At LSU, the conversation has always been about the offense. “How can LSU fix the offense? How can LSU find a quarterback? What offensive coordinator has the answers?”

And yet, amid the yearly uncertainty, running back has always been a constant.

An assembly line of NFL backs — most of them homegrown — has created muscle memory in the run game that has defined the offense, even at the expense of modernization … until 2018.

Source: Scout’s Eye: LSU RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire’s transformation from overlooked to indispensable – CBSSports.com