The Iowa football team has consistently had a strong secondary, and next year will be no different. Here’s a preview of what the secondary will look like.
Iowa’s defense has been one of the Big Ten’s best defenses, and the secondary has been an important piece of that strong defense. Making this team more dangerous is the Iowa Football team has added a “cash position” giving Phil Parker an opportunity to bring another fantastic defensive back on the field and match up better with the evolving offenses in today’s college football landscape.
I would say that Iowa Football is DBU (Defense Back University). It is a position that Iowa does not get enough credit for. Desmond King, Micah Hyde, Joshua Jackson, Bob Sanders are just a few that have paved their way through Iowa’s system and have become NFL DBs and good ones at that. It is a group that whenever it loses a star player it regroups and gets a similar player.
Credit goes to defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach, Phil Parker. Parker knows what he can see in a player and coaches them up to be the best. I talk in this story about his secondary and the players playing an important role on the back end.
Coach Parker has instilled a new position on the Iowa defense. The position called “cash” is a position where a defense back plays like a nickel corner but can play inside and help on the run or in the pass. It’s revolutionary for an Iowa football team that is pretty traditional.
It sounds like Parker is looking for a third corner in that role:
"That’s what we do. Any kind of athlete can go in there, but you have to be able to see the big picture."
I am really looking forward to watching how this position will look like this fall. The Iowa football team has a plethora of skilled corners who could see playing time at multiple roles next season.