COMPETITOR KIRK FERENTZ CALLS CENTERS THE MVPS OF AN OFFENSE, AND LUCKILY FOR IOWA, IT HAS ONE OF THE BEST IN THE NATION.

The Daily Iowan PREGAME SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5 IOWA VS. ILLINOIS MEMORIAL STADIUM 2 - The Daily Iowan - PREGAME - Iowa City, Iowa - Friday, December 4, 2020 Iowa Starters WR 12 Brandon Smith 6-2 215 SR. TE 84 Sam LaPorta 6-4 249 SO. LT 77 Alaric Jackson 6-6 315 SR. REMEMBER WHEN... LG 73 Cody Ince 6-4 285 SO. C 65 Tyler Linderbaum 6-3 289 SO RG 61 Cole Banwart 6-4 296 SR. RT 79 Jack Plumb 6-7 293 SO. WR 6 Ihmir Smith-Marsette 6-1 179 SR. QB 7 Spencer Petras 6-5 231 SO. RB 15 Tyler Goodson 5-10 200 SO. FB 38 Monte Pottebaum 6-1 244 SO. PK 3 Keith Duncan 5-10 178 SR. LE 57 Chauncey Golston 6-5 270 SR. DT 54 Daviyon Nixon 6-3 305 JR. DT 96 Jack Heflin 6-4 312 SR. RE 97 Zach VanValkenburg 6-4 270 SR. LEO 35 Barrington Wade 6-1 236 SR. MLB 44 Seth Benson 6-0 231 SO. WLB 49 Nick Niemann 6-4 233 SR. LC 8 Matt Hankins 6-0 180 SR. SS 26 Kaevon Merriweather 6-0 205 SO. FS 28 Jack Koerner 6-0 205 JR. RC 33 Riley Moss 6-1 191 JR. P 9 Tory Taylor 6-4 225 FR. Illinois Starters LT ­ 79 Vederian Lowe 6-6 320 SR. Robin Svec/The Daily Iowan LG 53 Kendrick Green 6-4 315 JR. C 65 Doug Kramer 6-2 300 SR. After completing a screen pass, Illinois receiver Jacob Willis is tackled by the Iowa defense and gains no yardage, forcing the Fighting Illini RG 52 Verdis Brown 6-2 320 SO. to punt the ball away in Kinnick Stadium on Oct. 13, 2007. RT 54 Julian Pearl 6-6 305 SO. The 2007 season was mostly one to forget for Hawkeye on the day with that lone touchdown. Albert Young ran WR 14 Brian Hightower 6-3 220 JR. football, but Iowa’s signature moment from that year was 25 times for 99 yards for Iowa, while also catching four WR 9 Josh Imatorbhebhe 6-2 220 JR. upsetting No. 18 Illinois at Kinnick Stadium. Iowa was passes for 25 yards. But the player of the game was on WR 20 Kyron Cumby 5-8 180 FR. 2-4 on the season and had lost four games in a row head- defense. Iowa linebacker Mike Humpal tallied 18 tackles, QB 18 Brandon Peters 6-5 220 SR. ing into its Oct. 13 matchup against Illinois in 2007. The including a sack and 2.5 tackles for loss, against Illinois. RB 2 Chase Brown 5-11 195 SO. Fighting Illinni were on a five-game win streak, having The Hawkeye defense held the Illini to only 287 yards TE 87 Daniel Barker 6-4 250 JR. just defeated No. 21 Penn State and No. 5 Wisconsin the of total offense. Humpal, a senior in 2007, finished the PK 17 James McCourt 6-1 215 SR. previous two weeks. The Hawkeyes and Illini were stuck season with 123 tackles and three , and was in a defensive battle for most of the game. Illinois took a sixth-round draft choice by the in DE 99 Owen Carney Jr. 6-3 260 SR. the lead with a 46-yard field goal with 4:42 left in the first the 2008 NFL Draft. Humpal had help from other Hawk- DT 96 Roderick Perry II 6-2 300 SR. quarter to go up 3-0. A Daniel Murray 28-yard kick tied eye defenders that day against Illinois. Adam Shada was DT 94 Jer’Zhan Newton 6-2 270 FR. the game at 3-3 just before the end of the first half. An- second on the team with 10 total tackles, while defensive DE 49 Seth Coleman 6-5 230 FR. other field goal from Illinois put it up midway through back Brett Greenwood snagged a pivotal . LB 35 Jake Hansen 6-1 230 SR. the third quarter, but Iowa finally found the end zone Illinois running back , who ran for LB 45 Khalan Tolson 6-0 220 JR. with only six seconds remaining in the quarter. Hawk- 1,681 yards and 17 touchdowns in 2007, ran for only 67 LB 44 Tarique Barnes 6-1 230 SO. eye quarterback Jake Christensen connected with tight yards against Iowa. Iowa finished the 2007 season 6-6, CB 8 Nate Hobbs 5-10 200 SR. end Brandon Myers for a 20-yard touchdown and Iowa while Illinois went 9-4 and made an appearance in the S 30 Sydney Brown 6-0 195 SR. went up 10-6. That ended up being the final score as Iowa Rose Bowl. For more about Humpal and his performance S 6 Tony Adams 6-0 205 SR. upset Illinois, providing a highlight in an otherweise un- against Illinois in 2007, go to page eight to read his one- CB 31 Devin Witherspoon 6-0 170 SO. remarkable season. Christensen finished 17-of-25 passing on-one interview with The Daily Iowan. P 14 Blake Hayes 6-6 215 SR.

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IOWA IOWA IOWA IOWA IOWA IOWA IOWA No. 19 Iowa Five in a row. Petras > Peters. Sorry, mom. iLLini. Is it too late to redo the Hopefully the Illini aren’t All it takes to stop an first two games? thrown off by the claps. offense is clapping. Who vs. Illinois knew?

WISCONSIN WISCONSIN WISCONSIN INDIANA INDIANA WISCONSIN WISCONSIN No. 12 Indiana vs. Really wish Penix Jr. was No quarterback vs. The Badgers didn’t enjoy Wisconsin is kinda done Badgers? More like BADgers The Badgers won’t need Indiana is good, but not healthy. nothing to play for. another week off. already. to clap. good enough without its No. 16 Wisconsin starting QB.

NEBRASKA PURDUE PURDUE PURDUE PURDUE PURDUE PURDUE Nebraska Maybe Nebraska has a The Boilermakers don’t Nebraska is an incoherent Gotta get those mustaches Purdue is going to do a Please, Boilermakers, *insert clapping emoji* reason to clap this game. need mustaches to win team. right before I can pick you. lot of clapping. don’t clap. vs. Purdue football games.

MARYLAND MARYLAND MARYLAND MARYLAND MICHIGAN MARYLAND MARYLAND Maryland I’ve picked Michigan too Maryland’s “M” logo is There’s a job for Jim Michigan just lost to the Is Harbaugh coaching for Claps will echo through Harbaugh increasing many times this season. better than Michigan’s. Harbaugh in Detroit. worst Penn State team his job? Win. the Big House. his odds of getting that vs. Michigan ever. promotion to the NFL.

TEXAS A&M TEXAS A&M AUBURN AUBURN AUBURN TEXAS A&M TEXAS A&M No. 5 Texas A&M Didn’t work out very well I heard Auburn’s iron Ask me about the time I “Auburn’s gonna win the I just want a reason to Aggies may clap their way Aggies haven’t been for either of these teams levels are low. saw Auburn play. football game!” cheer for Bo Nix. into the CFP. this good since Johnny vs. Auburn against Alabama. Football. 4 - The Daily Iowan - PREGAME - Iowa City, Iowa - Friday, December 4, 2020 Moving from the defensive line and becoming one of the best centers in the nation? Players like Setting the tone Tyler Linderbaum are ‘few and far between.’

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Tyler Linderbaum has only been Iowa’s starting center for 19 games but is already one of the best players — if not the best — at his position in the nation. The char- acteristics necessary to attain that level of success were apparent in Linderbaum from an early age. Mark Sovers, who was Linderbaum’s elementary physical education teacher in Solon, saw an energetic child who had high expectations for himself. Years later, when Sovers was one of Linderbaum’s coaches for football and track and field at Solon High School, he saw something else in Lin- derbaum. “The one thing I noticed when he came to high school was the impact he had on his peers and just the relationships he was able to build with them,” Sovers said. “And I think that really helped him really be successful as he went along. He just val- ued those relationships with his peers and brought them to the same level that he ex- pected out of himself.” Linderbaum, a defensive tackle recruit who now suits up as Iowa’s center, is rated as the best at his position in the Big Ten and in the nation, according to Pro Foot- ball Focus. After his performance against Michigan State this season, Pro Football Focus ranked him as the top performer for prospects heading into the 2021 NFL Draft, Shivansh Ahuja/The Daily Iowan though Linderbaum doesn’t know what Iowa center Tyler Linderbaum throws a block during a football game between Iowa and Nebraska at Kinnick Stadium on Nov. 27. The Hawkeyes defeated the he’ll do after the 2020 season quite yet. Cornhuskers, 26-20. The redshirt sophomore is too focused on dominating the line of scrimmage this Linderbaum blocked a linebacker, steering five and the tight ends and the running wa, Linderbaum played the video game season. him away as Goodson broke free. backs hitting the holes.” Call of Duty with Petras and receiver Nico Linderbaum, one of Iowa’s two team The Hawkeyes tallied 235 more rushing The running game is succeeding despite Ragaini. captains on the offensive side of the ball, yards in the following week in a 35-7 win two starters from the beginning of the sea- Linderbaum showed them how good allows his starting quarterback, Spencer at Minnesota. son — right guard Kyler Schott and right he was at that game, catching Petras’ and Petras, time to throw, and the Hawkeye Once again, Linderbaum helped Good- tackle Coy Cronk — missing time with in- Ragaini’s attention. running game to excel. He rarely doesn’t son, but in a different way. With Goodson juries this season. “[He] had like a 50-game kill streak with execute an assignment to perfection. taking a direct snap at Minnesota’s sev- Cody Ince and Mark Kallenberger, the only one death,” Petras said. “It was crazy That’s something Kevin Miller, his high en-yard line, Linderbaum controlled his latter of which is now injured himself, have good. At that point, we were like, ‘Whoa, school football coach, saw. Miller said he man immediately. When Goodson crossed had to replace those players, and Ince has this guy’s pretty good.’ We both see the can count on one hand the plays Linder- the goal line, Linderbaum had pushed his lined up right next to Linderbaum. world pretty similarly. We both love foot- baum took off in high school. man to just short of that line. “It makes things on the field a little bit ball, both on the same page there. He’s just In Linderbaum’s second season as Iowa’s The consistency continued in Iowa’s 41- easier and he’s a great communicator a great guy to be around.” starting center, the 6-foot-3, 289-pound 21 win over Penn State, when the Hawkeyes on the field,” said Ince, who plays guard. Petras, the first year starting quarter- offensive lineman has helped make the scored four rushing touchdowns. Goodson “Definitely helps out with having your first back, also appreciates having Linderbaum Hawkeye front five one of the best in col- scored a 10-yard touchdown against the opportunity in the game as a starter, kind as the anchor of his team’s offensive line. lege football in recent weeks. Nittany Lions. When he stopped running, of calm your nerves a little bit, and kind of Iowa’s offensive identity includes quarter- Iowa totaled 405 yards of total offense, Linderbaum was the first to congratulate guide the unit in a positive direction.” back sneaks, and Linderbaum helps Petras including 226 rushing yards, in a 49-7 win him. Even with his clear competitiveness, succeed on those plays by getting low on in Week 3. Linderbaum made a key block “That’s kind of our mentality, we got to Linderbaum is known to be a funny guy his man and pushing him as far back as he on a 71-yard run by Tyler Goodson. As get the ground game going,” Linderbaum around his teammates, and is a chill guy, can. Goodson got past the line of scrimmage, said. “It starts up front, it starts with us Petras said. During their first year at Io- The starting quarterback is one of Lin- The Daily Iowan - PREGAME - Iowa City, Iowa - Friday, December 4, 2020 - 5 derbaum’s roommates. qualified for the Drake Relays with a per- “He never likes to watch highlights or sonal best of 54 feet in the shot put his ju- anything like that,” Petras said. “Any kind nior year, showing how he could use his of praise I give him he’s like try to beat me body in multiple ways. up after, he’ll make me like one of those “Track and field is interesting because d-linemen whenever I try and give him people approach it differently,” Sovers any props or anything.” said. “Some people may approach it for It shouldn’t be surprising that Linder- other activities that might be down the baum is all over the field when executing line a little bit. Some do it to keep them a great block week after week. in shape, but Tyler did it because he loved Miller said in high school, Linderbaum to compete. So, you always saw that every played scout team receiver from time to time he went out there and stepped into time, though he was an offensive and de- the ring that he just competed at the high- fensive lineman on game days. est level possible and never backed down “He could have played at almost any po- to anyone. That’s what I admired about sition,” Miller said. him.” Besides being a three-year letterman in Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz admired football, Linderbaum was a four-year let- Linderbaum in 2018 when he was a defen- terman in baseball and three-year letter- sive lineman as a freshman. man in wrestling and track and field. In But then Ferentz’s staff thought he had his junior year of high school, he pinned a chance of being a really good center for former Iowa tackle and current Tampa them toward the end of the 2018 season, Shivansh Ahuja/The Daily Iowan Bay Buccaneers offensive lineman Tristan which is why Linderbaum was the sec- Iowa center Tyler Linderbaum throws a block during a football game between Iowa and Nebraska at Wirfs, and he placed fifth in the state ond-string center for the Outback Bowl Kinnick Stadium on Friday, Nov. 27, 2020. The Hawkeyes defeated the Cornhuskers, 26-20. championship as a heavyweight. that year. “He had a lot of the natural athletic abili- if they don’t get the ball, they are going no- ty that you’re looking for,” Sovers said. “He where. You can’t play a game without a cen- had that explosiveness and that quickness. He just wanted to use that athletic ability. You could see it ter, so it’s just a really important position.” In fact, when he came to us from junior Linderbaum is considered a top NFL high, one of his goals was to play quarter- come through in everything he did because he never did anything that draft prospect should he choose to leave back when he came in as a freshman be- after the season. cause he had a really strong arm and he wasn’t full speed or at 100 percent. That’s not Linderbaum’s focus right could throw it a long ways. He just wanted now. to use that athletic ability. You could see “We just take every day as it goes,” Todd it come through in everything he did be- - Mark Sover, Linderbaum’s elementary physical education teacher Linderbaum, Tyler’s father, said. “We’re cause he never did anything that wasn’t not really ahead looking at those things. full speed or at 100 percent.” Ferentz said his adeptness showed in mates, and he works at it. He really stud- Every day is a different day, you get up, That explosiveness and quickness is the move, and in the end, it was a seam- ies things. He and Petras are in constant you go to practice, you work hard. I think useful to Linderbaum in the Big Ten, as he less transition that was kind of amazing communication, so that’s a big thing too, those NFL aspirations and things will take uses those skills for reach blocks and to get in itself. If the Hawkeyes had five Linder- that combo. He’s just a really good foot- care of themselves if they do happen, you great leverage on his man. baums, they would all be starting. ball player. And we have had a few of them know what I mean. I’ll be honest, we really As his track and field coach, Sovers saw “He’s just got a great attitude, Ferentz come through here and he’s certainly in haven’t discussed it as a family.” Linderbaum as a thrower. Linderbaum said. “He loves football, he loves his team- that category.” Linderbaum recently changed his de- Linderbaum already had experience on gree from enterprise leadership to ele- the other side of the ball prior to flipping mentary education. His dad’s side of the to center. In high school, he was forced family is full of teachers — Todd Linder- to play on both sides of the ball because baum is a physical education and health he was too good of a player to stay off the teacher at Mark Twain Elementary School field, plus Solon had a small roster. in Iowa City. Linderbaum also wants to get Even before Iowa considered making into high school coaching. him a center, someone familiar with the That’s in the future. Linderbaum is fo- Hawkeyes saw some potential for Linder- cused on the present and continuing to baum to make big waves. improve upon his already high level of Former Iowa linebacker James Morris, play. And Iowa is focused on making the also a Solon alum, helped the Solon offen- most out of its defensive lineman turned sive line one summer. During that time, he (potential) All-American center. said if Linderbaum played center at Iowa, “On the offensive line everything is go- he’d be an All-Big Ten player. ing to start at the center position,” offen- Linderbaum’s leadership and commu- sive coordinator Brian Ferentz said. “The nication skills are what Ferentz wants in guy is going to be your tone setter, going a center in his system. Ferentz said he to be your tempo setter, and he’s going to always thought that the center has the be your bell cow… He has all those measur- toughest job on the field because of their ables that you’re looking for, but the level need of communication with the quarter- he’s competing at, his desire to compete back and then having to block. He also said and to line up and beat the person across there are certain blocks in Iowa’s offense from him, it’s as high as I’ve been around. Shivansh Ahuja/The Daily Iowan that aren’t easy to execute. “If we can steal some more guys like that Iowa center Tyler Linderbaum throws a block during a football game between Iowa and Nebraska at “Centers are the MVPs,” Ferentz said. from the defense, we’d certainly love to do Kinnick Stadium on Friday, Nov. 27, 2020. The Hawkeyes defeated the Cornhuskers, 26-20. “Quarterbacks think they are big shots, but it. Guys like him are few and far between.” 6 - The Daily Iowan - PREGAME - Iowa City, Iowa - Friday, December 4, 2020 IOWA HAWKEYES vs. FIGHTING ILLINI SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2020 | MEMORIAL STADIUM | 2:30 PM | FS1 IOWA ILLINOIS 1 Aaron Blom K 5-11 188 Fr Oskaloosa, IA 45 Deontae Craig DL 6-3 249 Fr Fort Wayne, IN 1 Isaiah Williams QB 5-10 180 #Fr St. Louis, MO 41 Tre'von Riggins DL 6-3 270 Fr Bradenton, FL 1 Nolan Donald WR 5-9 194 #Fr Morton, IL 45 Nick Phelps P 5-10 207 Soph Kingsley, IA 2 Chase Brown RB 5-11 195 Soph London, Canada 42 Michael Marchese DB 6-4 210 Sr Vernon Hills, IL 2 Ryan Gersonde P 6-4 194 Jr Milwaukee, WI 46 Logan Klemp LB 6-2 232 Soph Jewell, IA 2 Derrick Smith DB 6-2 220 Jr Jacksonville, FL 43 Griffin Moore TE 6-4 235 #Fr Bloomington, IL 2 Deuce Hogan QB 6-4 213 Fr Southlake, TX 47 Nick Anderson LB 6-2 230 Sr Waukee, IA 3 Keith Duncan K 5-10 179 Sr Weddington, NC 47 Andrew Wilson TE 6-3 220 Fr Sterling, IL 3 Jakari Norwood RB 5-10 180 Soph Pompano Beach, FL 43 Cooper Davis DL 6-6 235 Fr Melbourne, FL 3 Tyrone Tracy, Jr WR 5-11 203 Soph Camby, IN 48 Ethan Hurkett DL 6-3 245 Fr Cedar Rapids, IA 3 Marquez Beason DB 5-11 195 #Fr Dallas, TX 44 Tarique Barnes LB 6-1 230 Soph Memphis, TN 4 Dane Belton DB 6-1 205 Soph Tampa, FL 48 Bryce Schulte TE 6-3 241 Jr Cedar Rapids, IA 4 Khmari Thompson WR 6-1 210 Soph Lawrenceville, GA 45 Khalan Tolson LB 6-0 220 Jr St. Petersburg, FL 4 Leshon Williams RB 5-10 208 Fr Chicago, IL 49 Nick Niemann LB 6-4 233 Sr Sycamore, IL 5 Trevon Sidney WR 5-11 180 Sr Pasadena, CA 46 Alec McEachern LB 6-1 235 Jr Plainfield, IL 5 Jestin Jacobs LB 6-4 235 #Fr Englewood, OH 50 Zach Kluver LS 6-0 195 #Fr Ankeny, IA 5 Milo Eifler LB 6-2 225 Sr Berkeley, CA 47 Quinton McCoy DL 6-3 280 Fr Valrico, FL 6 Ihmir Smith-Marsette WR 6-1 179 Sr Newark, NJ 50 Louie Stec DT 6-0 261 #Fr LaGrange Park, IL 7 Reggie Bracy DB 6-0 203 Fr Mobile, AL 51 Coy Cronk OL 6-5 305 Sr Lafayette, IN 6 Deuce Spann QB 6-4 195 Fr St. Petersburg, FL 48 Bryce Barnes DL 6-2 270 Soph Gibson City, IL 7 Spencer Petras QB 6-5 231 Soph San Rafael, CA 52 Asher Fahey OL 6-5 270 Fr Waukon, IA 6 Tony Adams DB 6-0 205 Sr Belleville, IL 49 Seth Coleman DL 6-5 230 #Fr Melbourne, FL 8 Matt Hankins DB 6-0 180 Sr Lewisville, TX 53 Spencer Daufeldt DL 6-1 295 #Fr West Liberty, IA 7 Coran Taylor QB 6-2 190 Soph Peoria, IL 51 Sean Coghlan LB 6-0 225 Jr Chicago, IL 8 Alex Padilla QB 6-1 198 #Fr Greenwood Village, CO 54 Matt Fagan OL 6-5 294 Soph Council Bluffs, IA 8 Casey Washington WR 6-2 190 Soph Round Rock, TX 52 Verdis Brown OL 6-4 320 Soph Chicago, IL 9 Jack Combs WR 6-1 190 Jr Grand Rapids, MI 54 Daviyon Nixon DT 6-3 305 Jr Kenosha, WI 9 Tory Taylor P 6-4 225 Fr Melbourne, Australia 55 Luke Empen OL 6-4 287 Soph Clinton, IA 8 Nate Hobbs DB 6-0 195 Sr Louisville, KY 53 Kendrick Green OL 6-4 315 Jr Peoria, IL 10 Mekhi Sargent RB 5-9 209 Sr Key West, FL 56 Nick DeJong OL 6-6 296 #Fr Pella, IA 9 Josh Imatorbhebhe WR 6-2 220 Sr Suwanee, GA 54 Julian Pearl OL 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our defense and how he just couldn’t get any- thing going, couldn’t break any big runs, that sort of thing. So, that specific game sat in his ONE ON ONE WITH mind as kind of a thorn in his side, I guess, for that season, kind of nice to know that. We didn’t have a ton of successes, you know, lots of wins and big bowl games and all that sort of thing so that was disappointing, but it’s good MIKE HUMPAL to know we were able to perform at times. DI: And then kind of going on to your NFL Daily Iowan Sports Reporter career, I know you were drafted in the ‘08 Chris Werner chatted with draft, and then you played in the preseason. Then, you weren’t on the active roster for Humpal about his 18-tackle the regular season. Can you kind of take me performance in 2007 in an through what your NFL career was like?

upset win over Illinois. Humpal: It was a lot shorter than I wanted it to be. The NFL, Not For Long. I was drafted in the sixth round by the Steelers and then I was injured on a kickoff in a preseason game, so I ended up being put on injured reserve that year after the Super Bowl, I didn’t get a ring, people always ask, didn’t really contrib- ute much, I was released. So, then I tried out for another year, trained, had multiple tryouts and I couldn’t get signed. I couldn’t pass phys- icals to get signed due to the injury that I had, a neck injury. That was kind of my exit from my football playing days. Fast forward now CHRIS WERNER and I’m a chiropractor. To help fix people’s [email protected] neck and back

The Daily Iowan: What do you remember DI: Did you become a chiropractor because about that 2007 game? I know Illinois was of your injuries? ranked. And you guys were underdogs, but you came out with the win. Humpal: Largely because of it, yeah and I found relief from chiropractors myself. So, Mike Humpal: I remember a few things in yeah, it was effective. My personal approach general. I do recall we were having a hard time to health care and health, a more natural ap- at that point in the season. I don’t remember proach. It fit well with me and healthcare’s al- exactly where it fell maybe kind of mid-season, ways been something I’ve been interested in. I somewhere in there but anyhoo, we weren’t decided it was a good fit. playing the greatest, as well as we wanted to. Illinois was doing really well, they were win- DI: I’m sure you had a team you rooted for ning a lot of games, they were ranked. They in Iowa growing up, did that change when you had a lot of hype over some of their offensive got drafted by the Steelers? Do you foot for the players. So, we had a good game plan defen- File photo/The Daily Iowan Steelers now? Iowa linebacker Mike Humpal makes a tackle during a football game between Iowa and Illinois on sively. And our offense was able to get some Oct. 13, 2007. points on the board and we pulled out a close Humpal: I do actually, yeah. I was thank- win. I do remember during that game we year. We played well they didn’t play, maybe for, their fullback was giving away some of the ful for the opportunity I was given by them. were shutting down their starting offense and they played as good as they could, it’s hard to plays with his eyes. You know, you could see in It’s a great organization. From the top all the quarterback so well. They ended up putting say. But, on that day, we got them so it was, the fullback’s eyes, where he was going, which way down. You know, so I like to see them do their backup in. Game planning that week, it was fun. direction the play was going. That can narrow well. This year they’re having a good year so far we were a little more concerned about their things down pretty quickly for you. You know, so yeah hopefully they can keep it rolling. But backup and we thought he was a better quar- DI: Individually, you had 18 tackles in that after you’ve considered things like formations I kind of, I was kind of a fan of the underdog terback. So he came in, throws a touchdown game and I think you were named the defen- and down and distance and all that sort of when I was a kid so I liked the Buffalo Bills. I pass. Thankfully, it ended up getting called sive player of the week after that. Was there thing where you can almost anticipate what only liked following them for a few years but back for an illegal formation or something. anything different you did individually or the play is going to be. So that was a helpful then I never really clung on to any specific Otherwise, we wouldn’t have won the game. were you just finding the ball carriers? little nugget on a few plays. Everybody played team as I got into high school. And even re- That would have changed a lot of other things. a really good game defensively anyway. We ally college, I was just more focused on my It was a tight-knit game, real close, a hard- Humpal: I always tried to prepare my best played a pretty solid game. After that, Rashard career and never really had a passion for any fought game. Norm Parker was the defensive every week, mentally, and I felt really good. I Mendenhall, who was their running back, specific team. Until I had the opportunity in coordinator. Phil Parker was still coaching had a really good week of practice I remember, ended up being drafted in the first round after Pittsburgh. the defensive backs. But they had put a really and I just felt really confident in the game plan that year to Pittsburgh, so we went to the same good game plan together for us and we were we had. We really understood their offense team. He’s a good dude and we’re talking confident as players, went out and executed. and what they were trying to do. You know, and that specific game in ‘07 was one of the Go to dailyiowan.com to read the And I don’t know that Illinois really expected so, read the formations and checks. A specific things that got away on them. You know, they full interview. it. Because, like I said, we weren’t really having play, for example, little subtle things that you weren’t able to win. I remember him, Rashard a whole lot of success at that time during the don’t really hear about much or game plan expressed his frustration with that game and The Daily Iowan - PREGAME - Iowa City, Iowa - Friday, December 4, 2020 - 9 SCOUTING REPORT ILLINOIS Illinois’ six-game losing streak was final- ly snapped Nov. 14 with 23-20 win over Rut- gers in Piscataway, New Jersey. Now, the Fighting Illini are finally gain- ing some traction. Prior to the cancellation of its Nov. 28 matchup with Ohio State in Champaign because of COVID-19 compli- cations within the Buckeye program, Illi- nois thumped Nebraska, 41-23, in Lincoln. The Illini’s lack of success can be partly AUSTIN HANSON attributed to the rotating cast of quarter- [email protected] backs they’ve had taking snaps under cen- ter this season. Prior to the 2019 season, Illinois football So far, Week 1 starter Brandon Peters hadn’t made a bowl game in five years. Last has only played in two games — once at season, the Fighting Illini secured a bowl in- Wisconsin and a second time at Nebraska. vitation with a 6-6 overall record — meeting Peters missed four games after testing pos- the six-win criterion for bowl eligibility. itive for COVID-19 the morning of Illinois’ This season hasn’t been as kind to Illinois. Oct. 31 game against Purdue. Second-string Including its loss to California in the quarterback Isaiah Williams was also Redbox Bowl, Illinois concluded the 2019 forced into the Big Ten’s quarantine proto- season on a three-game losing streak. Un- col as he was a close contact of Peters. Wyatt Dlouhy/The Daily Iowan fortunately for the Illini, that streak extend- So, third-string quarterback Matt Robin- Illinois tackles Iowa quarterback Nate Stanley during last season’s Hawkeye-Illini game on Nov. 23, 2019. ed well into 2020 as they dropped their first son was named Illinois’ starter Oct. 31. But, three games of the season — twice in blow- his time in the spotlight didn’t last. He com- five-star recruit showed why he was a high- Williams or a pocket passer like Peters — out fashion. pleted three of his first four passes before ly-touted prospect in high school. Williams the Fighting Illini haven’t been shy about Illinois opened its 2020 campaign with he was benched for fourth-stringer Taylor ran 31 times for 194 yards and a touchdown. weaponizing their quarterbacks’ legs. a 45-7 loss to Wisconsin, followed up by a Coran. He also connected on seven passes for 106 On two occasions this season, an Illinois 41-14 loss to Minnesota just two weeks later. In two games, Coran threw for 379 yards, yards. The performance earned Williams passer was also the team’s leading rusher. In In between the Wisconsin and Minnesota three touchdowns, and two interceptions. Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors. addition to Williams’ Week 4 performance, games, the Illini lost a heart-breaker to Pur- Williams cleared his quarantine period in No matter who has been under center due, 31-24. time for the Rutgers game, and the former this season — whether it be a runner like SEE SCOUTING REPORT, 10 10 - The Daily Iowan - PREGAME - Iowa City, Iowa - Friday, December 4, 2020 SCOUTING REPORT CONTINUED FROM 9 Peters’ 84 yards on the ground led the Illini against the Badgers in Madison. In his two starts, Coran was also effec- tive in the run game, producing 149 rushing yards. Coran and Williams led the Illini in rush attempts in every game they played, and Peters ranked top three in carries in both of his starts. Illinois’ quarterback rushing attack might be one of Iowa defensive coordinator Phil Parker’s biggest concerns this Satur- day. This season, Iowa hasn’t been great at containing mobile QBs. Penn State’s Will Levis racked up 59 yards rushing in his Nov. 21 appearance against the Hawkeyes before he was benched in favor of Sean Clifford in the third quarter. Levis was the Nittany Lions’ leading rusher in that game. The following week, Iowa surrendered 90 yards to the two Cornhusker QBs taking snaps. Starter Adrian Martinez averaged four yards per carry on 12 attempts for 48 yards and a touchdown. When Martinez was benched, backup Luke McCaffery car- ried the ball five times for 42 yards. Illinois defeated Nebraska by a larger margin than Iowa did in its 26-20 win over the Cornhuskers. The Illini’s larger margin of victory over a common opponent and ca- pable QB ground game may indicate that Wyatt Dlouhy/The Daily Iowan a tougher-than-expected Saturday may be Iowa defensive end Henry Marchese tackles Illinois quarterback Matt Robinson at Kinnick Stadium on Nov. 23, 2019. The Hawkeyes defeated the Fighting Illini 19-10. ahead for the Hawkeyes. 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319.335.3276 G115 Iowa Memorial Union [email protected] legal.studentlife.uiowa.edu The Daily Iowan - PREGAME - Iowa City, Iowa - Friday, December 4, 2020 - 11 MATCHUPS POWER RANKINGS Clinching the West because 1) Ohio State Can the Buckeyes make it to Indianapolis? a game got canceled is so COVID-19 is the only thing in their way. 2020. 2) Northwestern ROBERT READ You lost to a team that wore uniforms that bad? [email protected] No. 4 Ohio State @ Michigan State 3) Wisconsin 11 a.m. | ABC Some of the worst luck of any Big Ten team.

It’s about to be a rough couple of weeks for college football in the state of 4) Iowa Michigan. Four wins in a row deserves some clapping.

Nebraska @ Purdue 5) Indiana 11 a.m. | BTN Losing your star quarterback hurts. A team Iowa beat, and a team it should have beaten. Luckily for Nebraska, there won’t be much clapping in this game. 6) Maryland Seems like a pretty weak team to be at No. 6.

Penn State @ Rutgers 7) Michigan State 11 a.m. | FS1 Please burn those uniforms. Rutgers actually has a shot in this game, which is weird considering how everyone thought this matchup would go heading into the season. 8) Minnesota Well, here’s another cancellation. No. 19 Iowa @ Illinois 9) Rutgers 2:30 p.m. | FS1 The Scarlet Knights aren’t completely terrible Can the Hawkeyes make it five in a row? I think so. Iowa’s only lost to Illi- this year! Greg Schiano did it! nois three times since I was born. 10) Purdue No. 12 Indiana @ No. 16 Wisconsin Yeah, losing to this team should still sting 2:30 p.m. | ABC for Iowa. This game would have been a lot more fun if Indiana’s quarterback hadn’t just torn his ACL. Interested to see how the Hoosiers look with- 11) Illinois I miss Lovie Smith on the Bears. But mostly I out their star against a quality opponent. miss his beard.

Maryland @ Michigan 12) Penn State 2:30 p.m. | BTN Well the Nittany Lions finally won a game. A week after losing to a winless Penn State team, I think Michigan might lose to Maryland. And that’s just... yikes. 13) Michigan CANCELED At least Wolverine fans were disappointed No. 14 Northwestern @ Minnesota early on this year. Lowered the expectations. CANCELED Makes sense that Northwestern pretty much clinches the Big Ten West after 14) Nebraska CANCELEDa game is canceled because of COVID-19. Not a ranking worthy of an applause. 12 - The Daily Iowan - PREGAME - Iowa City, Iowa - Friday, December 4, 2020 IOWA CITY’S BIG 3 Now Renting For Fall 2021 Telluride 278 E Court St

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