Bijan was more than ready to carry the load his freshman season if he had to. Tom Herman just chose to misuse him. He averaged 8.2 yards per carry on only 86 carries. He also had 15 receptions for 200 yards. And if you had been paying attention to what I have been saying, they are looking to bring in a portal RB as well. I think you need to be medicated (unless you're not already).
I don't think they are all like that. There's still some guys like Bijan and Roschon out there. I don't get those vibes from Arch at all either.
If reps were given consistently to Blue he would emerge as an elite back. Missed his senior year and has all kinds of talent. He needs reps/ carries and as much as I love Keilan and what Keilan can do as a situational back he does not have close to the upside that Blue does and I thought it was ridiculous that Blue had no carries or screens or anything in that Bowl game. The kid is a very good player. And was # 1 back in the country going into his senior year which again he missed.
Nobody is saying he's not talented. I would argue Brooks and Baxter's upside is higher than Blue's though. That's just my personal opinion though. In their limited amount of carries they have had Brooks has looked a lot better than Blue has.
Blue missed a year on the field. Edit. I was in Atlanta traffic when trying to post this in response to your post. I like Brooks a lot and Baxter will be very good. Blue needed more reps and to get acclimated to game speed and I believe Blue has the traits to be a very very good back.
So, Barry Sanders was 5' 8 200 pounds and was the greatest running back of all time
Well that's just the thing, he's not going anywhere. He's staying at Texas lol.
I hope you are right. He is too talented to spend the next 3 years sitting on the bench. And if Texas is not going to play him, he certainly can and should transfer to a team where he will play.
That's good news for the team.Texas Football: Jaydon Blue subverts rumors, won’t enter transfer portal
It turns out that first-year running back Jaydon Blue actually won't be entering the portal and will return for his second season with Texas football.hookemheadlines.com
I think at one point he was the #1 ranked RB in the country and he missed his entire senior season which impacted his ranking substantially. Blue is a hell of a talent, but it is hard to develop with minimal carries even in practices.
RB room is extremely talented with the addition of Baxter this season. I thought Brooks was underrated coming out of high school. Going to a small school hurt his ranking. Brooks, Blue, and Baxter is a pretty nasty trio of guys.
I said missing his senior year hurt him and I don't think that the only people that felt Blue was an elite back and starter to huge contributor the way that Roschon has been are me and 2300. Virtually every program in the country wanted him and if he did enter the portal it would take all of 20 to 30 minutes for him to find a new home at an SEC or other power 5 program. Glad he is staying at UT for another season.
