They were athletes, and they were leaders and competitors. That's the parallel, ... The other parallel is that none of them could throw, so it made it easy for us to know they weren't quarterbacks. They helped us in the evaluation process.

Kirk Ferentz

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We try to refer to them constantly. They were fantastic athletes and leaders and they left a trail of how to run in practice and how things should be done.

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We brought a lot of first?and second?year guys out. It was certainly good to get a look at them.

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He's doing a good job, and it's good to have him back, ... That was a bright spot. We ran the ball well (and) that's encouraging. The game wasn't a total loss, but the bottom line is that there's a lesson to be learned.

— Kirk Ferentz