BY LOU SOMOGYI
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otre Dame's one-two junior
backfield punch from Florida
lasted less than one quarter of
the 2015 football season.
Junior Tarean Folston, last year 's
leading rusher with 889 yards, played
seven snaps versus Texas Sept. 5 before
tearing the ACL in his right knee that
will shelve him until next year.
A month earlier, Greg Bryant, the
second-leading rusher in 2014 with 289
yards, was declared academically in-
eligible and transferred to ASA Miami.
Just like that, the new one-two look
is senior C.J. Prosise — who played
safety as a freshman and slot receiver
the past two years — and under-the-ra-
dar freshman Josh Adams. Both seized
their opportunity in the 38-3 triumph
against Texas.
The 6-0½, 220-pound Prosise demon-
strated toughness with his inside run-
ning, picking up a game-high 98 yards
on 20 carries.
That doubled his career carry total of
10 accumulated last year, highlighted
by the 75 yards on three carries as a jet
sweep option in the 31-28 upset of LSU
in the Music City Bowl. His 50-yard TD
run in that game was the genesis of his
move to running back this spring.
Recruited primarily as an athlete,
Prosise actually was moved to offense
because head coach Brian Kelly noted
with some tongue in cheek he didn't
do much hitting at safety.
"I slightly disagree," Prosise said
with a smile. "I feel like I didn't get
my chance to get in there and hit a
little bit. I'm a physical player, but we
didn't really see it that much on de-
fense."
His physicality was manifested on
several runs between the tackles ver-
sus the Longhorns in which he moved
the pile a few yards down the field
while keeping his legs churning. Those
plays also displayed some fundamen-
tal flaws in his running style, never
mind still learning pass protections
and other nuances of the position.
"We've got to do a lot more work in
practice and get him to finish off his
runs with a lower pad level," Kelly
LEARNING
ON THE RUN
With the loss of Tarean Folston,
a now very inexperienced backfield
must develop while playing
