WATCH: Phillip Dunnam Records Third Interception in Four Games

Indiana football safety Phillip Dunnam recorded his third interception in four games during the Hoosiers' Saturday night game against Akron. Dunnam picked off Akron quarterback D.J. Irons midway through the first quarter with the game tied at 0-0.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — No one loves making interceptions as much as Phillip Dunnam. 

Early in the first quarter of Indiana's game against Akron, the visitors from the MAC were driving, and deep in IU territory. The Hoosiers' offense had already punted the ball away on its first possession, meaning an Akron score would get coach Tom Allen and his team behind the eight ball early.

That's when No. 6 in black put on his Superman cape to pick off yet another quarterback in Akron's D.J. Irons. It's Dunnam's third interception in four games. 

Both Allen and new defensive coordinator Matt Guerrieri stressed the need for the Indiana defense to force more turnovers than it did in 2021 and 2022. Allen said on Monday that the team's goal is three takeaways each game, a mark they have not yet reached. 

But that shortcoming does not fall at the feet of Dunnam. The sophomore safety has three of the Indiana's four takeaways in the 2023 season, and has lifted the team's WWE commissioned takeaway belt more than any other Hoosier this year.  

After he picked off Ohio State quarterback Kyle McCord in Week 1, Dunnam's coaches and teammates all said they weren't surprised. They said he intercepts passes all the time in practice, and is one of the best takeaway creators on the entire roster. 

Three games later, it looks like they all were very right about Dunnam. 

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