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Article: Bigger than many linebackers, Wisconsin running back Ron Dayne tough to bring down.
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- Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
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- November 13, 1998
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DETROIT _ No one longing to live without pain would want to put a hit on Ron Dayne, Wisconsin tailback and Heisman Trophy hopeful, a round mound who somehow rolls effortlessly across the ground.
His center of gravity seems to be somewhere around his shoelaces, which is where, in fact, most would-be tacklers end up.
``I'll tell you what, man, if I see Ron Dayne come chugging out at me, I'm just gonna lay down,'' said safety Marcus Ray, who just might find himself in that situation Saturday, when No. 15 Michigan faces No. 8 Wisconsin. ``Right now, I'm thinking, `Just lay down.' He is a strong man.''
Dayne, a 5-foot-10, 253-pound mass of muscle who ...