HN TV: Kirk Ferentz Kicks Off Spring Ball with Press Conference

[RobHowe]

The Q&A portion of KF's presser from Tuesday in its entirety. A lot in here. It runs about a half four:

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[WinOneThisCentury]

I'm going through our defensive football team...I'm trying to find a weak link. Losing Hooker is a killer, but there are so many athletes, many with experience...that I'm not that concerned. If Nixon is as Nixon has been described, there is another big body in the middle. Our edge rushers may be two of the best in the country. All the linebackers got their feet wet and were playing great football at the end of the year.

Defense wins championships.

 

[NikeHawk21]

I'm going through our defensive football team...I'm trying to find a weak link. Losing Hooker is a killer, but there are so many athletes, many with experience...that I'm not that concerned. If Nixon is as Nixon has been described, there is another big body in the middle. Our edge rushers may be two of the best in the country. All the linebackers got their feet wet and were playing great football at the end of the year.

Defense wins championships.

My only concern right now is safety depth. If one of those guys goes down I’m not confident in either of those backups. I was hoping OJ would move back there because we are loaded at CB and OJ isn’t the greatest in coverage but is rangy and a good tackler.