Aug. 6—CHAMPAIGN — Bret Bielema ran into Melvin Gordon last week in Chicago at Big Ten media days.
The Illinois football coach couldn't help but reminisce about the Wisconsin teams he coached with Gordon a go-to option in the run game. It didn't start out that way, of course.
Gordon might have stacked up award after award in 2014 when he led the nation in rushing with a staggering 2,587 yards, but the eventual Pro Bowl running back and Super Bowl champion started his Wisconsin career fourth on the Badgers' depth chart at running back.
That was the team Bielema thought of first when he crossed paths with Gordon at the Hilton Chicago. The running back room that included Montee Ball, James White and Jeffrey Lewis in addition to Gordon.
"I'm not saying we're quite there, but I do think our running back room is getting close to what we had going some other places," Bielema said about the collection of running backs he has this season in Champaign.
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The Illinois football coach couldn't help but reminisce about the Wisconsin teams he coached with Gordon a go-to option in the run game. It didn't start out that way, of course.
Gordon might have stacked up award after award in 2014 when he led the nation in rushing with a staggering 2,587 yards, but the eventual Pro Bowl running back and Super Bowl champion started his Wisconsin career fourth on the Badgers' depth chart at running back.
That was the team Bielema thought of first when he crossed paths with Gordon at the Hilton Chicago. The running back room that included Montee Ball, James White and Jeffrey Lewis in addition to Gordon.
"I'm not saying we're quite there, but I do think our running back room is getting close to what we had going some other places," Bielema said about the collection of running backs he has this season in Champaign.
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