running back
noun
: a football back (such as a halfback or fullback) who carries the ball on running plays
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The entertainment value picked up after the break, starting with a 12-play, 75-yard touchdown drive for North Carolina, capped by a 20-yard wheel route from quarterback Gio Lopez to running back Davion Gause.
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Justin Williams, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
One man was seen on camera running back towards Schoeck to help.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
Nor had the Wildcats met a walk-on like King Miller, the redshirt freshman running back who continued to do the work of the two injured scholarship stars in front of him, on Friday running for 90 yards on nine first-half carries.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 8 Nov. 2025
The Bucs will be without wide receiver Chris Godwin and running back Bucky Irving.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
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Justin Williams, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
One man was seen on camera running back towards Schoeck to help.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
Nor had the Wildcats met a walk-on like King Miller, the redshirt freshman running back who continued to do the work of the two injured scholarship stars in front of him, on Friday running for 90 yards on nine first-half carries.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 8 Nov. 2025
The Bucs will be without wide receiver Chris Godwin and running back Bucky Irving.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
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“Running back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/running%20back. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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