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Weisman transitions from Air Force to Iowa - The Daily Iowan
From article:
Mark Weisman made it through six-week military boot camp. He woke up early every day to run miles and miles. He watched the football body he had worked so hard to build shrink by 25 pounds, with nothing he could do to stop it.
And he’s supposed to struggle mentally with one dropped pass?
“I think I could’ve made the play. It’s a play I expect to make,†Weisman said about his drop in the end zone against Iowa State on Sept. 8. “It just didn’t happen on that particular play. *It’s hard to let it go, but you have to. We’re moved on from that.â€
Weisman, a Buffalo Grove, Ill., native, committed to play for Air Force out of high school. He said on Tuesday that he had wanted to join the military, and Air Force’s use of the fullback in its offense made it an attractive football destination.*
Before school — and two-a-day practices — started, Weisman had to get through basic training. He said the rigid lifestyle was more difficult mentally than camp was physically. And after a semester there, Weisman realized “it wasn’t the place for me.â€
Weisman’s punishing strength and speed have earned him a nickname from his teammates.
“You can tell by his body he came from a military school,†Bullock said. “He’s like a juggernaut.â€
That was familiar to Vandenberg.
“The Juggernaut. Great word for him,†the quarterback said. “I call him that a lot. I don’t know who came up with it, but he even kind of walks like one. He’s got so much muscle that he’s stiff.â€
From article:
Mark Weisman made it through six-week military boot camp. He woke up early every day to run miles and miles. He watched the football body he had worked so hard to build shrink by 25 pounds, with nothing he could do to stop it.
And he’s supposed to struggle mentally with one dropped pass?
“I think I could’ve made the play. It’s a play I expect to make,†Weisman said about his drop in the end zone against Iowa State on Sept. 8. “It just didn’t happen on that particular play. *It’s hard to let it go, but you have to. We’re moved on from that.â€
Weisman, a Buffalo Grove, Ill., native, committed to play for Air Force out of high school. He said on Tuesday that he had wanted to join the military, and Air Force’s use of the fullback in its offense made it an attractive football destination.*
Before school — and two-a-day practices — started, Weisman had to get through basic training. He said the rigid lifestyle was more difficult mentally than camp was physically. And after a semester there, Weisman realized “it wasn’t the place for me.â€
Weisman’s punishing strength and speed have earned him a nickname from his teammates.
“You can tell by his body he came from a military school,†Bullock said. “He’s like a juggernaut.â€
That was familiar to Vandenberg.
“The Juggernaut. Great word for him,†the quarterback said. “I call him that a lot. I don’t know who came up with it, but he even kind of walks like one. He’s got so much muscle that he’s stiff.â€
