaging 154.7 yards per game, albeit against weak opponents, and leads the nation with 315 of his 464 yards coming after contact by PFF’s count.
Ibrahim ran for 202 yards and scored the Gophers’ first three touchdowns in a 49-7 win over Colorado on Saturday. He has 12 straight 100-yard games and four career 200-yard games, both school records.
Ibrahim is a perfect fit for a physical Minnesota offense that puts a premium on time of possession.
“Well, obviously you’d always like to have a bunch of Mos,” Gophers coach P.J. Fleck said. “Just keep bringing ’em, right?”
Big Ten RB tradition alive and well behind Brown, Ibrahim
The Big Ten's tradition of producing elite running backs is alive and well. The conference features the nation's top two rushers in Illinois' Chase Brown and Minnesota's Mohamed Ibrahim, and four others are running for better than 100 yards per game.
Go Gophers!!
