Locked On West Virginia - Daily Podcast on West Virginia Mountaineers Football & Basketball

NATIONAL MEDIA: WVU Stars ON PACE to Outdo Bijan and Lamar Jackson Stats!

Episode Summary

National media is taking notice of West Virginia’s potentially EXPLOSIVE new backfield! Cam Cook is on pace to challenge a mark associated with Texas legend and Atlanta Falcons star Bijan Robinson—while Michael Hawkins Jr.’s missed-tackle rate projects above what Louisville legend and Baltimore Ravens superstar Lamar Jackson produced during his Heisman season. Hawkins has forced 25 missed tackles on only 67 career rushing attempts—a ridiculous 37.3% rate. Put him beside Cook in Rich Rodriguez’s rushing attack, and WVU could possess one of the most dangerous backfields in college football. The sample sizes and workloads matter—but these projections are absolutely WILD. Can Cook and Hawkins maintain these rates when the volume increases? And more importantly: How does the Big 12 stop this?