Zander Diamont provided a much-needed spark on Saturday. Indiana was trailing Nebraska 17-2 in the second quarter, Kevin Wilson sent Diamont in on a 3rd and 2 at midfield. The offense was already 1-for-4 on 3rd down (and 0-for-2 on 4th down) and while struggling to run the ball without All-American Dan Feeney and Dimitric Camiel, something non-traditional needed to be done.
Diamont promptly ran for nine yards and the first down. He’d done his job. Then more was asked of him. Too much was asked of him.
On that drive, Diamont would run again for nine yards on the very nexst play, complete an 18-yard pass (on a bubble), hand the ball off once, run for two yards, and get sacked for a three yard loss.