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WATCH: Indiana plays smash-mouth football vs. Penn State, scores 30-yard TD up gut
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How does one team win a football game over another?
Of course, there are a lot of different ways. But what’s one way where a team can display its physical dominance?
Winning the line of scrimmage and running it right at a defense effectively can be a punch to the gut. On Saturday, Indiana is hosting No. 18 Penn State and late in the first quarter, the game was tied 7-7.
That was until the Hoosiers ran it right down the Nittany Lions’ throat.
Take a look at this 30-yard TD by Indiana’s Ronnie Walker Jr.:
Up the gut and TOUCHDOWN, @IndianaFootball. Indiana leads at home. pic.twitter.com/ymXJJVvcwQ
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) October 20, 2018
That’s certainly one way to test a defense. If one team can control the line of scrimmage, it has the advantage in the entire game.
For now, Indiana is up on Penn State 14-7 in what would certainly be an upset. The game is being televised on ABC.
Kevin covers Big Ten football for Saturday Tradition.