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Indiana Football: Five storylines heading into the 2019 season

By Alec Lasley

MIAMI, FL - SEPTEMBER 01: Head coach Tom Allen of the Indiana Hoosiers during the second half against theFIU Golden Panthers at Ricardo Silva Stadium on September 1, 2018 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images)
MIAMI, FL - SEPTEMBER 01: Head coach Tom Allen of the Indiana Hoosiers during the second half against theFIU Golden Panthers at Ricardo Silva Stadium on September 1, 2018 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images) /
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BLOOMINGTON, IN – SEPTEMBER 08: Running back Stevie Scott #21 of the Indiana Hoosiers celebrates after scoring a touchdown during the first quarter of the game against the Virginia Cavaliers at Memorial Stadium on September 8, 2018 in Bloomington, Indiana. (Photo by Bobby Ellis/Getty Images)
BLOOMINGTON, IN – SEPTEMBER 08: Running back Stevie Scott #21 of the Indiana Hoosiers celebrates after scoring a touchdown during the first quarter of the game against the Virginia Cavaliers at Memorial Stadium on September 8, 2018 in Bloomington, Indiana. (Photo by Bobby Ellis/Getty Images) /

Can Stevie Scott duplicate last season?

Coming off of a 1,000-yard season as a freshman, Stevie Scott is looking to build off of a terrific season in which he landed in the top-five in nearly every statistical rushing category in the Big Ten.

The 6-foot-2, 235 pound Scott is everything you need out of a lead back. With his ability to break tackles with his good size, he also has terrific acceleration which is an extremely difficult combination for opposing defenses to deal with.

Even after a great season, Scott is looking to do even more this season.

During spring practice, and leading up to the spring game, coach Tom Allen had to have a talk with Scott and `told him to reign in his energy.

"“I had to sit him down — he’s young still — to understand how do you prepare yourself to be an elite player in this conference and still not take 30 snaps in a scrimmage and take all those hits,” Allen said.”"

Though the Hoosiers do have a lot of depth in the backfield, Scott will need to shoulder a lot of the load if Indiana wants to be atop their division.

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