By Mike Condon Correspondent HIAWATHA — The pocket was where Willie Copeland was most comfortable. The problem? Cedar Rapids Titans Coach Kyle Moore-Brown and new offensive coordinator Corey Bethany envision an offense in which the quarterback can get out of the pocket and make some plays with his feet. So after a 2-4 start and [...]
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CEDAR RAPIDS — The Cedar Rapids Titans have released starting quarterback Willie Copeland. The move was reported in the Indoor Football League’s website www.goifl.com Copeland, a left-hander out of Valdosta State, had started each of the Titans’ six games. He was among the league’s lowest-rated quarterbacks with a 55.6 quarterback rating. He completed 79 of [...]
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NORTH LIBERTY — Three members of the Iowa Barnstormers’ AAU basketball program are pondering their college future as either football or basketball athletes. Juniors Jeremy Morgan and Dondre Alexander of Iowa City West and Riverside-Oakland junior Ricky Williams have received either contact or scholarship offers from several Division I schools. The trio hopes to catch the [...]
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The story stays the same. Southeastern Conference fans are hotter for football than fans anywhere else. Look at these announced attendance figures from the eight SEC teams that held their spring football games on Saturday: Alabama 78,526 Georgia 44,117 Auburn 43,427 Florida 38,000 South Carolina 34,513 LSU 33,000 Missouri 18,614 Vanderbilt 8,500 The Big [...]
continue »The Gazette LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa. — The Lehigh Valley Steelhawks rallied from a 19-7 deficit to defeat the Cedar Rapids Titans, 25-19, last night in an Indoor Football League game. John Halman opened the scoring for Cedar Rapids when Tommie Williams blocked a 60-yard field goal attempt and Vernard Wilkins recovered it for a touchdown. [...]
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IOWA CITY — Iowa freshman Austin Blythe has moved into a starting role this spring at right guard, but his future might be at center. Blythe, a 6-foot-3, 275-pound Williamsburg native, worked as the team’s second-team center in team drills as well as Iowa’s first-team guard. Iowa Coach Kirk Ferentz said his goal is for [...]
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IOWA CITY — If anyone walks away grinning from all the changes to Iowa’s offense since last December, it’s got to be tight end C.J. Fiedorowicz. He went to bed after the Insight Bowl and woke up with 1) Brian Ferentz in town and 2) offensive coordinator Greg Davis, who places a high value [...]
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IOWA CITY — Less than two years removed from their high school graduations, linebackers James Morris and Christian Kirksey have resumes strong enough to compare with Iowa’s all-time greats. After Saturday’s open practice at Kinnick Stadium, Iowa Coach Kirk Ferentz provided both with the ultimate compliment for Iowa linebackers: he compared the current tandem to [...]
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IOWA CITY – First impressions can’t be trusted, but they last the longest. When the topic is spring football, they have to last you until August. And really, with the 2012 Iowa Hawkeyes, August will be a better, more fair glimpse into the possibilities. There were no conclusions to be had after the Hawkeyes rumbled [...]
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