Q&A: Matt Campbell recaps the spring game

[Beyerball]

Our OL is likely not going to be very good this year, and that's too bad because the rest of the team could be halfway decent.

But with a struggling OL, we are going to have difficulty winning any more games than last year. I just hope that people aren't overly critical of this coaching staff if we don't show a lot of improvement in the W-L column this first season because success is going to take some time.... but this is CF so I'm imagining we'll be seeing a few people calling for Campbell's head halfway through this first year.

The fact we don't have anyone in our top 3 centers who has ever snapped the ball before is downright scary folks. And the top 2 guys right now are both RS Freshmen. And at tackle we have Campos, Philbert, and Curtis and that's basically it.... and Campos isn't even healthy. CW was dead on about this OL being a huge issue this year.

It was impossible to even tell if Zeb Noland was good or not.... he never had more than about a half second before he was sacked it seemed.

If Campbell and the coaching staff and assemble some sort of OL and have them playing even close to average as a unit by the time the season starts, it will be a miracle.

While I agree it's prob the lone concern I have right now mostly..today was just not a good day to evaluate at all. The offense was so vanilla it was laughable and the defense knew what was coming mostly..keep in mind too Campos was out and we have a couple other guys coming yet that will play..Oge being one. It may not come together until next season unfortunately but 2017 we will return basically everyone accept a few key DLine we will need to replace..Ill say this...I'm really glad we have this staff right now because this staff and OC are Oline guys..They will get this Oline to be respectable.

 

[Beyerball]

Did Payne play today? I spent a good chunk of the day looking for him but could never find him.

I have high hopes for him and really wanted to see him play.

Yea he did..#26 Red..he's built like a LB..prob thought he was a LB..lol...dude is built.

 

[CarlHungus]

D'Andre Payne ‏@realdpayne 4h4 hours ago
Will run through a wall for this guy! @ISUMattCampbell #AStormIsBrewing

 

[D UP Clones]

Yea he did..#26 Red..he's built like a LB..prob thought he was a LB..lol...dude is built.

Hoping you are joking because Payne was number 23 on the gold. They had him listed as 26 but he was wearing 23.

He was back on punt return and they announced his name.

 

[isutrevman]

I'm surprised the offense can score at all without Lazard, Warren and the touch football with the QBs. Lanning runs are going to be a big part of our offense and it is completely gone in the spring game.

 

[ISU4Life]

D'Andre Payne ‏@realdpayne 4h4 hours ago
Will run through a wall for this guy! @ISUMattCampbell #AStormIsBrewing

Won't be the first or the last to love his name.

 

[clone51]

From what I saw, in terms of the Dirty Dozen or so, thank goodness for Kansas!