Yes!

Dana Holgorsen’s well-timed thoughts on his running backs, on Rushel shell’s ascent, on the need for Dreamius Smith to get going, on Eli Wellman showing signs work well in conjunction with today’s look at the position as told by the players and position coach.

“That’s one of the biggest things Dana had lacking early — just not a lot of depth in that room,” Seider said of fourth-year WVU coach Dana Holgorsen. “There were a couple games when he said he first got here and he was down to nobody. He was down to a fullback playing tailback.

“Guys are going to get banged up. The Big 12 Conference is very physical, so you need a plethora of guys and not have to change what you’re doing when somebody goes down.”

So, the Mountaineers are getting creative in how to use each back, keep them fresh and flummox the defense. The “20” personnel — that’s two backs and no tight ends — and the versatility of the six traditional running backs could get as many as three backs on the field at the same time.

“It wouldn’t surprise me at all,” Smith said of that possibility.

Hypothetically, Smith (5-foot-11, 216 pounds) and Shell (6-0, 210) could line up in the backfield with Smallwood (5-11, 200) in the slot on one play, and then Smallwood could shift to the backfield on the next play to give WVU a three-back look without changing personnel.

They can all carry the ball, obviously, but to stay on the field they’ll need to block and catch passes, too.

Seider isn’t concerned about the depth chart or how he’ll keep as many as six running backs — depending on if prized recruit Thomas-Williams (6-0, 221) redshirts or not — touches.

“You worry about that when the season starts,” Seider said. “We always figure it out. We played three or four guys last year a majority of the games. If a guy gets hot, you don’t take the hot guy out. When we get back to playing 80, 90 snaps a game, it takes care of itself. When you’re playing 50, 60 snaps a game, then you’ve got issues getting guys carries.”