IUHoosiers.com
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - There once was The Bus, The Refrigerator, Broadway Jo, and Sweetness, and they were the stuff of football legend.
These were nicknames of former NFL standouts Jerome Bettis, William Perry, Joe Namath. and Walter Payton. You heard them, you watched them, and you knew something special would happen.
Now comes Indiana's "Monster," and what do we make of that?
Specifically, what do we make of the man behind the name, Indiana safety Devon Matthews?
As it turns out, a lot.
As nicknames go, "Monster" has its origins story.