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I mentioned before that we return only two of our top six rushers from this year in the '05 season. This somewhat concerns me, even though we do return an excellent back in Freeney. I notice that there is a David Schields that is a freshman running back. Does anyone know anything about him?
So, has anyone heard of possible replacements and backups for next season? Freeney will be #1 and Schields will probably be #2 (with Breeland possibly filling in as well). Will Baylen Laury step up and be the feature back when Freeney leaves (as his press clippings from h.s. show he is capable of?).
The state of Iowa doesn't really have a strong RB class this year (outside of Travis Rone of CR Washington---a name we should keep an eye on). The junior class is awesome with big time backs from Dubuque, Cedar Falls, and elsewhere.
Farley has gone the JuCo route before in his tenure here. Most often he has gone to Iowa Central and Ellsworth. Both schools are very good JuCo's in Iowa. This year Ellsworth is 6-1 with only a 19-20 loss to Iowa Central and ICCC is 5-2 with an OT loss. I have taken a look at the prospects at both and here are some notables:
RB-Walter Smith 5'10 180lb Soph (Ellsworth CC--averaging over 100 y/gm and 6 yds/carry plus 9 TD's in 7 games)
DE-Matt Cunningham 6'1 235lb R-FR (Ellsworth CC--5.5 sacks/40 tackles/7 games)
LB-Dylan White 6'2 215lb Soph (Ellsworth CC- 10 tackles/game, 3 INT, 1 sack)
FS-Chance Jenkins 6'2 220lb Soph (Ellsworth CC--9 tackles/game, 7 TFL, and 5 INT) From Maquokueta, IA
OL-Deyontae Batiste 6'2 343lb Soph (ICCC)
Iowa Central does not list stats, so there is no way to know who is doing well for them.
So, has anyone heard of possible replacements and backups for next season? Freeney will be #1 and Schields will probably be #2 (with Breeland possibly filling in as well). Will Baylen Laury step up and be the feature back when Freeney leaves (as his press clippings from h.s. show he is capable of?).
The state of Iowa doesn't really have a strong RB class this year (outside of Travis Rone of CR Washington---a name we should keep an eye on). The junior class is awesome with big time backs from Dubuque, Cedar Falls, and elsewhere.
Farley has gone the JuCo route before in his tenure here. Most often he has gone to Iowa Central and Ellsworth. Both schools are very good JuCo's in Iowa. This year Ellsworth is 6-1 with only a 19-20 loss to Iowa Central and ICCC is 5-2 with an OT loss. I have taken a look at the prospects at both and here are some notables:
RB-Walter Smith 5'10 180lb Soph (Ellsworth CC--averaging over 100 y/gm and 6 yds/carry plus 9 TD's in 7 games)
DE-Matt Cunningham 6'1 235lb R-FR (Ellsworth CC--5.5 sacks/40 tackles/7 games)
LB-Dylan White 6'2 215lb Soph (Ellsworth CC- 10 tackles/game, 3 INT, 1 sack)
FS-Chance Jenkins 6'2 220lb Soph (Ellsworth CC--9 tackles/game, 7 TFL, and 5 INT) From Maquokueta, IA
OL-Deyontae Batiste 6'2 343lb Soph (ICCC)
Iowa Central does not list stats, so there is no way to know who is doing well for them.
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