Locked On Hawkeyes - Daily Podcast On Iowa Hawkeyes Football & Basketball - BOLD PREDICTION? Iowa Hawkeyes Lineup That Would SHOCK Fans—Can Andrew McKeever and Cam Manyawu START Together?

Starting point is 00:00:00 Summer workouts are officially underway and the entire Iowa basketball roster is finally on campus. Today, I'm making a bold prediction. The starting five Ben McCollum rolls out in November might surprise some Hawkeye fans. You are Locked-on Hawkeyes, your daily podcast on the Iowa Hawkeyes. Part of the Locked-on Podcast Network, your team every day. Trent Condon, and this is a Lockdown Hawkeyes podcast, your daily Iowa Hawkeye podcast. Today's episode is brought to you by Fanduel. The biggest stage in world soccer is here.

Starting point is 00:00:42 Let there be goals on Fandual. Visit Fandual.com to get started now. Today we're going to take a look at an upcoming visit. Some visits happening for Iowa football and Iowa basketball, including Jackson Davis, a top 50 player nationally, and one of the top point guards in the country has set his official visit date for Iowa City, plus what's happening coming up this weekend in football.

Starting point is 00:01:03 We'll be joined by Elliott Clawf from Hawkeye Insider.com. We're going to dive into some Iowa football with Elliott. His thoughts on to me, the biggest question of the offseason, defensive tackle and a couple of guys that need to step up in big ways for this football team if they're going to play at the level that we anticipate with the Iowa defense. But we begin today with a look at Iowa basketball. And as the team has arrived on campus, we got to see a glimpse of some of these players. And our first look at the squad all together. Picture came out on social media and got a clip and a look at it. that. If you're following along with us on YouTube, you can see the picture right there of the

Starting point is 00:01:40 group that has arrived on campus getting ready to go through some workouts. Our first look at Andrew McKeever, it's seven foot three and definitely looks at the size that he comes in on Tyree Coleman as well, the incoming freshman, Jaden Coon, there along with Ethan Harris and the whole squad ready to go, the 14 players that will comprise this Iowa basketball roster. So the big question is this offseason, what we anticipate, what the lineups going to look like, what starters are going to be. I asked the question to Ben McCollum a couple of weeks ago when we had a mere on Lockdown Hawkeyes. And just to get his thoughts and his perspective on the way of things will go, he doesn't like to do that. Obviously, wants to get through things and see what these guys

Starting point is 00:02:18 look like as they're going through these offseason workouts. And things have certainly relaxed throughout the years for a time. There was only a period. He could only have three guys practicing. And they have relaxed those rules a little bit more. The guys always play pickup and played together. But now the coaches can be more involved in these times. And I think a year ago about this time is when we really started to get a glimpse of Iowa basketball in the program that Ben McCollum was starting to build of what these workouts mean. It's just not going out there and playing five on play five, roll the ball out. But it's also the extras that go into and spring into the locker room, sprinting into the weight room and getting the weights up and what the high

Starting point is 00:02:55 intensity level that it takes to be an Iowa basketball player under Ben McCollum. And we definitely got a glimpse into that a season ago. So the way that I look at is this. I think we know a couple of guys that are absolutely going to be in the starting lineup. And two of them were starters from a year ago. I don't think there is any doubt that you're going to see Kale Komes out there in some variety in the back court. He's going to be out there.

Starting point is 00:03:17 And I think he's going to play a ton of minutes. And with Kail Komes, I think there's still another step, another year of development for him being more acclimated playing in the Big Ten. I think that's going to be something where we're going to see more consistency. out of him. We saw it year ago. Bennett Sturts, he was running the show. And though Combs ran point plenty of times and they play Bennett Sturts off the ball a lot, you're going to see the ball in his hands a whole lot more. Improved three point shooting, getting a tick better in that aspect. I think that's going to be key. But the consistencies that's going to be there. We saw him play

Starting point is 00:03:48 an incredibly high level defensively. And we saw that a multitude of times throughout the course of the season, how good he can be on the defensive end, now taking that step forward. So I think he's locked in. Absolutely, he's going to be a starter again this season. The other guy is Cooper Kach. And the interesting component of that is it going to be Kuprakatch playing more of the small forward position or the power forward position coming up this season because that leads into what we're going to see in the middle. We, I think, saw the reliance that McCollum has, a guy that he knows. And, excuse me, dating back, excuse me, dating back again to his days at Northwest Missouri State. You talk to people.

Starting point is 00:04:27 that knew him, followed him, covered him, coached against him, he is going to rely on his guys. And that's where it becomes interesting with Cam Mannyow. Maniow a year ago, of course, the starting center. But now you bring in Andrew McKeever. And there's been some rumblings that potentially those two guys could start together. Another thing that Coach McCollum seems to rely on a lot is having his best defensive lineup out there to begin ball games. And that's why I believe maybe at the beginning of the season, you're going to see.

Starting point is 00:04:57 see both McKeever and Man Yao out there in the starting lineup to kick off games. I don't think it's going to be a lineup that they play a ton with. I don't think it's something that they're going to be relying on throughout the course of the game. And you look at the minutes for Man Yao a year ago. You definitely saw that he was a guy that wasn't going to be out there for 30 minutes. It was a rarity that he was out there that much. I think that's going to remain the same this year. But don't be surprised that starting lineup that is going to comprise both of those big guys in the middle.

Starting point is 00:05:25 Maniow is your power forward, your center, Andrew McKeever. at 7 foot 3. That leaves one spot in the starting lineup, and I think it's Tate Sage. I think the sky is the limit for this young guy. We saw the springiness, the bounce early in the season. The shooting became more consistent. This is also a guy at the high school and AAU level that he played point guard a bunch. And this is a guy that is confident with the ball in his hand. So I think at least initially, this is going to be your starting five. It's going to be Combs, Sage in the back court, then catch, Maniow and McKeever up front. Now that, that leaves a lot of minutes off the bench, and I think you're going to see that.

Starting point is 00:06:01 I think Combs, Tate Sage, Cooper Cotch, all three of those guys are probably going to be north of 30 minutes next season. But then you get into the next group and Tyree Coleman. Now, Coleman, I won't be shocked if he is also a start of this season. I have him coming off the bench, at least initially, for this squad. I do believe you're going to see that out of Tyree Coleman coming up this year, but he's going to be playing plenty of minutes. And can he shoot it as well as he did during his freshman campaign? If he does that, it's going to be incredibly hard to keep him off the floor.

Starting point is 00:06:28 Also love just the way that he plays and the way that he is built and hearing how good, looking at some of the synergy stats and the numbers that break down different areas of the floor, different offensive systems that you're going through. It's just what a high level that he played in the pick and roll. And you can definitely anticipate him, Kale Combs, tape sage, maybe all three of those guys playing together. That could be something a little bit different of that we see. Isaiah Howard, need to see more consistency out of him on the offensive.

Starting point is 00:06:55 an incredibly good defensive a guy. And we know what he can do on that end of the floor for him. It is taking a step forward offensively. He's going to have minutes probably in that 15 to 18 minute range, something like that. And he's a guy that potentially could be pushing for a starting spot. And then he'd get into some of the unknowns. Trey Thompson. We heard how well he shot the ball last season.

Starting point is 00:07:17 I think he's a guy that could push for a starting lineup spot. And if they look for a little bit more shooting out there, maybe that's a direction that they go. and you have McKeever in the middle, Trey Thompson and Cooper Cotch, then manning the three and four positions, is that a route that you can go? For him, it's going to come down to the defense and understanding what it takes on the defensive end of the floor

Starting point is 00:07:36 and what will be his redshirt freshman season coming up this year. Trev in your rock, you heard it here on lockdown Hawkeyes when Ben McCollum was at the Polk County Eye Club. He said that Trev has looked different, and that was the phrasing that he used about that. Yes, you definitely get excited about that, a guy with his offensive skill set. It's got to get quicker.

Starting point is 00:07:56 That picture looked like he looked a little bit leaner out there, losing some of the bad weight, if you will, and turning into a Big Ten center. Defense event, also the question there, but the offensive skill set, he can shoot it from the outside. He is a very good ball handler for a guy his size and most importantly, what he is as a passer

Starting point is 00:08:13 and what he can do at the top of the key for passing the basketball. Remember, as a senior, he led the state champion West Des Moines Valley Tigers in assists of that season. also a couple of freshmen. Jaden Coon, where they fit in. Jaden Coon, along with Ethan Harris, both of those guys,

Starting point is 00:08:29 can they carve out a roll, carve out some minutes, and a consistent minutes, not playing eight minutes against Chicago State, not going out there and playing 12 minutes against Northwest Louisiana. No, in Big Ten conference games, can either of those guys in their freshman year carve out some roles? That'll be something also to keep an eye on this year. Of the two, I like both of the skill sets. I wonder just the way that they're structured, though, this season.

Starting point is 00:08:51 maybe Coon as a shooting guard slash small forward. if there's a more opportunity perhaps for him this year, because Iowa looks to be in really good shape, obviously, up front, but Trey Thompson with McKeever, with Mannia, with Koch, with those guys up front, if that potentially could give an opportunity for Coon to see a little bit more minutes. We're going to talk a little bit about that coming up here on the other side.

Starting point is 00:09:13 We're going to be joined by Elliott Club. Plus, we got some Hawkeye talk. That defensive tackle position, you know if you're an everyday listener of Locked on Hawkeyes, that that is a big one and a big question mark for me coming into it. We're going to dive a little bit deeper into that. We'll talk some football recruiting. The two newest commitments with Elliott Clough from Hawkeye Insider.com, part of 24-7 sports. That's coming up next year.

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Starting point is 00:11:13 A couple of commitments over the weekend, two guys that not highly regarded, not a bunch of big time offers by any means. Berius Allen, a big guy, six, five, 300 pounds of defensive. tackle from Dayton, Ohio and Jonathan Harris out of Brother Rice in Chicago, a safety at 6-2175. And for me, who's much more casual as it comes to the recruiting side of things than other people out there. For me, it's very simple. If Phil Parker likes the safety, you're going to take him.

Starting point is 00:11:39 Kelvin Bell likes a defensive tackle. I'm fine with the two. Most importantly, though, both of these guys were going through camp recently, right? These guys were just seen in person by the staff. They liked them enough in a limited recruiting class to offer both of them. That's good enough for me, but you dive a lot deeper into it. Tell us what you can about Allen and Harris. Yeah, we didn't even know these guys were going to be on campus

Starting point is 00:12:03 for the official visit weekend until a source informed us as such when they arrived. So, yeah, this was something that myself and Sean didn't even know what's happening until they got on campus. So Iowa did a pretty good job of keeping these guys quiet. Only Allen had a Boston, or excuse me, a power for offer from Boston College. other than that, just group of five and FCS for both of these guys, largely FCS for Harris. But when you look at Harris, that one is one that makes a lot of sense. He's a rangey, free safety, comes from a program that kind of churns out powerful talent

Starting point is 00:12:37 and Brother Rice in Chicago. It's one of those Catholic League schools that just is elite when it comes to preparing kids for playing big-time college football. So he's a guy that I see as that free safety spot can help and run. support. Didn't put up a ton of stats in terms of like interceptions or tackled for loss or anything like that. I think part of that is because of the talent around him, but also, you know, when you're playing free safety, you're kind of that last line of defense. So not racking up a ton of stats, but he's a guy that I think could really pan out as a Phil Parker special,

Starting point is 00:13:15 Adden Lake the class. I think he's a nice compliment to Jake Thies, who's also from the Chicago area was already committed going into the weekend. But then you look at Alan. Iowa hasn't had, I don't think, a ton of success in terms of getting guys out of the high school ranks that are already close to like 300 pounds. Like Alan is, he's a big boy, 6-5, 300 pounds. There's a couple videos of him on Twitter dunking at that size, which is pretty impressive. You have that type of explosion. and the thing I'm really curious about with Alan is looking at his huddle. He put up some crazy numbers this last year, 20 and a half tackles for loss. The competition didn't look great, believe it or not, the Dayton, Ohio area.

Starting point is 00:13:58 So it'll be interesting to see how that translates. I think he's a guy that's going to need to cook a little bit to develop a little bit before he sees some time on the field. But getting a guy with that type of frame and being coached by Kelvin Bell, you know, When it clicks, it clicks. So obviously you're hoping for something like, I don't know, like a YAA black, just more recently as a big body that can plug holes, play that one-pack position, and play it effectively.

Starting point is 00:14:25 So it might not happen right away for both of these guys. I think both of these guys are going to need some development, but, you know, we're better to do that than Iowa. Absolutely. I love that. And I love Alan, just that big body, like you said, that's been more building the guys up and getting to the size and the frame. And that's a big question coming into this season still, that defensive tackle spot.

Starting point is 00:14:45 Now, as we go through, it's the offseason. We're still weeks and weeks away. And it feels like a lot longer at times before we're actually going to get into August camp and get Iowa Football Media Day, our one glimpse at the Kids Day practice that we're going to get coming up here in a couple of months. But defensive tackle, when you look at it, one guy that I wonder about is Bryce Stevenson. You know, I remember back to spring we heard maybe a little bit slower to come along, but felt like maybe he was figuring things out at the end. You feel very good about Bryce Hawthorne and what he's going to be able to provide.

Starting point is 00:15:16 You might have to provide it playing 90% of the snaps this year. But is Stevenson the guy that you look at? And if our concerns are calmed, he would be the reason that suddenly, all right, they're going to be okay, a defensive tackle. Yeah, I would say so. And talking to a few people around the program, I know he had a bit of a rough start, probably just a little overwhelming, including from a program like Holy Cross to Iowa

Starting point is 00:15:39 is not easily done unless you're a freak. And I'm not saying Bryce Stevenson doesn't have those types of capabilities. But it's also different when it comes to the strength and conditioning portion. I think getting that under his belt this summer, I mean, like, it's a shock to the system for a lot of these FCS guys that transfer up and have to figure out what it means to play Big Ten football and what it means for your body, how dedicated you have to be,

Starting point is 00:16:05 and how much time Iowa spends on that. I mean, the one thing that Quinn Schulte would give us when he did speak to the media, which he didn't give us a lot when he spoke to us when he was at Iowa. But one thing that he said is he always wanted to take guys or take opposing teams into deep water because that's where Iowa thrives. That's where they want to be. And that's where that strength and conditioning comes in. Like who can really dig deeper when it matters most.

Starting point is 00:16:34 And so I think that's where that factor comes in for a guy like Bryce Stevenson. I think getting that summer work under his belt before he goes into camp will be really beneficial for him and getting reps in that ball camp and feeling out what it's like to play, either alongside or just in the same rotation as a guy like Bryce Hawthorne, who, like you said, going to have to play a lot of snaps. You know, the best bet for them right now is the fact that they have a lot of bodies. Somebody's going to figure it out. somebody is going to have to play some snaps.

Starting point is 00:17:05 So might as well, might as well get as fit as possible. A couple other bigger recruits that were on campus, at least including to the rankings and the services and the offers for some guys. A couple of offensive linemen, Barrett Cottrell, who is a Nebraska legacy. I have that component.

Starting point is 00:17:21 Kyler Coon from down the Kansas City area. A four-star guy also. Take a look at some of the other guys that were visiting, guys that haven't made a commitment yet in timeline. You got a name that you think potentially could be closed. and just what you're hearing on that front when it comes to recruiting and some of the bigger prospects for this last weekend. Yeah, I did drop a crystal ball this morning.

Starting point is 00:17:42 I don't know if you saw that on 24-7 sports on our board. Yeah, I did drop a crystal ball for one of the offensive linemen that was on campus. I'll give you that as a hint. People can go check out Hawkeye Insider. Oh, I see the lake here, okay. But a lot of guys that are going to be making decisions here soon, with competition for Iowa in the Midwest. You look at Kyler Coon, who visited Missouri already at Iowa last weekend,

Starting point is 00:18:11 going to be in Nebraska this weekend. He's a guy that could garner quite a chunk of change in terms of recruiting. Is the top 250 recruit in the country, a guy that was offered by a ton of programs all over. Barrett Cottrell, you can't help but feel like, I guess, not confident, being that he's a Nebraska legacy, grew up 40 minutes. from Lincoln is recently said to our Nebraska side of 24-7 that he'd always dreamed of playing in his home state. So they can't feel great about that.

Starting point is 00:18:45 Caleb Johnson coming from Indiana, where, you know, they just won the national championship. Michigan State really trying to get him. He has Missouri this coming weekend as well. So Iowa, I think, is in a good spot for all three. I could see all three ending up at Iowa, some other than, or more. than others. But then, you know, you look down the line at some of the other guys that visited this weekend. I think Daryl Flemister is one that would make a lot of sense. Things can work out with Iowa. One of those guys that can play corner or safety,

Starting point is 00:19:16 probably cornered at Iowa played quarterback in high school. One of those athletes. I mean, and Phil Parker loves those guys, right? Plus he's from Detroit. He's a defensive back. So that just makes a lot of sense. And then Keon Thomas visiting this weekend. Out of Indianapolis, Warren Central, a running back. He just visited Illinois. Illinois this last weekend. You feel good if you're Iowa, the fact that he left Illinois uncommitted, that he's still coming to campus. He was one of two running backs that Jay Norvell offered.

Starting point is 00:19:44 And, man, Trent, I don't know. I'm assuming you've been able to watch Jay's, his availability that had, whatever it was a few months ago in spring. Man, it's got to be so hard to say no to that guy. Like, I just can't. It's tough for me to see a situation where a running, back like a Keon Thomas who has been able to talk to Norville, get to know him, see, you know, what the running backs offer or the position offers at Iowa where, I mean, they're not,

Starting point is 00:20:14 they're not going to be airing it out. Like, they got to run the ball. That's just, that's Iowa football right there. So Thomas is one that we're definitely watching this coming weekend. Obviously didn't make it last weekend with being at Illinois. But, yeah, he's a name to know this weekend. He's the only official visitor that we're aware of, at least for right now. So that's one to watch.

Starting point is 00:20:32 as we're getting a little deeper now up to 12 commitments in this class we've talked about this often in terms of numbers here we're getting kind of tight at least on scholarships is it getting to that point now where iowa may be pressuring these final two guys maybe pressuring is not the right word but just let them know hey there's not a whole lot of spots left on the bus yeah uh i would say pushing is probably the right the right way to put it because iowa isn't one of those programs that's like look you can commit now uh before you leave campus or we're done. You know, like that's not really how they operate.

Starting point is 00:21:06 In college football, you kind of have to be at least a little bit that way, especially when you're going after guys that you want and that you want to keep away from other programs in the Big Ten. But, yeah, I would say, you know, well, crapper get off the pot. You know, that's kind of how Iowa operates, if you will, especially I've heard about George Barnett and his willingness to be patient to a point, right? Like you've got to make your decision at some point. If you're not making the decision on Iowa,

Starting point is 00:21:37 and you don't really fit the culture in what they want. They want guys who are all in, not guys who, you know, see Iowa as a backup plan. So, yeah, starting to push, I would say, and being in more contact, being, and that's one thing, you know, about Barnett, about Kelvin Bell, is those guys are very honest. And I think that's the way to operate college football these days

Starting point is 00:22:01 when, you know, you can't guarantee that from probably the majority of football coaches in college football. Elliot Club joining us, hawkeye insider.com, part of 24-7 sports. Ellie, let's jump over to a little basketball and start right here. We see the picture of the guys. Saw a couple of quick videos of them working out and getting ready as offseason practice continues for them. And seeing McKeever just running. And boy, he's so tall.

Starting point is 00:22:29 The still picture. Oh, yeah, that guy is 7 foot three. that just it changes things a whole lot. Back to where we had conversations back in the early spring when these guys made their commitment to Iowa. You're number one, where your expectations are for both Andrew McKeever and for Tyree Coleman, the two newbies they got out of the portal. Yeah, I think we're looking at two guys who are probably going to start

Starting point is 00:22:53 when we're talking about McKeever and Coleman. I think your back court is going to be a mixture of Coleman and Combs. I think last time I was on me talked about like who would be on the ball more. That's just something we're going to have to sit and wait, watch on, because Colms might very well take a leap that we weren't expecting, kind of like he did last year. Like, I was expecting him to be an end of the rotation guard that took some pressure off Bennett, but didn't play a ton. And then, you know, you get to the NCAA tournament. He's playing a ton of minutes and was a starter for a good chunk of the season, too.

Starting point is 00:23:26 So that's part of the conversation. But I think Coleman starts. I think McKeever starts. McKeever's got to be your leading rebounder, especially now that Tavion Banks isn't coming back. But, yeah, I mean, I think you're looking at McKeever to be integral in the pick and roll game with whomever is the primary ball handler. Then you're looking at Coleman as a guy that can create off the dribble, hit some open shots when those are provided to him. But, yeah, I don't want to get too.

Starting point is 00:24:02 too far ahead of myself, particularly on Coleman, just because it is his second year. And he wasn't even an NBC, all-freshman team member this last year in the Derry Valley Conference for Illinois State. So I kind of want to pump the brakes on Coleman a little bit. But I think they'll both be critical pieces to what Iowa wants to do this coming here. Of the two incoming freshmen this year, two different type of skill sets with Jaden Coons and with Harris coming in from Washington, of those guys, do you have a feeling? do you have, I tried to ask this to Coach McCullum, and of course he shot it down.

Starting point is 00:24:36 But of those two, if you had to take a guess, one of these guys is going to carve out a role. They're going to play eight, 10 minutes a game, something like that. Between Coons and Harris, who would be your betting favorite? Man, you know, Coon is just a freak athlete, and that's where he really separates himself. If he can become more of a consistent shooter over the summer, I would lead in that way. but this team is just needed shooting really, really bad. And I think, excuse me, if you were picking between one of the two, it's Harris for shooting.

Starting point is 00:25:16 It'll be about defense for him because if you can't play defense, not playing for Ben McCollum. So because of the construction of the team as it currently is, if you're looking for a wing defender that might not be as consistent, of a shooter as you'd like, you kind of have that in Isaiah Howard, right? So Ethan Harris fills that prototype, that archetype of a hybrid for, but so does Trey Thompson. So that'll be interesting to follow.

Starting point is 00:25:47 I would lean right now, probably more towards Harris, but then you think about defense, and Jaden Coons, that fleticism in his burst and explosiveness. I mean, it might be hard to keep him off the court if he really. develops into an elite maybe not even elite but you know pretty dang good defender for a freshman so we'll see but I mean I guess what I'm saying is I could

Starting point is 00:26:12 see it going either way so don't shocker don't have an answer for you on that I'm pulling them a column too yes you know and this is kind of my working theory and I'm trying to work through this so we'll talk it through is with Jaden Coon and what we saw from him

Starting point is 00:26:28 you mentioned the shooting part of it I just wonder Isaiah Howard we know what he is good defender, struggles from the outside. If his shot doesn't take another step forward this year, if maybe we could see Jaden take a couple of those minutes away and ultimately maybe carve out a role again with the shooting that kind of goes hand in hand there because you said it, they need more shooting and that would go a long way.

Starting point is 00:26:48 But yeah, just try to work out exactly the theory. You know how it goes from time to time. You're working on an article. I'm trying to work on what I'm going to talk about. And that's the way that it goes. And that's what I'm working at at this point in the summer. Well, you enjoy the summer. You enjoy this week and enjoy Red Rock as,

Starting point is 00:27:02 I am incredibly jealous, even if I don't know who. John Bellion? There you go. You got it. John Bellion. We'll enjoy the concert. We'll talk again soon, Elliot. Sounds good.

Starting point is 00:27:12 Thanks, Trent. Elliot Club joining us. Hawkeye Insider.com. Again, part of 24-7 sports. Him, Sean Buck, David Eichold, doing great work over there. Tons of content to get you through these long, long summer months before we get back to get into college athletics. Thanks again for Elliott's time here today.

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Starting point is 00:29:14 The big story this week is that Iowa's got a big time offer out there to a point guard, top 50 player Jackson Davis, and he is going to be visiting Iowa City coming up in September. Now, I think the King Dottry conversation is the biggest one, potentially a top 20 player nationally, a guy that people need the industry. just absolutely love. And that's not too short, change Jackson Davis just sets things in motion in different

Starting point is 00:29:42 direction. It puts the expectation level that I was going to nab one of the best guys in the country and the whole the praying that goes along with it to get a guy like that. And D'Atre, I think, is going to really settle a lot of chips. But remember with this guy, it's not just the offers that he had. It will look like maybe a final four involving Michigan, Miami, where he's from Florida and Florida State. the four teams, but now Yukon's become involved. Kentucky just offered. There are some blue blood

Starting point is 00:30:09 programs that are sniffing around and how much that's going to change the equation. Well, running back is an interesting spot. We're going to talk tomorrow with Tom Kaker from Hawkeye Report a little bit about the running back position in Jay Norvell and what he is doing with this group and really an incredible group of talent now hoping these guys can take a step forward with Norville this upcoming season. Well, they also have a visitor coming in this weekend going throughout. It is a official visit at the running back position out of Indianapolis with Keon Thomas. Thomas is a player 5 foot 11, 215 pounds, top 20 player in the state of Indiana, top 100 running back in the country, ran for over 1,300 yards, 19 touchdowns on the ground,

Starting point is 00:30:51 also did a little bit out of the backfield, really good numbers also in the weight room. He's got offers from Arizona State, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan State, Purdue, Vanderbilt, also involved a bunch of Mack schools also for his services. But this is one that you're definitely keen and you definitely wonder about the Illinois connection. Maybe it comes down to a battle between Bert Bilema and Kirk Ferrence for this one. Sounds like maybe that could be the final two. We'll see how the visit goes this weekend.

Starting point is 00:31:18 But Keon Thomas put that one maybe in the back of your mind this weekend. Hopefully some good news coming out of the running back spot. We will be back with you with more lockdown Hawkeyes here on your daily Iowa Hawkeye podcast coming up next. mentioned Tom Caker from Hawker Report. He is going to be joining us later on in the week. Thanks for being with us as always. We'll talk to you again later.

Starting point is 00:31:38 Until then, go Hawks.

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