Sooners, others turn to two-running back system

On a rainy Red River Shootout in 2004, Oklahoma pounded the run with Adrian Peterson.

Time and time again.

All told, Peterson finished with 32 rushes for 225 yards in a 12-0 victory over the Longhorns. The next week he carried the ball 36 times, and two weeks after that, 33 times at Oklahoma State.

Last season, Oklahoma running backs Chris Brown, left, and DeMarco Murray became the first tandem in Big 12 history to rush for more than 1,000 yards each in a season. Photos by Bryan Terry and Nate Billings, The Oklahoman

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But these days at all levels of football, workhorse running backs like Peterson are few and far between.

Instead, more and more teams are turning to two-back systems or platoon...
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