"The Houston Gambler experience was one of the greatest ever. "My time in Houston, I loved every minute of it," Jones said. So now it's Hawaii against Houston in the (insert sponsor's name here) Hawaii Bowl.
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Having the ability to move the ball on the ground or catch passes out of the backfield, the running backs will lessen the pressure on a young quarterback to sling it downfield."I remember when (Houston coach Art Briles) was coaching high school in Houston when I was with the Gamblers and the Oilers," June Jones said yesterday. The veteran running back group will help in the development of the new quarterback. While there is no certainty yet as to who the starter will be at quarterback, the options include two redshirt freshmen, Jace Ruder, and Cade Fortin, and true freshman Sam Howell. It’s exciting to be an offensive lineman blocking for them.” The Other Skill Positions will BenefitĪs we continue looking at how the North Carolina running backs can thrive in Air Raid offense, we look at the impact to other positions. We’ve got three running backs that are special. ”With the Air Raid offense, for that to be successful, you need to be able to run the ball. At this summer’s ACC Kickoff Conference, Heck spoke of the importance of the running backs to the Air Raid offense.
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Senior Charlie Heck will move from right tackle to left tackle and will be counted on to anchor the group. Of course, the success of the running backs will depend on the performance of the offensive line, which is also young but does include two seniors. He has good hands and the speed to take it to the house if he gets any separation. Carter might be relied on the most as a backfield pass-catcher. While the Heels will undoubtedly look to take some shots downfield, the running backs will almost certainly see their receiving yards increase this year. The Heels’ will have a new quarterback under center, along with a relatively young group of receivers. Carter estimated that in practice, around 60% of the running backs’ touches were run plays, while the other 40% were passing plays. All three will be used increasingly as pass-catchers out of the backfield. In the new Air Raid system, the running backs will see their workload expanded. Head coach Mack Brown recently stated that the running backs are unquestionably the strongest unit on the team. The group as a whole accounted for 1,448 yards on 256 carries last season, for an impressive 5.7 yards average. Williams considered quitting football before the Tar Heels came calling but now finds himself in a position to be one of the better running backs in the ACC. However, he somehow flew under the recruiting radar. Williams played his high school ball at Wallace-Rose Hill, one of North Carolina’s top football programs. He followed that up with a touchdown and 83 yards on 16 carries against NC State. Against Western Carolina, Williams carried the ball 17 times, for 93 yards and three touchdowns. Once his number was called, he was simply brilliant. As a freshman, Williams didn’t play much before the final two games of last season. Since the end of last year, Williams has received perhaps the most hype of any of the running backs.
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Williams is the bruiser of the group, with an ability to power his way through contact. However, the Buckeyes’ running back room was already loaded when Williams arrived, and he struggled to find playing time before transferring from Columbus to Chapel Hill. Williams was a blue-chip recruit himself he was touted as the seventh-ranked high school running back in the country when he committed to Ohio State.