Deshaun Lee

I think that was validated by some others as well.

So that's a good sign because those are the guys you need to – kind of be race stuff, you know? Um, and you're now that now cornerback Deshaun Lee and Jalen Watson, they didn't get tested the other day.

Really? I mean, I can't even think of, I don't even think they had time to put, get a deep shot off.

Um, so those guys are going to get tested and I'm sure Jimmy Rogers will test them.

we've talked about the deep ball it's just going to be the conversation i think at least until we see it from iowa but again you mentioned pushing the field when we first started here with with jalen raynor too and he had one deep throw to dominic overby where they connected and it hit him on the back shoulder dominic overby catches it like this it the ball ran landed right here i just don't think iowa is going to allow bigger plays like that yeah I also, I mean, that's just the way the defense is designed is to eliminate the big play, right? Additionally, I do think they're probably going to try to pick on whoever is not Sean Lee.

I mean, they've been able to pick on Deshaun Lee himself.

They did last year going to Brett Eskildson.

So maybe they try to do that again, even as, you know, internally, even, I mean, here between you and I, we think Deshaun Lee has probably taken a step that, Most Iowa corners, maybe not most, but some Iowa corners have in their senior year between him, Jamari Harris, TJ Hall, go back to Michael Ogimudia.

They might try it.

I don't know how well that's going to go, especially when you've got a free safety like Zach Luttmer, who can be really rangy.

Kamari Moulton rushed for a career-high 183 with two touchdowns, including a 50-yard touchdown and a 37-yard touchdown, and the defense had six sacks and seven tackles for loss.

Deshaun Lee had an interception, and Evan James had a 77-yard punt return.

Special teams, defense shut out, put a few points up.

That's what Iowa does.

And, I mean, one of my big things heading into last week, Elliot, was getting the new players accustomed to their role and building a sense of confidence.

Not giving up a first down until, like, halfway through the third quarter is a great way to, you know, build some confidence, right? The thing that stood out to me about the defense more than anything else, by the way, good for Deshaun Lee getting that interception.

Terran Dickens, I don't know where he was throwing that ball.

I rewatched that play a lot, Elliot, and I don't know if he was afraid of the Iowa pass rush or what the heck he was doing.

So I just didn't feel like there was much to learn.

I think, again, which can be maybe a positive note and a coverage – you know, sort of situation that you're just not seeing those guys because the coverage is good enough for that reason.

A couple of plays that probably should have been completed by NIU, but I think really good way to start the year for Deshaun Lee to get that pick and to continue to ascend as the senior defensive back senior corner, you know, guy that, you know, Iowa hopes takes that jump.

You mentioned Darian Jones on kickoff.

the backup coming into the game, he came in for one play because the starter lost his moment and he throws a pick.

To Deshaun Lee, right? Deshaun Lee was the one that got the pick there.

Was his name Tiger or something? Yeah.

It was bad.

Hawkins is out there doing his thing.

How about Deshaun Lee, who becomes the number one quarterback, and you're hoping for that essential we've seen so many times in the past.

I get it.

As we talked about at the top, Northern Illinois is not a very good football team.