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Texas Tech football: Big 12 offensive weapons that will be a problem in 2020

By Matthew Conner

ARLINGTON, TX - DECEMBER 02: Kickoff of the Big 12 Championship game between the TCU Horned Frogs and the Oklahoma Sooners at AT&T Stadium on December 2, 2017 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
ARLINGTON, TX - DECEMBER 02: Kickoff of the Big 12 Championship game between the TCU Horned Frogs and the Oklahoma Sooners at AT&T Stadium on December 2, 2017 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) /
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Running back Breece Hall #28 of the Iowa State Cyclones. (Photo by John E. Moore III/Getty Images)
Running back Breece Hall #28 of the Iowa State Cyclones. (Photo by John E. Moore III/Getty Images) /

Iowa State RB Breece Hall is an emerging star

So far, many of the players we’ve discussed have not made huge impacts when facing the Red Raiders.  But Iowa State RB Breece Hall was the reason the Cyclones won in Lubbock last year.

Then a freshman, the speedster ran for 183 yards and two scores while also catching three passes for 73 more yards as the Cyclones extended their winning streak over the Red Raiders to four games.

Early in the second quarter, he broke off a 73-yard TD run to put his team up 27-10.  And in the 4th quarter, he sealed the game with a 30-yard TD scamper to make the score 34-17.

It was his second-straight 100-yard game and one of four he would have on the year.  In all, he would finish with 879  yards and 9 TDs.  And in the nine games he started, he averaged over 100 yards rushing.

Last season, ISU QB Brock Purdy, the Big 12’s best NFL QB prospect in 2020, battled numerous nagging injuries and much of that was because of his propensity to run the ball.  Thus, it would make sense for the Cyclones to limit what he does on the ground this season, and to do that, Hall will get a heavier workload.

There are questions about the ISU offensive line and that could hurt Hall’s production.  But if he is given the running lanes, he can be a game-breaker.  After all, we saw that first hand in Lubbock last year.

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