Three Iowa coaches — offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz, defensive coordinator Phil Parker, and particular groups coach LeVar Woods — spoke to the media in the present day forward of Saturday’s open follow. They’d rather a lot to say about a number of gamers, so let’s sort out a few of their most noteworthy feedback.
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Ready on McNamara and All
With the additions of Cade McNamara and Erick All by way of the switch portal, this can be the primary time shortly that Iowa followers have had important motive to be enthusiastic about seeing the Hawkeye offense in motion. Sadly, they’ll have to attend just a little bit longer — no less than for McNamara.
“[Cade] might get some work on Saturday,” Ferentz mentioned. “However we wish to be good. He is been a bit restricted coming off of his surgical procedure, however he is been on the market in particular person and 7-on-7 work. He is in a position to get reps and throw the soccer however hasn’t been in a position to do any 11-on-11 work. We have definitely been happy with what we have been in a position to see him do.”
That lack of full-go reps with your entire offense has the workers waiting for the autumn to construct the mandatory rapport between receivers and quarterback.
“Clearly that needs to be a priority,” Ferentz mentioned. “We have performed loads of 7-on-7 work and routes on air. He is on the market doing nearly every part however workforce work. I see the chemistry being constructed, I see it getting there. The truth is that 90% of the passing recreation is [running] routes on air anyway — it is timing. We do not see a ton of man protection. We are able to attempt to recreate as lots of these conditions in a managed setting as we will proper now. And we’ll must hope that we’ll get sufficient 11-on-11 work in fall camp. I am fairly assured that we are going to. We have performed it earlier than, and Cade has performed lots of 11-on-11 soccer in his life.”
All has handled an damage that hampered his potential to totally take part at occasions through the spring, however he has seen extra 11-on-11 motion than McNamara.
“Like Cade, he is been just a little bit restricted coming off a again damage,” Ferentz mentioned. “We have tried to restrict his workforce work. He is seen extra 11-on-11 work than Cade. I’ve simply been actually happy with what he is performed. He is an enormous, bodily man that strikes very effectively for his measurement. He has actually pure ball-catching abilities. He likes soccer and being part of a workforce. He cares about soccer. He is a enjoyable man to teach and be round.”
“On each [Cade and Erick] — the soccer half is nice,” he added. “We knew that will be good, however what they’ve delivered to our soccer workforce on a private stage, from a management and expertise standpoint — I’ve actually been extra happy with that than something.”
Stroll-On Huge Receivers to Watch
The departures of Keagan Johnson and Arland Bruce IV, together with Brody Brecht specializing in baseball and the ever-present concern of damage, has the large receiver corps in Iowa Metropolis operating… skinny. With Charleston Southern switch Seth Anderson sidelined for the spring, it is given different receivers (not named Nico Ragaini and Diante Vines) the chance to step up.
“I feel Alec Wick has continued to come back on,” Ferentz mentioned. “Courting again to final spring, he has put collectively a very stable physique of labor over a yr and has continued to enhance and get higher.”
The Iowa Metropolis Regina product caught two passes for 31 yards final season as a redshirt freshman.
“Reese Osgood is one other younger man that has jumped off the tape,” Ferentz added. “He is much like the place Wick was a yr in the past, he is simply not as skilled as Alec is correct now. However he is positively doing lots of the best issues.”
Osgood has but to see any recreation motion, taking a redshirt final season. As a senior at Franklin Excessive Faculty (Wisconsin), he recorded 58 receptions for 1,082 yards and 13 touchdowns.
“I see lots of guys [in the receiver group] and lots of motive to be excited,” Ferentz mentioned. “Proper now, it is early. We have to proceed working and must stack good days on good days.”
Tremendous Cooper
It is no secret that Hawkeye cornerback Cooper DeJean can do all of it. Between 75 tackles, three TFL, 13 cross break-ups, 5 interceptions (three returned for a landing) and ten punts returned for 165 yards, the Odebolt native nearly by no means leaves the sector. Anticipate extra of that in 2023.
“The way in which he goes about his work, the dedication, the competitor he’s and the way he goes about his enterprise — he is at all times making an attempt to get higher,” Parker mentioned. “He can play each place on the sector within the backend of the protection and may in all probability play another completely different positions. His stability and his potential to diagnose conditions sooner than all people else [are what separate him], and he actually has some palms like Spider-Man.”
Parker mentioned DeJean has continued to point out development as a pacesetter as effectively.
“He has talked to some guys when he sees them not doing one thing precisely [right] or not ending a play,” he added. “Even one thing like ‘Hey, tuck the ball away,’ [after an interception]. That was one of many first issues I noticed about seven days in the past from him. That made me say ‘Wow. Okay, that is good.’ As a result of he would not say that earlier than. He is a quiet man and actually humble, so I had by no means seen him do this. “
Woods then took to the rostrum and customarily confirmed that DeJean’s particular groups versatility will as soon as once more be utilized in 2023.
“Everybody desires to know who the punt returner and kick returner are,” he mentioned. “All of us noticed what Cooper did final yr. I might be shocked if we do not begin off the season with him because the punt returner.”
“He has a pure potential with the ball in his palms,” Woods continued. “The man is fearless. He is good. The man is tremendously gifted as an athlete. A few of that’s having ‘it.’ However Cooper, when he was a freshman, he was the primary man out daily. He labored at nighttime when nobody was paying consideration.”
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Iowa State women’s basketball star Emily Ryan discusses eating disorder in video
Iowa State women’s basketball star Emily Ryan released a video Thursday in which she discusses her battle with an eating disorder.
Ryan, a senior from Claflin, Kansas, has been one of the Big 12 Conference’s best point guards for the past few seasons. She was a first-team all-conference pick in 2022, and a second-team selection in 2023.
“By sharing my story, I hope to build awareness and provide hope to everyone else fighting an invisible battle,” Ryan said in the video.
Ryan said her sense of self-worth was dependent on Iowa State’s success and her individual performance. That led to increased time spent in the weight room in an effort to get stronger and faster. When Ryan didn’t see the results that she desired, she began to focus on her diet.
Ryan said the Iowa State medical staff expressed their concern about Ryan’s eating habits and what it was doing to her body. Ryan said she was in “complete denial” about having an eating disorder, but her health continued to worsen.
Ryan missed the first nine games of the 2023-24 season due to the eating disorder. When she returned, she said, “off the court I was really struggling. By the end of the season, I was physically and mentally hanging on by a thread.”
During the offseason, Ryan spent 88 days at a treatment center in Denver.
“It took a long time but I finally came to the understanding that being sick wasn’t my fault, and eating disorders are real, complex illnesses,” she said.
How to get help
For resources on disordered eating, call the National Eating Disorders Helpline at 800-931-2237 or text NEDA to 741741.
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Latest Iowa high school volleyball rankings reveal regional pairings
It was an important date around the state for volleyball teams in Iowa, as the latest rankings were released and regional pairings in all five classes were revealed.
The two come into play once regionals reach the championship round, as the higher-ranked team will serve as the host for those games.
All five No. 1 squads remained the same, as Ankeny Centennial (Class 5A), Cedar Rapids Xavier (4A), Mount Vernon (3A), Denver (2A) and Ankeny Christian (1A) held serve.
New teams to the Top-15 include Iowa City West in 5A, Ballard in 4A, Wapsie Valley in 2A and Stanton in 1A. The entire 3A poll remained the same while Sidney made one of the biggest climbs, moving to ninth from 12th in 1A.
Regional play for 1A and 2A begins Oct. 21 with 3A, 4A and 5A starting Oct. 22. The state tournament is scheduled for Nov. 4-7 in Coralville from the Xtream Arena. Complete regional pairings can be found on Bound.
Class 5A
1. Ankeny Centennial; 2. Pleasant Valley; 3. Ankeny; 4. West Des Moines Dowling; 5. Indianola; 6. Waukee Northwest; 7. Cedar Falls; 8. Cedar Rapids Prairie; 9. Waukee; 10. Iowa City Liberty; 11. West Des Moines Valley; 12. Sioux City East; 13. Iowa City West; 14. Iowa City High; 15. Linn-Mar.
Class 4A
1. Cedar Rapids Xavier; 2. Sioux City Bishop Heelan; 3. North Scott; 4. Clear Creek-Amana; 5. Lewis Central; 6. Pella; 7. Glenwood; 8. Carlisle; 9. Marion; 10. Adel-ADM; 11. Norwalk; 12. Sergeant Bluff-Luton; 13. MOC-Floyd Valley; 14. Ballard; 15. Grinnell.
Class 3A
1. Mount Vernon; 2. Western Christian; 3. West Delaware; 4. Dubuque Wahlert; 5. Davenport Assumption; 6. Sioux Center; 7. Carroll Kuemper; 8. Mid-Prairie; 9. Cherokee; 10. Wilton; 11. Solon; 12. Anamosa; 13. Roland-Story; 14. Clarinda; 15. Nevada.
Class 2A
1. Denver; 2. Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont; 3. Dyersville Beckman; 4. Dike-New Hartford; 5. Aplington-Parkersburg; 6. South Hardin; 7. Boyden-Hull; 8. Pella Christian; 9. Iowa City Regina; 10. Hinton; 11. Grundy Center; 12. Sumner-Fredericksburg; 13. Wapsie Valley; 14. West Burlington; 15. Shenandoah.
Class 1A
1. Ankeny Christian; 2. Holy Trinity; 3. Saint Ansgar; 4. Riverside; 5. BCLUW; 6. Janesville; 7. North Tama; 8. Don Bosco; 9. Sidney; 10. River Valley; 11. Akron-Westfield; 12. Stanton; 13. Fremont-Mills; 14. Southwest Valley; 15. Gladbrook-Reinbeck.
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Iowa high school football computer rankings (10/10/2024)
Week 6 of the 2024 Iowa high school football season has wrapped up, and High School on SI is continuing its weekly computer rankings for the season.
The Dowling Maroons kept their top five placing in this week’s 5A Iowa computer rankings after a thrilling 41-35 victory over Ankeny Centennial. They face a strong Urbandale team on Friday, to keep their momentum going.
The top of the 5A computer rankings stay the same this week as the Bettendorf Bulldogs take home another win, this time defeating Kennedy 33-14. The Bulldogs look forward to Friday, where they will travel to Davenport Central in hopes to hold their place in the standings.
SBLive’s formula was created using its linear algebra-based ranking algorithm inspired by the Colley Bias-Free Ranking Method. Colley’s Method was created by Wes Colley, Ph.D., an astrophysicist at the University of Alabama at Huntsville. He devised his algorithm to help address the subjectivity and controversy regarding BCS college football selections in the 1990s and early 2000s, using a method that used no subjective variables.
- FAQ: SBLive High School Football Computer Rankings
Here are SBLive’s latest Iowa football computer rankings, as of Oct. 7, 2024:
IOWA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL COMPUTER RANKINGS
CLASS 5A | CLASS 4A
CLASS 3A | CLASS 2A
CLASS 1A | CLASS A
CLASS 8 MAN
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