Ismail Mahdi - Struggles on ground Mahdi compiled nine rushes for 26 yards and hauled in all four targets for 56 yards during Saturday's 49-10 victory over Texas-San Antonio. Impact Mahdi didn't see his typical workload in Saturday's blowout, sharing work with Lincoln Pare, Torrance Burgess Jr. and Deion Hankins on the ground after handling 28 carries in Week 1. While the lopsided score played a role in the distribution of carries, Pare's pair of touchdowns on 11 carries and 109 yards could be enough to chip into Mahdi's workload moving forward. Mahdi's impact Saturday primarily came through the air, tying for the second most catches and trailing only Chris Dawn Jr. in receiving yards.
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