Richard Newton admitted to the media Thursday he didn't really care which single-digit number he got; he just wanted one.
And that kind of encapsulates the sophomore running back's personality to a T. As long as he gets his corner of the room, he's not going to get greedy. He doesn't need to be that every-down back. When asked how many carries he'd like to get against California on November 7, he couldn't give a number. He wants the ball, but he wants his teammates to get the ball too.
And that's going to be Keith Bhonapha's headache going forward. The UW Running Backs Coach spoke with the media with Newton Thursday, and they talked about the room, or what he calls 'The Stable', getting bigger - literally. There are TEN tailbacks listed on Washington's official roster, including six new faces: Jay'Veon Sunday, Sam Adams II, Javon Forward, Capassio Cherry, Christian Galvan, and Junior Faualo.
From 2017 to now, the average UW running back has grown from 5-10 and 193 pounds on average to 5-11.5 and 202. That's a pretty big jump. Bhonapha talked about going toward bigger backs during the recruiting process, to Newton talking about having more physicality and aggressiveness in the run game as part of new offensive coordinator John Donovan's pro-style scheme.
Bhonapha was asked to give profiles on the players we haven't really gotten a chance to see that much, like Cameron Davis, as well as the scholarship freshmen backs in Sunday and Adams.
Newton talked about his mentality as a running back, adding more things to his game, and also how his stomach was the first time he touched the ball as a Husky. It happened to be on a 23-yard direct snap touchdown run versus Eastern Washington.
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