Hoo Preview 2010: Running Backs

Keith Payne is back with the Hoos in 2010 after leaving the team last fall.

Virginia coach Mike London wants to run the football. Offensive coordinator Bill Lazor wants to run the football. The quarterbacks want to run the football. The receivers want to run the football. The offensive line definitely wants to run the football. And you can bet your bottom dollar that the running backs want to run the football.

It’s a good thing too. After all, the sooner the Cavaliers can figure out how to run the football better, the sooner they may be able to revive an offense that has struggled – to be kind – in recent seasons. Everything from consistently moving the football to short yardage situations to scoring points have seemingly befuddled the Hoos over the past few years, leading to lopsided time of possession statistics, lots of snaps for the defense, and too often losing results.

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