Big 12 Coaches Talk Anonymously About Conference Foes for 2013 | AthlonSports.com
Opposing coaches size up the Cyclones:
“It will be interesting to see how the quarterback situation plays out. They had three of them, one transferred — the younger kid (Jared Barnett). They lost some production at receiver. They have three starting offensive linemen that return." …
"They are a good, pretty much average offensive line. But they can move the ball, and they have experience running the ball." …
"(Running back) Jeff Woody didn’t play for them much. We thought he was a load. Not sure why he didn’t play more. I’m not sure if he’s in the doghouse or injured. Not really sure there. Good running back, though." …
"Their talent level is middle of the pack, to be honest about it. One of the things last year is they had very athletic quarterbacks, Steele Jantz and Barnett — they were real athletic. But halfway through the season, they went with the other guy, Sam Richardson, for more consistency. I guess he’s the guy. Might be more of a consistent thrower than the others." …
"On defense, they will take a little bit of a hit after losing their best linebackers (A.J. Klein and Jake Knott). They were tough at linebacker." …
"A defensive tackle that was a huge guy, Jake McDonough, they’ll miss him. He was a good player. But the linebackers carried them. They knew how to play and were tough." …
"The wide receiver position can be a question mark for them. They don’t have a lot of talented experience there. The strength is in the running backs.†- See more at: Big 12 Coaches Talk Anonymously About Conference Foes for 2013 | AthlonSports.com
Opposing coaches size up the Cyclones:
"They are a good, pretty much average offensive line. But they can move the ball, and they have experience running the ball." …
"(Running back) Jeff Woody didn’t play for them much. We thought he was a load. Not sure why he didn’t play more. I’m not sure if he’s in the doghouse or injured. Not really sure there. Good running back, though." …
"Their talent level is middle of the pack, to be honest about it. One of the things last year is they had very athletic quarterbacks, Steele Jantz and Barnett — they were real athletic. But halfway through the season, they went with the other guy, Sam Richardson, for more consistency. I guess he’s the guy. Might be more of a consistent thrower than the others." …
"On defense, they will take a little bit of a hit after losing their best linebackers (A.J. Klein and Jake Knott). They were tough at linebacker." …
"A defensive tackle that was a huge guy, Jake McDonough, they’ll miss him. He was a good player. But the linebackers carried them. They knew how to play and were tough." …
"The wide receiver position can be a question mark for them. They don’t have a lot of talented experience there. The strength is in the running backs.†- See more at: Big 12 Coaches Talk Anonymously About Conference Foes for 2013 | AthlonSports.com
