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Before last season, Corey Clement’s mindset on the game of football always remained constant.

He never felt the need to set statistical goals, and while he long had a desire to leave for the NFL after three years at the University of Wisconsin, he had never entered a season already thinking about the next.

After a forgettable year filled with injuries and a suspension put his professional career on hold, the senior running back has refocused himself during spring practice, which will resume today after a 12-day break.

“I think last year, setting everything out there kind of set me back,” Clement said when asked about his goals for 2016. “All throughout high school and my first two years here, I let the game come to me.

“Last year was kind of an example of, ‘Stop thinking into the future and live in the now.’ I think God put me back into this team once again because I was thinking about the (NFL).”

Clement rushed for 949 yards and nine touchdowns in 2014 while backing up Melvin Gordon and entered last season with expectations of being one of the best running backs in the country.

He ended up playing in just four games and wasn’t 100 percent healthy for any of them.