1.   And all-purpose running back Dave Meggett has been an asset to the ground game.

2.   And for Cal, a ground game will properly balance its dynamic passing attack.

3.   And it has been the ground game, where often-injured Robert Smith has once again been plagued by health problems.

4.   And running back Harvey Williams added life to the sagging ground game.

5.   And so it went, a powerful, efficient ground game, a pressure defense doing so many things right.

6.   And on the rare occasions when they controlled his ground game, he went to the air.

7.   Apparently, even an ineffective ground game is better than no ground game.

8.   As is usually the case when Army wins, its ground game and defense were largely responsible.

9.   As a result, the ground game, ranked last in the league after nine games, jumped ahead of four teams in the rankings.

10.   Auburn has a dangerous scrambling quarterback in Dameyune Criag, but its ground game is soft.