No pads. But also, unlike backyard football, no forward passes. Conversely, forward passes accounted for 72 percent of Indiana's offensive snaps in this fall's season opener against Ohio State, true freshman running back Ellison's Hoosier debut. But by Saturday's 52-17 win over Georgia Southern, it was just 32 percent. There were multiple reasons the host Hoosiers ran the ball more against Georgia Southern than in previous outings – not the least of which were dictated by the defenses faced – but part of it was certainly Ellison's emergence as a featured back.
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Morgan Ellison played club sport rugby while at Pickerington (Ohio) Central High School, likening it to "backyard football."
Hoosiers Looking to Continue Building Run Game Heading into Penn State
