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Pac-12 Football: Breakout player from every team for 2016

By Gabe Encinas

October 24, 2015; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Utah Utes wide receiver Britain Covey (18) celebrates after scoring a touchdown against the Southern California Trojans during the first half at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
October 24, 2015; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Utah Utes wide receiver Britain Covey (18) celebrates after scoring a touchdown against the Southern California Trojans during the first half at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 2, 2016; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Arizona State Sun Devils running back Demario Richard (4) runs the ball in the first quarter against the West Virginia Mountaineers in the Cactus Bowl at Chase Field. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 2, 2016; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Arizona State Sun Devils running back Demario Richard (4) runs the ball in the first quarter against the West Virginia Mountaineers in the Cactus Bowl at Chase Field. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports /

This might be a down year in the Pac-12 for running backs outside of Christian McCaffrey, which gives Arizona State’s junior running back DeMario Richard a chance to make a name for himself.

Arizona State has an extremely young, yet productive stable of backs. Richards has earned productive reps since he was a freshman. His birthday isn’t until December, meaning that he was still 17 years old for the majority of his freshman campaign.

Now, going into his junior year as a 19-year-old, Richard will look to continue his production. Arizona State is in the midst of a quarterback battle and doesn’t have a lot of talent on the outside to throw to. This is where Richard will come in and take a bulk of the workload for Arizona State.

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