SMU running backs Darryl Fields and Kevin Pope will split time between running back and linebacker as head coach June Jones works to get his best athletes on the field. Other news from the backfield is that leading rusher Zach Line will miss the spring to allow a back injury to heal.
Fields was expected to make some noise but now that he is being moved around, it is unlikely he makes an impact behind Line. As for Line, he very well could have another big season for the Mustangs and is a legitimate draftworthy back.