Young Iowa defensive tackles have answered every question — and emerged as a strength for the surging Hawkeyes
New York TimesIOWA CITY, Iowa — Logan Lee was always hurt. “Going into this season, that’s probably been my biggest concern, the amount of guys that we’ve had that really haven’t been through a lot,” Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz said. “It’s a day-to-day process, and it started all the way back last spring,” assistant defensive line coach Jay Niemann said. But I think the biggest thing that coach Bell and I have tried to do impress on these guys is just the importance of building the fundamental base and making sure that you’re stacking good days and then good weeks of practice together, which they did throughout the spring and have done so far throughout the fall.” The 6-foot-5, 265-pound Van Ness came to Iowa as a defensive end but slid inside during the spring. “I definitely took that to heart, and I’ve been working on it every day.” In three games, Shannon has six tackles and two quarterback hurries.
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