They had a really good plan going into the game. Obvious gameplan was centered around making AJ a non-factor and attacking the freshman 5th string DB who was in due to injuries. To that extent, they were rather successful as attacking the inexperienced Johnson led directly to 82% of their points. Kid grew up a lot that game, but there was a reason he really never played except for special teams once the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th string guys got healthy. Smart move by the ISU coaching staff. Would have been interesting to see what they would have tried against our end of season backfield.
It's like some are ashamed or embarrassed to admit that MC gameplanned around AJE. I don't get it. If my team's coaches are going into a game with a generational talent at his position, I'd hope they were customizing a gameplan to neutralize his impact. Very weird.