Bivens had double duty for Columbia, but not at his old tailback position.

The tailback position is healthy to say the least.

Young then lined up in the tailback position and took snaps from the shotgun formation because the Express were left with no healthy running backs.

He played the tailback position for the Rebels, but handled all of the passing chores.

Heston has been acknowledged as the first to play at what later was designated as the tailback position on offense.

As a sophomore in 1984, White appeared in seven games and started two games at the tailback position.

Ismail, occasionally operating from the tailback position, rushed for 92 yards and showed an ability to gain the difficult yardage inside.

Further, the Buckeyes have no outstanding returning runner, just three good ones, shallow by their standards at the crucial tailback position.

This year, with the tailback position firmly in his grasp, Carter says he has his goals in focus.

With a logjam at the tailback position, Anderson redshirted his true freshman season.