What follows is a summary of what was discussed by Chad Leistikow & Mark Emmert in their HawkCentral postgame podcast. This is a summary of what literally came out of their mouths. To listen for yourself, a link to the 25 minute podcast is at the end of this post.
Kristian Welch had 8 tackles in the IU game. Jones never got in the IU game because Welch played flawlessly and there was no need to make a change.
The defense as a whole played much better than last week:
* 2 interceptions in the end zone
* some big stops on short yardage situations
* this was IU's lowest scoring output of the year
* this was IU's 2nd lowest rushing total
* Iowa kept the IU QB (a really good player) in check
* Regarding the 2 freshman corners, Brents & Moss:
--Brents had a ton of family in attendance
--Brents had a good game & MN & IU preferred to go at Moss (as opposed to Brents)
--Moss gave up ONE TD & had 6 solo tackles vs IU
--Hankins was dressed but did not play a single snap
--OJ played in nickel and gave up a couple big plays & might have lost job to Brents
--Hankins & Brents might be your starting corners (for next 3 years!) once fully healthy
Hesse had a really good game.
Hooker's importance to the team is becoming very clear. Hooker played the outside LB and played it so well it looked like his natural position. Hooker played the whole game.
We never saw Barrington Wade
Iowa essentially went with a 4-2-5 defense with Hooker playing wherever he needed to line up.
Ferentz commented after the game that this will force them to make some tough decisions moving forward because:
* Per KF, Geno Stone looked like a starter & KF told Emmert that he earned a starting spot, whether he gets one or not.
* Hooker looked good at LB but Iowa probably gets Neimann and Hockaday back next week
* Christian Welch deserves to be out there based on his play
* So what will Iowa do because KF made it clear that these players have opened the coaches' eyes and that they all deserve to be on the field. And what about Jones, who played well in the 2nd half vs Minnesota?
With all the injuries on defense over the last couple weeks, things have evolved on defense where Iowa suddenly has a lot of depth.
Stone, Welch and Jones might be on the outside looking in and per Mark, "they would start on a lot of teams."
As Chad said, "all of the sudden they're going to have an embarrassment of riches on a defense that is already playing really well."
LINK to this podcast:
Kristian Welch had 8 tackles in the IU game. Jones never got in the IU game because Welch played flawlessly and there was no need to make a change.
The defense as a whole played much better than last week:
* 2 interceptions in the end zone
* some big stops on short yardage situations
* this was IU's lowest scoring output of the year
* this was IU's 2nd lowest rushing total
* Iowa kept the IU QB (a really good player) in check
* Regarding the 2 freshman corners, Brents & Moss:
--Brents had a ton of family in attendance
--Brents had a good game & MN & IU preferred to go at Moss (as opposed to Brents)
--Moss gave up ONE TD & had 6 solo tackles vs IU
--Hankins was dressed but did not play a single snap
--OJ played in nickel and gave up a couple big plays & might have lost job to Brents
--Hankins & Brents might be your starting corners (for next 3 years!) once fully healthy
Hesse had a really good game.
Hooker's importance to the team is becoming very clear. Hooker played the outside LB and played it so well it looked like his natural position. Hooker played the whole game.
We never saw Barrington Wade
Iowa essentially went with a 4-2-5 defense with Hooker playing wherever he needed to line up.
Ferentz commented after the game that this will force them to make some tough decisions moving forward because:
* Per KF, Geno Stone looked like a starter & KF told Emmert that he earned a starting spot, whether he gets one or not.
* Hooker looked good at LB but Iowa probably gets Neimann and Hockaday back next week
* Christian Welch deserves to be out there based on his play
* So what will Iowa do because KF made it clear that these players have opened the coaches' eyes and that they all deserve to be on the field. And what about Jones, who played well in the 2nd half vs Minnesota?
With all the injuries on defense over the last couple weeks, things have evolved on defense where Iowa suddenly has a lot of depth.
Stone, Welch and Jones might be on the outside looking in and per Mark, "they would start on a lot of teams."
As Chad said, "all of the sudden they're going to have an embarrassment of riches on a defense that is already playing really well."
LINK to this podcast:
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