Part of the reason Indiana went big on its running backs coach hire, bringing back Deland McCullough from the Kansas City Chiefs to run the room and hold the title of associate head coach, is because the running game was one of the only facets of the game in which the 2020 Hoosiers were not particularly strong. In a 6-2 season in which the Hoosiers finished second in the Big Ten East and ranked No. 12 in the nation, they finished 12th in the Big Ten in rushing offense with 108.6 yards per game. They were even worse in yards per carry, finishing 13th in the league with 3.1 yards per attempts. Only Michigan State, which scored just two touchdowns on the ground all season, was worse per attempt with 2.7 yards per carry.