STANFORD, Calif. – Stanford coach David Shaw is beginning this season the same way he has his first three: preaching a running back-by-committee approach in training camp.
That never seems to last long on The Farm.
From Toby Gerhart to Stepfan Taylor to Tyler Gaffney, Stanford has seamlessly replaced one NFL draft pick in the backfield with another in recent years. The Cardinal's commitment to the run game has been relentless, and so has the competition to be the next guy anchoring it each fall.
Kelsey Young and Barry Sanders — yes, the son of the Hall of Famer with the same name — are competing for the starting job along with Remound Wright and Ricky Seale.
