If there is a player that is the best example of “trust the process,” it’s Rory Walling. A walk-on running back from Des Moines that mainly sees the field during special teams. Walling hasn’t broke any records, hasn’t gotten any recognition and he won’t make the Hall of Fame, but he plays his role.
In the fourth quarter, Tom Herman made a ridiculous decision to fake a punt at the Iowa State 48-yard line, Cameron Dicker found Cade Brewer with a lot of green in front of him. Walling, last resort, stayed home and made an incredible open-field tackle to force a turnover on downs.