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BY STACY CLARDIE
SClardie@GoldandBlack.com
D.J.
Knox wants to start
offering assurances
before the question is even fin-
ished.
With game-breaking running
backs Akeem Hunt and Raheem Mo-
stert no longer on the field, there's
a presumption Purdue's backfield
production is gone with them.
Especially considering the op-
tions for replacements are young,
unproven players who have a com-
bined 27 carries in college.
Especially considering among
them there isn't a speedster like
Hunt or Mostert — and their blaz-
ing NFL pro day 4.4 40-yard times.
Especially considering Purdue's
Power Packed
New-look backfield ready to produce
