Hooray John Chiles! This weekend's game marks a full year as an active college football player for the sophomore, and his second time facing rice. He ran nine times for 72 yards in his debut game, averaging 8 ypc over two drives. So far this season he has only carried the ball six times for eight yards, averaging 1.3 ypc. It is no secret that the Horns' running backs have been underwhelming so far this season, rushing well under the season goal of 200 yards per game. Not including Colt's 111 total yards on the ground, the Horns have only accounted for 243 yards total yards over two games. It isn't even that the focus has been on passing the ball either; 48% of the plays called this season have been runs by players not called Colt McCoy.
The Point:
This is the perfect game to unleash John Chiles. Perfect strategy: tell RoboColt he has just the first quarter to amass his Heisman hopeful-esque stats (the positive side effect being a quick start that's been missing), and then let John Chiles and Sherrod Harris finish the game. Rice was gashed for 273 yards on the ground last week against Vanderbilt, so it goes without saying that we need every guy that can run on the field early and often.
OT: Cody Hawkins throws one up deep for Colorado's first touchdown, I hope you are watching this game Earl Thomas and Blake Gideon.
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