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Georgia's Chubb among formidable freshmen emerging in SEC
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Georgia freshman running back Nick Chubb breaks free for a touchdown against Clemson on Aug. 30 in Athens. - photo by Jared Putnam
BATON ROUGE, La. — The latest performances of Georgia's Nick Chubb and LSU's Leonard Fournette have firmly established them as players to watch in the Southeastern Conference — for the rest of this season and perhaps the next two. Both ran for about 140 yards, serving as examples that freshmen are flourishing in the mighty SEC.All across the league, coaches at programs ranging from the top to the bottom of the standings are showing they're willing to let recruits fresh out of high school compete for major roles — and many are showing they deserve it. Chubb's rise was on the sudden side because he was predictably placed in a backup role behind Heisman Trophy candidate Todd Gurley.
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