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IOWA RUNNING BACKS TOREN YOUNG AND MEKHI SARGENT HAVE HONED IN ON A TEAMWORK MENTALITY IN THE RUNNING BACKS’ ROOM.

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Iowa running back Jordan Canzeri runs the ball during the Cy-Hawk game against Iowa State in Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, on Sept. 12, 2015.

Iowa’s 31-17 victory over Iowa State in 2015 was big for more than one reason. First, it helped the Hawkeyes secure a 12-0 regular-season record. More importantly, it came just four days after the death of former Iowa safety Tyler Sash. With Sash’s No. 9 plastered on their helmets, the Hawkeyes pulled away in the fourth quarter to move to 3-0 on the season.

Wide receiver Riley McCarron scored the go-ahead touchdown for Iowa on a 25-yard pass from quarterback C.J. Beathard with 2:14 remaining in the game. It was McCarron’s only reception of the game. After Cyclone quarterback Sam Richardson threw an interception to Desmond King, running back Jordan Canzeri put the game out of reach with an 8-yard scamper for a touchdown.

The win was an all-around effort for the Hawkeyes, especially on the ground. Canzeri rushed for 124 yards and a score, Beathard recorded 77 yards, and LeShun Daniels gained 56 yards. Wide receiver Matt VandeBerg played a key role through the air, catching nine passes for 114 yards and a touchdown. Beathard finished the game 15-of-25 passing for 215 yards and 3 touchdowns.

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Iowa running back Toren Young carries the ball during Iowa’s game against Illinois at Memorial Stadium in Champaign on Nov. 17, 2018.

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Iowa running back Mehki Sargent holds onto the ball during the football game against Miami (Ohio) at Kinnick Stadium on Aug. 31.

Becoming a running back corps

Toren Young and Mekhi Sargent have stepped up in the running backs’ room as the go-to guys on the field, but that also comes with a sideline mentality.

BY ANNA KAYSER anna-kayser@uiowa.edu

It’s Sept. 1, 2018. It’s the third quarter, second and 4 from Iowa’s 48-yard line, and the Hawkeyes have a narrow 3-0 lead on Northern Illinois. Running back Toren Young is handed the ball, breaks the tackle by a defensive lineman at midfield, escapes another tackle at the 42-yard line, and runs downfield before being tripped up at the 10.

Jump forward to Nov. 23, 2018. It’s the fourth quarter, first and 10. Again at Iowa’s 48-yard line, again with a one-score lead, 28-20, against Nebraska in the final game of the regular season. This time, it’s

Mekhi Sargent, and his speed outraces the need for physicality. He crosses the first half of Kinnick’s midfield Tigerhawk at an angle before slanting up midfield, causing two Cornhuskers to crash into each other. He runs, wide open, to the 33yard line where he then battles a Nebraska defensive back before stepping out of bounds near the 20.

Iowa’s running back corps is its bread and butter. When the passing game isn’t working, the run game can usually be counted on for a breakthrough or two. “[The running backs] know that, and the team knows that the running game helps significantly,” former Iowa running back

LeShun Daniels said. “It can help out your defense, keeping them fresh, and obviously it helps your offense more because it opens up the passing game. If there’s a threat of running the football, it’s going to force the defense to play a little bit closer to the line of scrimmage.”

With a position as reliable as it has been in the past, one would think there’s a set system for what Iowa wants its running backs to do from year to year.

There isn’t.

In 2018, Sargent and Young combined for 1,382 of Iowa’s total 1,929 net rushing yards, with Sargent gaining 745 and Young 637.

In 2017, Akrum Wadley ran the show with

1,109 yards of Iowa’s total 1,810. In 2016, Wadley and Daniels each amassed more than 1,000 individual rushing yards for a team total of 2,234 yards. There were three 400-plus yard backs in 2015. So on, and so forth.

Including Wadley’s 2017 season, in only seven years of head coach Kirk Ferentz’s 20year tenure has just a single Iowa running back been the dominant force in the backfield, rather than a rotation of two or three.

They work better together, and that stems from the running backs’ room.

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Iowa running back Mehki Sargent dodges Miami (Ohio) defensive back Mike Brown during the Iowa football game against Miami (Ohio) at Kinnick Stadium on Aug. 31. Sargent ran for 91 yards against the RedHawks

RUNNING BACKS CONTINUED FROM 3 From individual to team In high school, there’s often one main guy taking the carries. At Iowa, that’s not the case, and it’s something the running backs have to understand.

“Being an unselfish player should be a part of everyone’s nature, and in the running back room, I feel like we do a really good job of just helping each other learn from mistakes, competing with one another and going out there and playing our best game,” Sargent said.

Young’s been in the system for his entire collegiate career. But with Sargent transferring in from Iowa Western and being thrown into a three-man rotation in 2018 next to Young and Ivory Kelly-Martin, he stepped up and earned himself a spot on the two-deep depth chart.

Despite the changes in mentality from high school to Iowa — with a potential community-college stop in between — Iowa’s running back production on both the running and receiving sides has been key

to beginning the season 2-0.

“It’s definitely different. You go to high school and you got your guy pretty much,” Young said. “But we gel really well as a group, we work hard, we compete, we push each other. It’s real fun to be part of a group like that, because you see different guys getting in there and doing different things. It’s a very fun and competitive room, we’re real close, a close-knit family.”

Iowa’s running back rotation means that, in order to succeed, the backs have to work together. Raising the team’s total yardage means raising up each running back’s yards, not just one.

“Realistically, you can’t be in every play, and there’s going to be different times where you’ve got to rotate and you’re not getting in the game as much as you may want,” Young said. “That’s the thing you’ve got to understand about having a rotation in the running back room. Different guys get different looks and different reps.”

When in the game, the mindset is simple — do what you have to do to make plays.

But while on the sidelines watching teammates try and make big plays, the mindset can change. It’s easy to get into

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Iowa running back Toren Young runs toward Miami (Ohio) defensive back Travion Banks during the football game against Miami (Ohio) at Kinnick Stadium on Aug. 31. Young ran for 48 yards against the RedHawks. the rut of being annoyed at the playing time and the opportunities, but even watching from the side brings a chance to become better. “[I’m] just taking mental reps, looking at the looks and the plays that they’re getting, knowing that when I go in, I could get some of the same plays, the same look,” Young said.

And when one guy has a breakout run, the running back group gets giddy.

“If one guy goes out and makes a big run, we’re pushing the next guy to make a good run,” Young said. “It’s kind of contagious. When you see a guy making a play, you want to go out there and do it. So, when you get your chance, you’re going that much harder.”

Young and Sargent’s playing styles are different. It’s easy for anyone to see when looking close enough.

“I think both guys bring a really individual skill set in some ways,” offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz said. “Young is running the ball as good as he ever has, he’s a tempo setter, and Mekhi is kind of a jack of all trades, little bit of a utility knife.”

Young is a big, physical running back, creating openings for himself where the offensive line hasn’t. Against Miami

(Ohio) in Week 1, he even showed a hint of a fullback role. “[Young’s] biggest thing might be the power back,” Daniels said. “He’s a bigger guy, so he’s going to be doing a lot of short-yardage stuff and he’s going to be trying to run over opponents.”

Sargent is smaller in height and quicker on his feet, juking around defenders and cutting in where he needs to take the ball as far as possible.

“There was a run [Sargent] converted in front of our bench; it wasn’t really clean, and somehow, he got through there,” Kirk Ferentz said. “It looked like a four-yard gain, but it was a heck of a run to make those four yards. And he’s a great young guy, just works really hard and found his rhythm.”

They run the plays that are called, whether on their feet or in their minds, and it creates an opportunity for two very different running backs to make something unique out of the same play call.

“I would say that each of us have our different approaches to the game and different plays that we like to run, but when your number is called, you have to go out there and be a playmaker and make the most of the opportunity,” Sargent said.

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Iowa running backs model success Wadley and Daniels rotating in and each posting standout years in 2017 set the most recent base for Iowa’s running back system.

Young is the only current Hawkeye running back who played under Wadley and Daniels that year. Seeing that type of success stemming from a rotation helped frame the mentality that now is present in the running back room.

“They had to rotate and both of them are a very capable back who could have took a lot of carries,” Young said. “Looking up to them, it was easy to buy into that and understand how things work.”

Wadley and Daniels’ chemistry was key to their success on the field in 2016.

Wadley finished the season with 1,081 net rushing yards, and Daniels ended his Iowa career with 1,058 his senior year.

“We knew each other well, and we knew each other’s skill sets well, so we figured that our skill sets complemented each other’s pretty well, which helped us have the most success,” Daniels said. “It obviously really came together in 2016 because neither of us really had egos, so it really didn’t matter who was

going out because we knew that no matter who had a good game, it was going to help out the other back in some way.”

Iowa’s running back room is stacked, not just this year, but for years to come, and the mentality present now will pave the way for those now learning from Young and Sargent.

“The key [to success in a rotation] was really just not having an ego — that was really the biggest thing,” Daniels said. “Not getting selfish or anything like that because the young guys got to look up to you.”

Also in the running back room is freshman Tyler Goodson, who already has 19 carries on the season for 96 yards. His season-long run of 19 yards came against Rutgers, when he tallied 53 rushing yards.

Daniels tweeted during Iowa’s game against Rutgers that Goodson looked like Wadley on one of his runs.

“He definitely has some skills. He’s got Akrum-esque skills,” Daniels said. “I think the future is going to be in good hands, everyone is relatively young. They’re all juniors and then there are a couple freshmen that can play some ball. I don’t think that they should Alex Kroeze/The Daily Iowan have any problem running the ball as the Northwestern linebacker Nate Hall tackles Iowa running back LeShun Daniels during the game between Iowa and Northwestern in Iowa City on Oct. 1, 2016. Daniels played a key role in the Hawkeye backfield in 2016. years go by.”

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BIG TEN MATCHUPS I feel spoiled having football on three weeks in a row.

PETE RUDEN

peter-ruden@uiowa.edu

No. 6 Ohio State vs. Indiana

11 a.m. | FOX Could Indiana be the random mid-tier Big Ten team Ohio State loses to this year? No? OK then.

Illinois vs. Eastern Illinois

11 a.m. | BTN This in-state battle will be about as close as if the Bears took on the Illini. Actually, it’s Illinois, so maybe not.

Northwestern vs. UNLV

2:30 p.m. | BTN The really smart kids against the kids who go to college in Las Vegas. This has “fun” written all over it. Except for the fact it won’t be close. That makes it a little less fun.

No. 21 Maryland vs. Temple

11 a.m. | CBSSN Maryland is averaging 71 points per game this season. If the Terrapins do it again, they’ll shoot up these power rankings and maybe the AP Poll.

On a scale of 1-10, I don’t think anyone saw this coming.

No. 13 Penn State vs. Pittsburgh

11 a.m. | ABC Good thing Antonio Brown didn’t make any of these Pennsylvania teams mad, and then go join Alabama.

2) Penn State Not almost losing to Army moves you up in these power rankings.

3) Wisconsin The Badgers have played more games (2) than points they’ve allowed (0).

4) Iowa Moved up one spot in the AP Poll but no spots in the DI’s power rankings.

5) Michigan Oliver Martin saw this coming.

6) Michigan State Michigan State’s ranking is better than its alternate uniforms. But that’s not hard.

7) Maryland Maryland scored 142 points in its first two games. Friendly reminder: this isn’t basketball.

No. 18 Michigan State vs. Arizona State

8) Northwestern Bye weeks in Week 2 are weird.

3 p.m. | FOX When Eno Benjamin de-committed from Iowa, the Spartans probably thought they would never have to face him. They were wrong.

Purdue vs. TCU

6:30 p.m. | BTN I miss the days when TCU was a powerhouse in the Mountain West. That would make this matchup a lot more fun, but I guess Rondale Moore makes up for that.

Nebraska vs. Northern Illinois

7 p.m. | FS1 Nebraska holds a solid 0-1 record in its last meeting with the Huskies. After losing to Troy once and Colorado twice in the past two seasons, anything is possible.

Katina Zentz/The Daily Iowan Indiana head coach Tom Allen speaks during Big Ten Media Days in Chicago on July 18.

1) Ohio State If I was giving out helmet stickers, the Buckeyes would receive a lot of them.

3 p.m. | FS1 Iowa State is always Iowa’s most anticipated nonconference opponent, but College GameDay in Ames ramps it up even more.

No. 19 Iowa vs. Iowa State

Minnesota vs. Georgia Southern

2:30 p.m. | BTN The Gophers won their first two games by a combined 10 points. Not exactly the safest way to start a season, but at least they’re still an undefeated team in the Big Ten West, unlike some teams in Nebraska.

POWER RANKINGS

9) Indiana I’m convinced Indiana is the most average Big Ten team ever.

10) Purdue A win over an SEC team is a power move. Losing to Nevada in Week 1 wasn’t.

11) Minnesota *insert joke about rowing the boat here* 12) Illinois A 2-0 start for the Illini will go downhill fast.

13) Nebraska An incredibly tough scene out in Lincoln.

14) Rutgers Rutgers went from 48 to 0 real quick.

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ONE ON ONE WITH LANDAN PAULSEN Daily Iowan Sports Editor Anna Kayser spoke with offensive lineman Landan Paulsen about his life outside of football and all types of food.

The Daily Iowan: If you were playing any other sport right now, what would it be?

Landan Paulsen: Rugby. I just think it’s a really dynamic game that I never really got to learn growing up. There’s a lot of hitting involved, a lot of no pads, a lot of contact, and I like contact.

DI: How do you spend your free time?

Paulsen: Any free chance I get, I’m either hunting or fishing. I have a dog. She’s almost a year-and-a-half old, and I run her a lot. It’s been kind o a process, my first dog, training her and teaching her the ropes and really getting her to be really obedient. There’s a lot of dogs and puppies out there that really don’t get out of the house much, and I want my dog to be different than any other dog. She’s really fun to work with. She’s a handful, but she knows a lot, and she’s really smart.

DI: What kind of dog is she?

Paulsen: She’s a Hungarian Vizsla. She’s a pointing breed versatile gun dog. She’s just a little red dog. She almost looks like a Labrador retriever — she has short hair, like burnt orange. Her name is Ayla.

DI: Pancheros or Chipotle?

Paulsen: Pancheros, for sure.

DI: What’s your go-to eating spot in Iowa City?

Paulsen: Man, if I was just going tonight I’d probably choose Stella, but I mean, there’s so many good places to eat in Iowa City. Thai Spice on Mormon Trek is a very good place. I like going to Monica’s, I like going to Coralville; I like going to Red’s in North Liberty; I like going to Fiesta in North Liberty, which is a Mexican restaurant. They all do a great job.

DI: What’s the best team meal that you guys have?

Paulsen: I don’t know, I think that we get fed really great in [the football] building, but the best team meals that we have is when the offensive line all gets together — or the offense comes over — and we grill out or something, or fire up the smokers and smoke some type of beef. Those are the best, getting just to sit down and relax and not think about football for a while.

DI: What’s your favorite dessert?

Paulsen: Man, that’s tough. And it’s actually changed in the last couple of weeks. I like ice cream a lot.

I like a lot of ice cream joints around town, but blackberry pie is my favorite dessert.

DI: What’s your least favorite dessert?

Paulsen: I think as an offensive lineman, you don’t really have a least favorite dessert.

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No. 19 Iowa vs.

Iowa State

IOWA If only Iowa State could stay ranked for one more week.

IOWA It’s a shame that (L)ames is being featured on College GameDay instead of Iowa City. Whatever.

IOWA #Lucy4CollegeGameDayPicker

IOWA If Rutgers’ punter played for Iowa State, I might’ve gone with the Cyclones.

IOWA Remember when Adam Hensley made fun of some kid’s name in this and his mom freaked?

IOWA “BrOCk PurDY FoR HEisMaN!!!” Also, Hickory Park has bad food.

IOWA We need more Julian Vanderveldes and Fred Barrs.

Buffalo vs.

Liberty

BUFFALO Well, it’s not called Liberty Wild Wings. #Pete4BDubsSpokesman

BUFFALO What kind of game even is this?

BUFFALO Thank you for Khalil Mack, Buffalo.

BUFFALO Hugh “Baja” Freeze can’t win from the box or the sideline.

Maybe he should put the pads on.

BUFFALO Liberty University is a scam, just like its head coach. #Lucy4CollegeGameDayPicker

BUFFALO Reading a book on the history of history books would provide me more entertainment than this game.

BUFFALO Hugh doesn’t freeze over.

UCF The Stanford mascot is one of the happiest mascots I’ve ever seen.

Sorry, buddy.

UCF Another College Football Playoff-less campaign for UCF.

UCF 2017 National Champions (but not really).

UCF The 2017 National Champions vs. a bunch of nerds.

Sorry, nerds.

STANFORD Trees. #Lucy4CollegeGameDayPicker

UCF I had a good joke, but it’s been such a whirlwind day I forgot it. Don’t worry, I’ll keep my EYE on this game.

UCF Who needs Scott Frost?

TCU I’m the proud former owner of a TCU 2011 Rose Bowl Champions shirt.

TCU Anyone but Purdue.

PURDUE Rondale Moore is very good at football.

PURDUE Not sure why I’m picking Purdue, but here we are.

TCU In real life, a train would definitely beat a frog. #Lucy4CollegeGameDayPicker

PURDUE TCU’s quarterback situation is like my love life: I’m playing them both.

TCU I have never seen a horned frog or boilermaker in the wild.

ARIZONA Texas Tech fired Mike Leach. Bad move.

TEXAS TECH Yeah, not gonna lie, I really don’t care.

TEXAS TECH Definitely will not be a defensive battle.

TEXAS TECH In memoriam: Mike Leach.

TEXAS TECH In honor of Mike Leach. #Lucy4CollegeGameDayPicker

ARIZONA There might be more points scored in this than the average SAT scores from these schools.

TEXAS TECH These games are a reminder why GameDay is in Ames.

No. 17 UCF vs.

Stanford

Purdue vs. TCU

Texas Tech vs.

Arizona

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