TEXARKANA, TX (KTAL/KMSS) — Between senior Nick Bells and juniors Marcus Floyd and Palmer Gibbs, the Pleasant Grove running backs have rushed for almost 1400 yards and 17 touchdowns so far this season.

A big credit to their success goes to the closeness in the running back room, including their relationship with running back coach TJ Cole.

When you step out on the Pleasant Grove practice field, you’re quickly drawn to the running backs, working hard and having fun as a whole.

"Really tight knit so like every day we're trying to compete with each other. I mean one day we might have one of us might have a bad attitude, but the other two that bring us up," Floyd said.

Right next to them you’ll see Cole picking them up as well.

"I know he my coach, but it's like he be one of my homeboys,"

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