A ground game travels, even in trips by air.
Cartevious Norton has looked for his footing since coming to Charlotte from Iowa State. As a back with power in his repertoire, a handful of carries can go a long way toward establishing personal momentum.
His coach wanted to get a running back going each game, and it was the former Cyclones' time.
His first two rushes on Saturday in a 52-14 loss to Indiana went for six combined yards. The third went for six. It wasn't until the second half when he found room — Norton rattled off rushes of 9, 11, 12 and 10 yards on Charlotte's first drive of the second half en route to a team-best 58 yards.