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FILE - Then-Dallas Cowboys running backs coach Gary Brown looks at the score board during an NFL football game against the Washington Redskins in Landover, Md., in this Sunday, Oct. 21, 2018, file photo. Wisconsin’s run-oriented tradition coaxed former NFL assistant Gary Brown into the college ranks after a bout with cancer caused him to spend a year away from the game. The Badgers’ new running backs coach wants to get Wisconsin back among the nation’s elite rushing attacks as he mentors a group returning Jalen Berger and adding Clemson transfer Chez Mellusi and freshman Braelon Allen. (AP Photo/Mark Tenally, File)
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FILE - In this Oct. 12, 2019, file photo, Wisconsin running back Nakia Watson (14) carries during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Madison, Wis. Wisconsin’s rushing attack will look quite a bit different this season without Jonathan Taylor in the backfield. Wisconsin begins adjusting to life without Taylor on Friday night, Oct. 23, 2020, when the 14th-ranked Badgers host Illinois in their pandemic-delayed season opener.(AP Photo/Andy Manis, File)
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Alabama running back Najee Harris (22) dances after breaking a Mississippi tackle and scoring a touchdown during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Oxford, Miss., Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
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Wisconsin running back Jonathan Taylor runs past Oregon cornerback Thomas Graham Jr. during second half of the Rose Bowl NCAA college football game Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020, in Pasadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
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In this Oct. 6, 2018, file photo, Wisconsin's Beau Benzschawel blocks during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Nebraska in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)
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