Jason Harris has definitely improved. He's had one fumble this spring - that's one fumble too many. That was an issue last fall. He's got to continue taking care of the football, but he sure has some talent. |
Jason has made progress in maturing as a young man, but he has not fully met the expectations that we jointly established. As a result, he will no longer represent Iowa State University athletically. |
Jason is doing fine. No one worked harder than Jason Scales to get ready for spring practice. We're not limiting him. |
Kurtis Taylor will be way beyond a special teams player for us. He's solidified that No. 1 spot in the defensive line . . . I see the Leaders position as being manned by a couple of guys. |
Last year it was a fact that there was a gap between the North and South. But there have been years in the past when the North has dominated. I know that Iowa State is going to do everything we can to cut down on the disparity between the North and South. |
Let there be no doubt, however, his decision was unacceptable and he knew better than to use a supplement that is banned by the NCAA. |
Matt is paying the toughest penalty a student-athlete can face, not playing again for his school. His example as he carries on in the future should send a message to all young people that mistakes can have major consequences. |
No way. He had the same off-season surgery that he had last year, only on the other shoulder. That didn't seem to hold him back . |
Now I'm real glad, because he's got a chance to be a four-year starter. Everybody is going to be bigger than him and taller than him, but I don't know if a lot will be tougher than him. |
Offensively, there was just zero consistency. Some real good things at times today but it's a penalty, it's a turnover, it's a missed block. The offense moved the ball at times and made some big plays but then turned it over five times. |
One of the keys is for us to go over and make it a four-quarter game. If we can do that, then we'll have a shot. We've done it here in Ames the last few times, but we surely haven't over there. |
One of the many reasons I feel good coming to work every day is continuity - everybody returns, including staff and players, and that starts at the quarterback position. There's not a whole lot that Bret Meyer hasn't already seen and experienced from a defensive standpoint. |
Our guys are resilient. Everyone had to be flexible. |
Robert Merrill is a human highlight tape. |
TCU won the battle at the line of scrimmage tonight. We made some plays in the passing game, but their rush defense was better than our rush offense. |