The fruits of the 2014 recruiting class appear ready to blossom this spring, though — with Foster and Wilbon leading the way.

“We both needed to step up in knowing everything that’s going on,” Foster said. “I feel like we’re both doing that.”

Foster was beaten out for a starting job by now-graduated Chongo Kondolo — and once Kondolo was benched, Zach Sterup — but Wilbon appeared to have some role in the offense based on his playing time in the season opener against BYU. The 5-foot-9 195-pounder had six carries, and he caught two passes and seemed to be the best option on screen plays. Wilbon played in only three more games — with three carries — all season.

What happened? Devine Ozigbo emerged, for one thing, as a more versatile player. Ozigbo also appeared to know more of the offense than did Wilbon, who dropped to fourth-string. Running backs coach Reggie Davis — asked ad nauseam last season about Wilbon and generally tight-lipped about his running back’s progress — hinted this spring camp that Wilbon just didn’t know enough of the offense to play a variety of roles in it.