Offense line needs to learn how to block first before we can throw the ball to the tight ends
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I had hope so also. TE are typically the biggest mismatch on the field. Anytime Iowa had a good offense it was based off running game and TE. Sadly I dont see many TE wanting to come here just to be used as a blocker or when in a route dont get a look at. I was holding on to the fact that last year Rusk was hurt but seems to be the same Ole same Ole.
Hunter Henry … That’s the sell I guess …
Tip is a great kid but no one is going to be able to sell he’s in the league because of his pass catching …
mhuml32
Gesture of Northern Aggression
I wrote out a similar post last November and many disagreed because things were improving, plus folks were high on the '25 class.
That '22 class is a major flop - especially with the expectation that every first year coach is going to bring in lots of o-line recruits in hopes that they are your foundation going forward.
'23 class has Henderson (playing, but struggling) and McMillen (expected starting center next year.....maybe this year?)
'24 has Hansen, who has been universally praised. The rest is very iffy.
'25 is TBD
Overall: It's missed evals and poor development. Part of it is the recruiting struggles of taking over a poor program, as I'm sure there were guys the staff would have preferred but couldn't secure. That said, offensive line recruiting is a crapshoot, for good and bad reasons, so you would expect the staff would land a couple really solid guys, and it's almost a complete whiff. But it's not all recruiting issues because offensive line is possibly the most dependent on development.
hawiian_mike
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skyIdub
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Very, very sad!
Joel Goodson
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Joel Goodson
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Joel Goodson
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C/O 2027 | 3 star | 6’1 180| Track and Field/Football | Wr/Cb | 3.8 GPA | 10.6 100 meter 21.4 200 meter
Evanston
Joel Goodson
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key dude:
Joel Goodson
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Massive human being. Must have!
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Gotta say, that was a pretty great game to be in attendance for especially for a house packed with recruits. Any early feelings on how the visits went?
Joel Goodson
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2028 || WR/DB/QB || #2 || GPA 3.8 || Height-6’3 || FBU FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICAN
Paducah, KY
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