SALT LAKE CITY -- Disaster has struck for No. 21 Utah.Thats how coach Kyle Whittingham described the running back situation after the position was hit by injury yet again.Starting running back Armand Shyne is done for the season after suffering an injury to his right leg during the 36-23 win over Arizona on Saturday. Shyne was promoted to starter last week and went down immediately after becoming the first Utes back to rush for 100 yards in a game this season. He finished with 101 yards and a touchdown on 19 carries.Shyne will miss the spring session, also.The sophomore was the fourth Utah running back to go down this season, and he wasnt the only one Saturday. Junior Jordan Howard became No. 5 after making his debut at running back following Shynes injury. Whittingham didnt specify the injury, but Howard cannot play this week against Oregon State.Game 1 starter Joe Williams retired after two games due to injuries.Were down to our sixth running back now, I guess you could say, Whittingham said. Its been a little bit of a mystery this year as far as the injuries. But you just deal with it and move on. Well figure it out. Dont have an answer for you right now. We will have answer very soon.Where that answer will come from may be more of a mystery. Freshman Zack Moss will be a game-time decision after missing the last game and junior Troy McCormick also missed last week. Shyne, Moss, McCormick and Williams have combined for 88.2 percent of Utahs rushing yards this season.Whittingham said theyre exploring all options. The coaching staff is considering a position switch for someone who has previous experience at running back in high school or junior college. Reaching out to Williams to see if he could un-retire is even on the table.The play-calling is likely to be affected, also.That will come into play as well, Whittingham said. Maybe more the quarterback-run game as well. We just have to look for any and all answers because right now its a pretty desperate situation at running back.Moss is listed atop the depth chart this week, but theres no certainty that hell be available. Redshirt freshman Marcel Manalo is listed as No. 2, but last game was his first career action and he still hasnt had a carry. Freshman Devontae Henry-Cole will get practice reps this week as coaches decide whether to pull his planned redshirt.When youre in redshirt mode, if disaster strikes, which disaster has struck, then youve got to re-think things, Whittingham said.Quarterback Troy Williams knows some of the offensive load could be shifted to his arms, and maybe his legs. The Utes are historically a run-first team and have 262 rushing attempts compared to 198 pass attempts.That could start to skew in the other direction. Troy Williams was ranked by Rivals.com as the No. 1 dual-threat quarterback in the nation coming out of high school in 2013, so Utah could utilize his mobility more than in previous games. He has 92 rushing yards and three touchdowns on 41 carries this season.Im willing to do whatever it takes to help my team win games, he said. If that means I have to run the ball more, then so be it. I have no problem taking on that role. We may have to make a couple of tweaks here and there, but Im sure well stick with what has been working all season. ... We just have to do a little more as an offense, period.Injuries to the backs arent the only challenges for the run game. Center J.J. Dielman, a three-year starter, was lost for the season two weeks ago and backup Lo Falemaka was unable to play against Arizona because of a leg injury. Senior Nick Nowakowski got the start.The Utes have also lost defensive end Kylie Fitts and tight end Siale Fakailoatonga to injuries. Other starters on the defensive line, in the secondary and at receiver have also missed games due to injury.Worst I can remember, Whittingham said. Ive been in it a lot of years and I cannot remember a year with this many injuries. The sheer amount of injures that weve had. Y.A. Tittle Womens Jersey .ca looks back at the stories and moments that made the year memorable. Matt Breida 49ers Jersey . 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During the downtime between games, we found a bunch of 11-, 12- and 13-year-olds acting like, well, kids.Bugsy Jensen, 12, diving, and Oregon teammate Evan Ullman, 13, cooled off between games at the Groves pool -- under the watchful eye of several lifeguards.Five-time MLB All Star Torii Hunter -- a former Little Leaguer in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, who was enshrined in the Little League Hall of Excellence Wednesday night -- met with players in the rec center and encouraged them to enjoy the moment.Panamas Harrison Castillo found that playing Fast and Furious with some new friends was a good way to blow off steam. The Groves rec room features arcade games, an air hockey table and a flat-screen TV.Rhode Islands Cullen McGrew, left, and Thane Denton, center, took part in another treasured LLWS tradition -- trading pins -- with Oregons Joe Schutz.The pingpong table was a popular meeting spot among players from every country, where a game called Runaround, in which three or more players would take turns serving and moving around the table trying to keep the point alive, was all the rage.You can take a ballplayer off the baseball field, but you cant take the baseball away from him for long. The pool was another popular place to have a catch.Players eat all their meals in the Groves cafeteria, where meals can rrange from spaghetti and meatballs to sloppy Joes.dddddddddddd Theres a strict no-hat policy.Each U.S. team shares a floor with an international squad. The Iowa players got a good-luck sendoff from their dorm-mates before their game against Kentucky.Players like Tennessees Ethan Jackson, left, found time to have fun on the field too.Teammates greeted Mexicos San Nicolas players with fist bumps as they came off the field during their game with South Korea.At the beginning and end of each game, South Koreas players lined up along the third base line and bowed to the opposing team and its fans.Future LLWS stars? Eight-year-old Hudson Nottmeier, left, and Bryson Moore, 9, came all the way from Bowling Green, Kentucky, to cheer on the Great Lakes team during its game against Goodlettsville, Tennessee.Mexico rebounded from a loss to Panama in its first game to reach the international semi-final, where it lost to South Korea.Tennessees Jon Luke Simmons hurried out to the field after the final out in his teams win over Kentucky -- which sent Goodlettsville to the U.S championship -- to secure the game ball.After his team was eliminated by South Korea, Fabian Alejandro Mar and his San Nicolas teammates scooped up dirt from the field to take home as a souvenir.Tennessees R.J. Moore and South Koreas Min Ho Choi exchanged high-fives during their off-day trip to the Lycoming Mall.Min Ho Choi and his teammate Juhnyeok Lee, left, fished for prizes in the crane game at the mall.Then they surveyed their snack options in the food court.They capped off the trip by playing MotoGP in the arcade.Canadas Nicola Barba, Victor Lizarraga and Loreto Siniscalchi shared a laugh with Californias Ali Camarillo and Devin Hinojosa at a Williamsport High School football game.Throughout the week, players were treated like celebrities wherever they went in Williamsport.They made friends with locals like Mallory Pardoe, 12.Finally, they paused to reflect on a memorable week. ' ' '
