From Iowa and Oklahoma to Toledo and Texas Tech, here are 35 players I hear are ready for breakout seasons in 2021:
1. Jack Campbell, Iowa, LB: The buzz is big inside the Hawkeyes football program. Coaches say the 6-foot-4 1/2, 245-pounder runs like a deer, is as tough as anyone they’ve coached and has a very high football IQ and a drive to get better. Campbell was expected to start at middle linebacker last year, then got mono. In 141 snaps in 2020, he still registered 29 tackles and 4.5 tackles for loss, three pass breakups and an interception. He excels in all three phases of the position: against the run, in coverage and as a pass rusher.
Hard to trade Indiana or Iowa State’s top LBs, Iowa may have the top dog in each game?
1. Jack Campbell, Iowa, LB: The buzz is big inside the Hawkeyes football program. Coaches say the 6-foot-4 1/2, 245-pounder runs like a deer, is as tough as anyone they’ve coached and has a very high football IQ and a drive to get better. Campbell was expected to start at middle linebacker last year, then got mono. In 141 snaps in 2020, he still registered 29 tackles and 4.5 tackles for loss, three pass breakups and an interception. He excels in all three phases of the position: against the run, in coverage and as a pass rusher.
Hard to trade Indiana or Iowa State’s top LBs, Iowa may have the top dog in each game?
