Co-OC Jeff Nixon confident in stable of running backs behind Hasty

Listening to coaches every week, certain speech patterns emerge and with them, details on their players and team’s progress. For co-offensive coordinator and running backs coach Jeff Nixon, he’s revealed almost as much about the team’s depth as the starters.

His talk about JaMycal Hasty as the decided starter at tailback has often been followed by praise for the backups.

“Really impressed with [Trestan] Ebner and [John] Lovett, our two freshmen tailbacks.