The Dallas Cowboys’ running back-by-committee experiment is dead. The time of death, officially, was around 11:24 a.m. on Thursday when head coach Mike McCarthy declared that Rico Dowdle is the team’s bell cow.

The Dallas Cowboys officially named Rico Dowdle as RB1 entering Week 11 and he shared his reaction to the long-overdue news.

Looking for an infusion of energy, Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy said Thursday the team will move forward with Rico Dowdle as the lead running back over Ezekiel Elliott.