...the 49ers top backs are Coleman (Indiana) and Mostert (Purdue).
Wha??? No O$U, PU, UM running backs?
Imagine that.
Wha??? No O$U, PU, UM running backs?
Imagine that.
Interesting Super Bowl fact...
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Well PSU and OSU do have 2 of the top 3 or so backs in the NFL. And who is the last Michigan RB to do anything in the NFL?
I think he coaches RB's at Indiana University.
And he went to Michigan about 15 years ago, which is my point.
Tev was definitely still hurting. Don't think he played in 2H. Mostert filled in for him well
Mostert had a breakout season after shuffling around to something like 7 NFL teams. The guy played for Hazell and never really found traction because the Hazell offense was a train wreck but the guy had talent. No question. Tevin was out of the game after his 11 yard run. Still was injured. Both backs looked like they would be a nice one-two punch all night long and then the run game stopped.
Of all the RBs in the game, the guy who stood out was #44, the fullback from Harvard. This shows you that every college team has some talent on its roster.
To add on this this, the TE, George Kittle from Iowa, I don’t even recall him from the Big Ten days? His stats for 4 years at Iowa show a total of like 715 receiving yards. Compare that to Peyton Hendershot who has 757 yards in 2 years.
There is talent that gets into the NFL that were backups in college.
Obscure Western Kentucky player is given chance by coach and goes from lanky WR to 260 pound TE in the Super Bowl.
https://www.courier-journal.com/sto...-hs-star-deon-yelder-plays-chiefs/4622228002/
https://www.courier-journal.com/sto...-hs-star-deon-yelder-plays-chiefs/4622228002/
No wonder I don't remember the guy during his Purdue days. He apparently didn't have the same Leroy Keyes-type impact.
