Kevin Marks Jr. isn't ready to go into why he chose to enter the transfer portal in January, or why he chose to withdraw and return to the University at Buffalo football program. "This was the best choice for me," Marks said. "But I'll talk about it more later down the road." What Marks, a running back with the Bulls, is ready to discuss - and can't discuss enough of - is how he has prepared for this season, and what he is learning under the tutelage of new running backs coach Mike Daniels. Marks is get ting detail-oriented training as he continues to elevate his game. He's learning things that can help him be a successful running back. "Coach Daniels, he's teaching us a lot of things, from the front-to-front, what are we reading, the coaching points, w hat we see when we step to the line of scrimmage, the situation, the steps, the reads, the play calls, the down and distance," said Marks, a redshirt senior who ran for 741 yards and seven touchdowns on 112 carries in seven games for UB last season. "It' s preparing in that way, the little things that make us a better player, so every play can be a good play, and we can make the right decision, in those moments in the course of a game."Even as much of the country, including Western New York, conti nues to work through abnormal times due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Bulls returned to a routine and often spirited practice setting. It's another element in how Marks, who is UB's top returning running back, continues to evolve his game. He is currentl y seventh all-time in rushing for UB (2,621 yards) and sixth all-time in rushing touchdowns (28). UB is less than a week into its practices, but Marks' drive is already evident to first-year Bulls coach Maurice Linguist. "He is running the ball like he's trying to prove a point," Linguist said Monday during UB's football media day at Murchie Family Fieldhouse. "He's running the ball with a lot of conviction and confidence." - Buffalo News
rSr/2022  RB Kevin Marks Jr., Buffalo
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