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Spring 2021 Lehigh Football Preview: Running Backs
3/2/2021 5:08:00 PM | Football
As March begins Lehighsports.com will be taking a position-by-position look at the Lehigh football team, which will play a four-game Patriot League schedule in the spring of 2021. The Mountain Hawks, under the direction of second-year head coach Tom Gilmore, will open the 2021 spring season March 13 versus Holy Cross at Goodman Stadium.
We stay in the offensive backfield with a look at the running back position.
Lehigh's running back room features four returnees and a newcomer, led by the 1-2 punch of junior Rashawn Allen and sophomore Zaythan Hill.
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Allen started all 11 games and rushed for 334 yards, highlighted by a 113-yard effort at Sacred Heart. He also showcased his talents as a freshman in 2018, rushing for 147 yards and two touchdowns at FBS member Navy.
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Hill led the Mountain Hawks in rushing yards (394) and touchdowns (five). He scored the eventual game-winner late at Colgate and set a Patriot League record with a 94-yard touchdown run in an overtime win at Fordham.
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Junior Peter Lucas rushed for 53 yards on 16 carries in 2019 but impressed when given the opportunity.
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Lehigh also returns senior Evan Chadbourn, who missed the entire 2019 season. Chadbourn has the versatility to contribute out of the backfield or as a wide receiver.
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The lone newcomer to the running back group is Jack DiPietro from Long Valley, N.J.
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We stay in the offensive backfield with a look at the running back position.
Lehigh's running back room features four returnees and a newcomer, led by the 1-2 punch of junior Rashawn Allen and sophomore Zaythan Hill.
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Allen started all 11 games and rushed for 334 yards, highlighted by a 113-yard effort at Sacred Heart. He also showcased his talents as a freshman in 2018, rushing for 147 yards and two touchdowns at FBS member Navy.
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Hill led the Mountain Hawks in rushing yards (394) and touchdowns (five). He scored the eventual game-winner late at Colgate and set a Patriot League record with a 94-yard touchdown run in an overtime win at Fordham.
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Junior Peter Lucas rushed for 53 yards on 16 carries in 2019 but impressed when given the opportunity.
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Lehigh also returns senior Evan Chadbourn, who missed the entire 2019 season. Chadbourn has the versatility to contribute out of the backfield or as a wide receiver.
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The lone newcomer to the running back group is Jack DiPietro from Long Valley, N.J.
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