Smith leads SU's deep RB corps

Southern University has to replace running back Darren Coates this season. Or not. Well, at least, or not really. Coates had a phenomenal breakout season as a senior, earning All-Southwestern Athletic Conference second-team honors while rushing for 732 yards and seven touchdowns and catching a team-high 49 passes for 566 yards and five TDs.

Jaguars top tailback Kendrick Smith, #33 is roaring to start the season

Because that blend has never been seen to that level before in the Pete Richardson era, while Southern needs to find a replacement, trying to find an exact fit is not necessarily the goal. As it was, Coates’ pass-catching developed through the season. “He had the uncanny ability to get out of the backfield, stretch the defense and catch the ball,” offensive coordinator Mark Orlando said of Coates. “He was more of a prototype pro...

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