BOZEMAN — As long as Bozeman native Justus Perkins can remember, the run game has been the backbone of Montana State’s offense.
That’s been especially true during Perkins’ time on the offensive line at MSU, with the Bobcats ranking in the top two in rushing yards per game among Football Championship Subdivision teams the past two seasons and seventh in 2021.
“If we don’t run the ball well in a game, we’re definitely not happy campers that next week,” Perkins said last week. “But we try to make sure we don’t have that happen.”
Montana State center Justus Perkins talks to reporters about the Bobcats’ upcoming fall camp, his memorable college career and more on Thursday, July 25, 2024, at the Bobcat Athletic Complex in Bozeman.
The Bobcats bring back all the top contributors at running back from 2023 and add a few new faces, further posing the potential problem of too many mouths to feed. But MSU made it work in 2023, and current coaches and players choose to instead see it as an abundance of riches in the backfield.
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Running backs coach Sam Mix has even dubbed the core group a six-headed snake with the variety of talents within the room. The group is brought together for a common goal of winning, Elijah Elliott said, and each player hopes to carry on the tradition of a dominant run game in 2024.
“We’ve always had a strong brotherhood in that room,” Elliott added. “We all want (each other) to be successful in that room. We’re going to compete with each other, but we all love each other.”
