No, he's not young. And he likely knows literally nothing of social media, Gen Z slang, etc. that would naturally allow him to have instant "aura" with 18-23 year olds.
But there's one thing the players will absolutely know and respect...he turned his stint playing quarterback at Iowa into a...
Ol' Doodle definitely sees a little Kate Martin/McKenna Warnock in her.....which is certainly a good thing. Here's hoping she stays and continues to improve.
Welp....time for Ben to grab the departmental checkbook, hop a plane to Europe, and grab up all those great players who grew up just dreaming of being Iowa Hawkeyes.
It's kind of a rob Peter to pay Paul situation. Howard not much of a threat on O, but he has the ability to limit one of their threats on O.... effectively making it a 4-on-4 game when he's in there.