I remember growing up when USC was Tailback U and being the feature running back at USC was the glamour position in all of college football (along with playing quarterback for Notre Dame) and USC was turning out Heisman Trophy winners regularly.
Do you miss those days?
A look back when USC was in the discussion of being Tailback U: https://johnbaranowski.wordpress.com/2020/03/10/which-school-is-running-back-u/
Regularly. You mean like 2002, 2004 and 2005? 3 in 4 years? Virtually unheard of in modern football?
Oh wait, 2 of those were QB's.
USC has had some great backs even recently. Offenses now require a back to do far more than then. Particularly receiving and being a pass blocker. Means you don't have that big burly guy who can carry the ball 30-40 times a game. Sounds kinda boring thinking about it.
Ronald Jones was pretty great. So was Buck Allen