Thompson giving IU basketball lift off bench
(WorldNews Sport)

BLOOMINGTON -- Indiana redshirt sophomore forward Race Thompson isn´t one to shy away from contact. A former quarterback and wide receiver at Armstrong High School in Plymouth, Minn., Thompson enjoyed football and the physicality that came with it. Thompson´s father, Darrell Thompson, was a Big Ten freshman of the year running back at Minnesota before going on to a four-year NFL career with the Green Bay Packers (1990-94). `I grew up playing football,` Thompson said. `My dad played football. So it`s kind of in my blood. Just physical mindset. I like it. I don`t mind doing it. Some people don`t like it, and it can change the way the game goes, so I just try to mix it up a little bit.`...