You do realize he recovered the fumble in perhaps the biggest play in the win over Wisconsin last week? Why do people always want to assume that there is something "wrong" with a player if he isn't playing as much as we think they should? First it's Scheel, or Daniels, or Ekakite. Sometimes guys just aren't as good as the people in front of them, or they are hurt (see Scheels and Daniels). In Ekakite's case, Bazata and Jaleel Johnson are playing well. Ekakite is playing rotational minutes. It's a very positive sign that a player of Ekakite's caliber is Iowa's first DT reserve. It's very likely that Johnson or Bazata misses a game or more over the next 2 years, at which time it will be great to have a strong backup like Ekakite ready to play.
