DALLAS ? Iowa State returns a combined 11 starters on offense and defense. It?s the fewest in the Big 12.
Football coach Paul Rhoads was quick to point it out at Big 12 Media Days on Tuesday. He also touched on what he needs to see from his younger and inexperienced players vying for the remaining 11 spots.
?Attention to detail and then the ability to execute because of that,? Rhoads said.
Rhoads knows what he wants. Come August 5, when camp opens, it will be up to him and his staff to get it out of the Cyclones. ISU will be espeically young on the front seven defensively, with defensive end Willie Scott and linebacker Jeremiah George returning. On the other side, the Cyclones must also replace all three starting wide receivers.
?This group is energetic,? Rhoads said. ?They have a work ethic that I wouldn?t challenge. They love to play the game. That?s not the case with every football team I?ve been around, or maybe even the case with the other nine coaches in this league. This group loves to play.
?Now, they?ve got to take that youth and energy and work ethic, and they?ve got to learn the details that they?ve got to master to go out and execute. And execution is still the name of the game. ?
Depth chart released
ISU unveiled its depth chart to start fall camp. It looks a lot like the one released for spring, but the biggest change is with 6-foot-1, 202-pound redshit freshman Charlie Rogers listed as a starting cornerback.
Rhoads made it a point when meeting with the media to say Rogers wasn?t locked in to the position and that fellow corners Sam Richardson, Ken Lynn and Damein Lawry were also in the mix to start opposite Jansen Watson.
Regardless, Rhoads is intrigued by the skill set Rogers brings.
?Charlie is a big and tall corner,? Rhoads said. ?That?s who I would prefer to play with, a guy with long levers like he has. He?s really a coachable player, a guy like that improves at a quick rate, and he?s done that as he?s coming off his redshirt season.?
Cory Morrissey will begin August as the starting right defensive end, and Walter Woods III is the starting nose guard following the decision of Collin Bevins to leave the team. Also, the three wide receivers that will get initial first-team reps are Tad Ecby, Justin Coleman and Quenton Bundrage.
Cyclones get commitment
ISU picked up a verbal commitment from 2014 Thornton High School (Ill.) wide receiver Jauan Wesley on Tuesday. The 5-foot-10, 165-pound Wesley announced his decision on Twitter. He is a three-star Rivals.com prospect who also had offers from Michigan State, Illinois, Ball State, Northern Illinois and Toledo.
Texas two-step
Texas coach Mack Brown said the Longhorns will run an up-tempo offense this season. They will look to run about 80 plays a game. Baylor averaged 82 plays last season.
Brown doesn?t want Texas to forget about rushing the ball when speeding things up.
?We want to be more balanced,? Brown said. ?That?s the difference with up tempo than when we ran it with (former quarterback) Colt McCoy. We didn?t run the ball very well, and we want to continue to run the ball.?
Heisman hopeful
Baylor running back Lache Seastrunk told the media he would win the 2013 Heisman Trophy back in December. So, does the Big 12 preseason offensive player of the year have a legit shot at it?
?Lache has some qualities that give him an opportunity,? Baylor coach Art Briles said. ?He?s a dynamic football player that?s very engaging, and those are good qualities to have. They help you with the voters.
?I?d much rather have players wanting to win the Heisman than clap for the ones that does.?
Source: http://amestrib.com/sections/sports/isu-cyclones/football-details-be-key-new-starting-cyclones.html
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