Stephen Houston

It took Indiana about a month to notice, but it has a big-time runner in Houston. A junior college transfer who originally was reportedly recruited by the likes of Arkansas, North Carolina and Mississippi, Houston's size (6-0, 228) and athleticism really stand out on a ragtag Indiana squad. And despite facing a lot of attention from defenses he rushed for 711 yards (5.5 YPC) and seven touchdowns in the final eight weeks last season while catching 14 passes for 145 yards. That included matchups against tough defenses like Penn State, Ohio State and Michigan State, so Houston's numbers doubtlessly would have been much better had he been given the opportunity to start against opponents like Ball State, South Carolina State and North Texas early in the year.