BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - It had to drive Tom Allen nuts last fall. Indiana's head football coach emphasizes takeaways by his defense. Always has. Always will. And with a zeal that might appear bordering on fanaticism to the casual observer. Allen's fervor for the topic, however, is only in keeping with its actual importance. Statistical corollaries bear that out. Turnovers – or takeaways, the defensive-minded Allen's preferred term – win or lose games with astonishing regularity. But as Allen's first full season at the Hoosier helm unfolded in 2017, even while deploying a veteran defense conditioned to ball-hawk, here is where IU finished among its Big Ten brethren in takeaways: Next to last.
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