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BLOOMINGTON — Indiana football’s media availability on Tuesday night turned into offensive line appreciation day.
The Hoosiers top running backs Ty Son Lawton, Justice Ellison and Kaelon Black all took turns crediting the line for their early season success.
“Every single time I come on the sideline, I just want to jump up in their arms,” Ellison said. “I’m thankful man for what they’ve been doing out there. We’ve been needing it. They’ve been stepping up in a lot of different ways. I’ve been telling them to keep on going.”
Black echoed that sentiment.
“We love those boys up front,” Black said. “Wish we could give them a name like ‘The ‘Hogs or something, but those guys make the way for us and we love having them.”
The Hoosiers have scored 23 rushing touchdowns -— tied for third most in the country — and are averaging 5.1 yards per carry. Indiana has the 32nd-ranked rushing offense in the country (200.3 yards per game) through its first six games.
It’s the program’s most imposing rushing attack since Tevin Coleman put up 2,000-plus yards in 2014, but the running backs passed on the credit to the offensive line for their impressive numbers.
“Every time I go out there, I wonder what else they are going to do,” Ellison said. “A lot of the times, the holes are huge. Every time, I’m thankful for that.”
One of the biggest question marks for IU going into this weekend’s game against Nebraska is whether or not the offensive line will be able to maintain those good vibes.
Indiana’s Mike Katic (56) and Drew Evans (62) work through a drill during practice at Memorial Stadium on Tuesday, March 26, 2024.
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Author : The Herald-Times
Publish date : 2024-10-16 11:16:22
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