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Carr Poised To Lead IU Rushing Load

IUHoosiers.com

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Beware of "Booda."

Understanding what this means for Indiana football and grad transfer tailback Stephen Carr -- a Doak Walker Award candidate before ever playing a Cream & Crimson down -- starts by delving into running back lore and the nicknames that sometimes memorialize the best of them.

There was once "Sweetness" and it was, in the form of Walter Payton, very good.

There was once "Ironhead" for bruising Craig Heyward and "Beast Mode" for punishing Marshawn Lynch and even "Crazylegs" for those with long memories of Elroy Hirsch.