| STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS 1928, 1929, 1934 STATE RUNNERUP 1927, 1969 UNDEFEATED SEASONS 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1934 |
| This Website is being sponsored by the Carver Heights Quarterback Club, Leesburg Florida. All Rights Are Reserved Copyright 2015 |
HOME ABOUT US ADVERTISE WITH US CONTACT US ALL AREA PLAYERS ALL CONFERENCE PLAYERS ALL STATE PLAYERS ARCHIVES BOOSTER CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS COLLEGE ALL-AMERICANS HIGH SCHOOL ALL-AMERICANS HISTORY JACKETS IN COLLEGE JACKETS IN THE PROS LATEST NEWS MEDIA PHOTO GALLERY RETIRED NUMBERS SCHEDULE STADIUM TEAM TEAM RECORDS YELLOW JACKETS NETWORK VIDEO GALLERY RESOURCES SITE MAP This Website is being sponsored by the Carver Heights Quarterback Club, Leesburg Florida. All Rights Are Reserved Copyright 2015 |
HOME
ABOUT US
ADVERTISE WITH US
CONTACT US
ALL AREA PLAYERS
ALL CONFERENCE PLAYERS
ALL STATE PLAYERS
ARCHIVES
BOOSTER CLUB
CHAMPIONSHIPS
COLLEGE ALL-AMERICANS
HIGH SCHOOL ALL-AMERICANS
HISTORY
JACKETS IN COLLEGE
JACKETS IN THE PROS
LATEST NEWS
MEDIA
PHOTO GALLERY
RETIRED NUMBERS
SCHEDULE
STADIUM
TEAM
TEAM RECORDS
YELLOW JACKETS NETWORK
VIDEO GALLERY
SITE MAP
RESOURCES
ABOUT US
ADVERTISE WITH US
CONTACT US
ALL AREA PLAYERS
ALL CONFERENCE PLAYERS
ALL STATE PLAYERS
ARCHIVES
BOOSTER CLUB
CHAMPIONSHIPS
COLLEGE ALL-AMERICANS
HIGH SCHOOL ALL-AMERICANS
HISTORY
JACKETS IN COLLEGE
JACKETS IN THE PROS
LATEST NEWS
MEDIA
PHOTO GALLERY
RETIRED NUMBERS
SCHEDULE
STADIUM
TEAM
TEAM RECORDS
YELLOW JACKETS NETWORK
VIDEO GALLERY
SITE MAP
RESOURCES
| MORE ADRIAN FALCONER FOOTBALL ARCHIVES |
| LEESBURG FOOTBALL |
Jackets In College: Adrian Falconer, University Of Iowa
Who Wants to Emerge?
Hawkeyes need players to step up in wide receiving corps
By JAMES ALLAN
hawkeyesports.com
Monday, August 10, 2015
Updated: Tuesday, August 11, 2015, 1:17 p.m.
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Junior C.J. Beathard is the University of Iowa football team's starting quarterback in
2015, but who seizes the opportunity in the wide receiving corps is still up in the air.
Throughout his coaching career, third-year wide receivers coach Bobby Kennedy has utilized six to
seven players in his rotations. The Hawkeyes have a core of three returning in seniors Tevaun Smith
and Jacob Hillyer, and junior Matt VandeBerg, but there is playing time (and receptions) to be had.
"It starts with a guy like Tevaun, and VandeBerg and Hillyer are two guys we are counting on" said UI
head coach Kirk Ferentz. "After that it's wide open right now. There are a lot of wheels in motion; it's
wide open, and we're all eager to see how it pans out."
Smith has shown glimpses of being a special player, and has experience and upside. The Canadian
led the team in receiving yards as a junior, making 43 catches for 596 yards with three touchdowns. He
is a highlight waiting to happen.
"Tevaun has become a good player, but he has just scratched the surface of how good he can
become," said Kennedy. "The thing I talk to him about on a daily basis is how is he improving? How
can he push himself forward?
"He has shown the ability to make plays, now we need that on a more consistent basis."
With fluidity on the depth chart, VandeBerg says the daily competition keeps the players engaged and it
is only making the position group better in the long run.
"It keeps everyone on our toes; we know every day we have to go out and give it our best," said
VandeBerg, who had 14 catches for 256 yards and one touchdown last season. "That helps us to grow
together as a group because we're fighting for one another, but we're also fighting against one another.
That makes everyone better."
Kennedy is excited about the future of redshirt freshman Jay Scheel, who rose to No. 2 on the depth
chart entering fall camp. He's also not counting out any of the first-year players like sophomore Ronald
Nash or freshmen Emmanuel Ogwo, Jerminic Smith, and Adrian Falconer.
"Right now they're still swimming," said Kennedy of the freshmen. "The main thing for them is getting
lined up and doing the right things. My job is to catch them up and push them forward."
With the amount of information the freshmen are being asked to digest on a day-to-day basis, Kennedy
says newcomers typically begin to emerge by the second or third week, like VandeBerg did when he
was a freshmen.
"(VandeBerg) went in when Kevonte (Martin-Manley) was down against Michigan State and made
some good plays," said Kennedy. "That stage wasn't too big for him. It will be interesting to see the next
couple of weeks, how (the freshmen) respond; is the stage too big? Does their mind lock up their
athletic ability or are they able to break through the wall."
Outside of the core three, there isn't an agenda of who plays or where.
"We have some flexibility with moving guys around, but we need some guys to emerge," said Kennedy.
The Hawkeyes open the 2015 season Sept. 5, hosting Illinois State at 11 a.m. (CT) at Kinnick Stadium.
Tickets are available by calling 1-800-IA-HAWKS.
This article was provided by Gerald Lacey
Gerald Lacey is the senior sports writer covering Leesburg High School Sports for the Carver Heights
Quarterback Club. You can reach him at: geraldlacey@leesburgyellowjacketsfootball.com
Who Wants to Emerge?
Hawkeyes need players to step up in wide receiving corps
By JAMES ALLAN
hawkeyesports.com
Monday, August 10, 2015
Updated: Tuesday, August 11, 2015, 1:17 p.m.
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Junior C.J. Beathard is the University of Iowa football team's starting quarterback in
2015, but who seizes the opportunity in the wide receiving corps is still up in the air.
Throughout his coaching career, third-year wide receivers coach Bobby Kennedy has utilized six to
seven players in his rotations. The Hawkeyes have a core of three returning in seniors Tevaun Smith
and Jacob Hillyer, and junior Matt VandeBerg, but there is playing time (and receptions) to be had.
"It starts with a guy like Tevaun, and VandeBerg and Hillyer are two guys we are counting on" said UI
head coach Kirk Ferentz. "After that it's wide open right now. There are a lot of wheels in motion; it's
wide open, and we're all eager to see how it pans out."
Smith has shown glimpses of being a special player, and has experience and upside. The Canadian
led the team in receiving yards as a junior, making 43 catches for 596 yards with three touchdowns. He
is a highlight waiting to happen.
"Tevaun has become a good player, but he has just scratched the surface of how good he can
become," said Kennedy. "The thing I talk to him about on a daily basis is how is he improving? How
can he push himself forward?
"He has shown the ability to make plays, now we need that on a more consistent basis."
With fluidity on the depth chart, VandeBerg says the daily competition keeps the players engaged and it
is only making the position group better in the long run.
"It keeps everyone on our toes; we know every day we have to go out and give it our best," said
VandeBerg, who had 14 catches for 256 yards and one touchdown last season. "That helps us to grow
together as a group because we're fighting for one another, but we're also fighting against one another.
That makes everyone better."
Kennedy is excited about the future of redshirt freshman Jay Scheel, who rose to No. 2 on the depth
chart entering fall camp. He's also not counting out any of the first-year players like sophomore Ronald
Nash or freshmen Emmanuel Ogwo, Jerminic Smith, and Adrian Falconer.
"Right now they're still swimming," said Kennedy of the freshmen. "The main thing for them is getting
lined up and doing the right things. My job is to catch them up and push them forward."
With the amount of information the freshmen are being asked to digest on a day-to-day basis, Kennedy
says newcomers typically begin to emerge by the second or third week, like VandeBerg did when he
was a freshmen.
"(VandeBerg) went in when Kevonte (Martin-Manley) was down against Michigan State and made
some good plays," said Kennedy. "That stage wasn't too big for him. It will be interesting to see the next
couple of weeks, how (the freshmen) respond; is the stage too big? Does their mind lock up their
athletic ability or are they able to break through the wall."
Outside of the core three, there isn't an agenda of who plays or where.
"We have some flexibility with moving guys around, but we need some guys to emerge," said Kennedy.
The Hawkeyes open the 2015 season Sept. 5, hosting Illinois State at 11 a.m. (CT) at Kinnick Stadium.
Tickets are available by calling 1-800-IA-HAWKS.
This article was provided by Gerald Lacey
Gerald Lacey is the senior sports writer covering Leesburg High School Sports for the Carver Heights
Quarterback Club. You can reach him at: geraldlacey@leesburgyellowjacketsfootball.com
| 2015 Jackets In College Archives Adrian Falconer (82), University of Iowa Iowa Hawkeyes wide receiver Adrian Falconer (82) makes a catch during the first practice of fall camp Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015 in Iowa City. (Brian Ray/hawkeyesports.com) Carver Heights Quarterback Club, Leesburg High School, Leesburg, Florida |
| 1 of 10000 NEXT |