Barry Sanders Jr. looking for a place to run

Barry Sanders, Jr. obviously isn’t his father but he’s a very talented running back that could see the NFL one day. He was among the top running back recruits in the nation in high school to show for it. But Sanders never did get the chance to see or show what he could do once he got to Stanford.

In his first couple of years, he had to sit and wait his turn behind some older running backs. Now, he’s stuck behind, Christian McCaffrey, the best running back in college football and he’s younger than Sanders. He’s already broken Sanders’ legendary father’s collegiate single-season total yards record.

Sanders rushed for 315 yards on 51 carries this season, posting a better per-carry average (6.2) than McCaffrey (6.0). But that is hardly enough to wrestle more carries away from a record-breaker. So as the Cardinal will look to break more records with McCaffrey, there won’t be much room for Sanders.

So he has obtained a release to transfer from Stanford, and may be considering a move to Oklahoma State. Stanford was classy enough to grant him a release permits him to transfer anywhere outside the Pac-12 Conference. Oklahoma State’s leading rusher this year was Chris Carson, who had just 517 yards on the season.

So Sanders would likely get on the field if he were to transfer to where his father went to school. As the 8th-ranked running back prospect in the nation, according to Rivals.com, he chose Stanford over Oklahoma State with Florida State and Alabama also high on his list four years ago.

When asked by the Oklahoman if he would consider Oklahoma State after getting his release, Sanders said, “That’s definitely an option. I have not been in contact with those guys yet, but I would like to see what they have to offer. Hopefully we can find some common ground.”