The Daily Iowan Pregame - 09.07.18

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PREGAME SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 IOWA VS. IOWA STATE KINNICK STADIUM

Resilience After many ups and downs in his life, Ihmir Smith-Marsette fits perfectly with the Hawkeyes

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Joseph Cress/The Daily Iowan Iowa running back Akrum Wadley runs into the end zone during the Iowa/Iowa State game for the Cy-Hawk Trophy in Jack Trice Stadium on Sept. 9, 2017. The Hawkeyes defeated the Cyclones, 44-41, in overtime.

On Sept. 9, 2017, Iowa football defeated Iowa State, 44-41. Iowa State held a 10-point lead minutes into the fourth quarter, but Iowa responded. Nate Stanley threw 2 touchdowns in the fourth, including a 46-yarder to running back Akrum Wadley, who shifted his way around the defense, tip-toed down the sideline, and crossed the goal line for six with 1:09 remaining in the game. In overtime, Stanley fired a 5-yard scoring strike to receiver Ihmir Smith-Marsette for the win. The Hawkeyes commands a 43-22 series lead over the Cyclones.

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Iowa’s Ihmir Smith-Marsette avoids tackles during the game at Jack Trice Stadium on Sept. 9, 2017.

Coming through tough, at 100 mph Ihmir Smith-Marsette has been through a lot of ups and downs in his life. Now, he is fitting in just fine at Iowa.

By Pete Ruden peter-ruden@uiowa.edu

Ihmir Smith-Marsette arrived in Iowa City as a 159-pound wide receiver, his small frame filling out a black Hawkeye jersey with a big white No. 6 plastered on the front.

A speedy receiver who fought his way into playing time early as a true freshman, he had the athletic tools to play a key role for an inexperienced Iowa receiving corps.

But in the first quarter of his first college game, against Wyoming, Smith-Marsette seemingly lost the trust of the Hawkeye coaching staff after all the work he put in camp, coughing up the ball when he got hit on an end-around, as Iowa tried to get the speedster into open space.

He didn’t touch the ball for the rest of the game.

Smith-Marsette bounced back the next week, however, catching 4 passes for 36 yards and 2 touchdowns, including the game-winner in overtime of a thrilling 44-41 victory over in-state rival Iowa State at Jack Trice Stadium.

“He’s always had a good spirit,” Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz said. “He’s really a nice, spirited player, loves playing, great enthusiasm. But he did weigh 159 pounds, so that was an awakening, but he bounced right back, got up on his feet, and just kept playing.”

Smith-Marsette was built for overcoming adversity. Just as he found a way to make a positive impact for the Hawkeyes following his Week 1 miscue, he battled in the trenches of inner-city Newark, New Jersey, to get the chance some only dream of — an opportunity to play Division-1 football.

Goodbye, Jersey Smith-Marsette did not have an easy path to Iowa. Growing up, he was exposed to crime, drugs, and homelessness on a regular basis.

With a lot of negatives surrounding him, he found some positives to put in his life, including football, where he formed a bond with Brian Logan, his head coach at Weequahic High in Newark — the same coach

Akrum Wadley played under in high school before racking up the fifth-most rushing yards in Iowa history.

“That’s my man, Coach B. I love Coach B,” Smith-Marsette said. “He taught me everything I know now. That’s something I’ll never forget about Coach B. I love that man. He got me to where I’m at. He always trusted in me no matter what, back when I was down and out in high school.”

The relationship proved critical in Smith-Marsette’s journey from skinny high-schooler to speedy Hawkeye.

With a lot going on around him, the life Smith-Marsette saw every day growing up in Newark made him want better for himself.

“You got to be tough and hard-nosed coming where they came from,” Logan said.

“There’s only a couple ways out — education, football. You got to keep grinding to work your way out of here. It’s not easy to get out of here. There are a lot of distractions.”

So, Smith-Marsette began playing football, starting the sport his sophomore year of high school.

Once he realized he had potential, he

made a plan for himself, deciding that he wanted to go Division 1. Ever since that year, Smith-Marsette worked out every day, doing things he knew other athletes wouldn’t do, to get ahead and find something better.

He also knew the story of Wadley, which showed him that going from Weequahic to Division 1 was entirely possible.

Wadley’s journey was used as a motivational tale by the coaches to show that current players could make it to the next level.

Although Smith-Marsette didn’t hear about Wadley until his sophomore year, the story was tangible proof of what could happen.

Even though the former Hawkeye’s journey provided hope, the violence was still there, but Smith-Marsette made his way out of Newark, buying his ticket with all the effort he put into football. Still, the threat of being held back was very real.

“I lost a couple friends out there, so you just never know what might happen,” he said. “Just growing up there, you got to be SEE Smith-Marsette , 6

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Joseph Cress/The Daily Iowan Iowa wide receiver Imhir Smith-Marsette get tackled during the Iowa/Nebraska football game on Nov. 24, 2017.

Smith-Marsette Continued from 4 tough. You got to have the mental state to get through anything. It’s just tough growing up out there.

“Going around the city, you got to be careful, you got to watch your back. Coming from there, it’s just something I’m used to. I can go back home and feel comfortable, but not too comfortable, because you never know. It’s just a rough place growing up there.”

Despite all of the negatives he had to overcome, Smith-Marsette believes his backFerentz ground gives him an edge on the field.

“I don’t take nothing from nobody,” he said. “I had to learn that the hard way. Don’t ever take nothing from nobody. So, on the field, I’m not going to take nothing from nobody, no matter who you are, how big you are, it just don’t matter to me. I’m tough, so it doesn’t really matter.”

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Hello, Iowa After the fumble against Wyoming and the Iowa State triumph, Smith-Marsette had been through the highs and lows of big-time college football in two weeks.

Like many young players, though, teaching moments don’t always take shape in an individual right away.

Ferentz said during a weekly press conference in 2017 that if Smith-Marsette would get off his phone, enter the film room, and learn to budget his time better, he would be a better, more mature player.

Wide-receiver coach Kelton Copeland echoed that.

Smith-Marsette, though, insists his coaches were joking, saying he is always focused on the task at hand.

The apparent focus has paid off in terms of weight gain and production on the field.

After a year in strength and conditioning coach Chris Doyle’s program, Smith-Marsette now stands at more than 170 pounds.

While making the effort to get up to a more acceptable college-football weight, Smith-Marsette managed to catch 18 passes for 187 yards and 2 touchdowns, receiving steady playing time despite his size.

Through it all, one thing was clear: Being an Iowa football player means there are certain expectations. Ferentz likes his program

Joseph Cress/The Daily Iowan Iowa wide receiver Ihmir Smith-Marsette makes a diving catch in the end zone during the Iowa/Iowa State game for the Cy-Hawk Trophy in Jack Trice Stadium on Sept. 9, 2017. The Hawkeyes defeated the Cyclones, 44-41, in overtime. to run with integrity and focus, and if players don’t live up to that standard, they will likely find themselves on the bench.

“He’s growing up fast under Coach Ferentz,” Logan said. “Those guys, they do it the right way. He’s going to get it the right way now. You don’t have any choice but to grow up under Coach Ferentz.”

Now seeing himself on the depth chart

‘Going around the city, you got to be careful, you got to watch your back. Coming from there, it’s just something I’m used to. I can go back home and feel comfortable, but not too comfortable, because you never know. It’s just a rough place growing up there.’

— Ihmir Smith-Marsette on the inner city of Newark, New Jersey this season and knowing he will contribute more in Year 2, Smith-Marsette has let his personality show.

He’s a different person from Wadley, he said. While Smith-Marsette is more outgoing and finds a joke for every situation, calling himself a cool and funny guy, Wadley is more reserved.

Just as Smith-Marsette the player can give the offense a spark with a big play,

Ihmir Smith-Marsette Stats

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Smith-Marsette the person can boost the morale of a locker room.

“He’s kind of a crazy guy – a lot of energy,” quarterback Nate Stanley said. “He always comes out to practice, and he’s bouncing around. I think it’s really kind of energetic for all of us just to see that personality. Him going 100 miles per hour every single play is kind of infectious for the rest of the offense.”

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There’s a very clear reason that Smith-Marsette is the kind of person he is.

It’s simple, really.

“What’s the point of being bad all the time and negative?” Smith-Marsette said. “Being negative is not cool. You always want to be cool and chill, and that’s me having fun. You don’t want to live your life miserable.”

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BIG TEN

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Big Ten Schedule Duke vs. Northwestern (-2.5)

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1) Ohio State (1-0):

77 points, 42 in the first half. Come on.

2) Wisconsin (1-0):

I’m going to say this every week leading up to its appearance at Kinnick. Wisconsin is good.

3) Michigan (0-1):

Michigan may have lost, but it still deserves to be up near the top of the list.

4) Minnesota (1-0):

Minnesota’s quarterback is good. That’s all I’ve got for this one.

5) Penn State (1-0):

“Do I regret it? Yes. Would I do it again? Probably.” — Nick Miller from New Girl and Penn State after almost losing to an unranked team.

6) Iowa (1-0):

The first half was a little rough, but the offense really showed some potential in the second half. I’m not worried. Do I seem worried?

7) Maryland (1-0):

Maryland beat No. 23 Texas in Week 1. It deserves a spot in the single digits.

11:00 pm | ESPNU It’s no secret that Duke’s game is basketball, so Northwestern might have the edge. Wildcats looked sharp against Purdue.

Western Michigan vs. No. 21 Michigan (-28)

11:00 pm | FS1 Western Michigan isn’t on the same level as Notre Dame, but let’s just hang onto the fact that Michigan already has a loss.

Eastern Michigan vs. Purdue (-16.5)

8) Northwestern (1-0): What team? Wildcats.

9) Michigan State (1-0):

Michigan State beat unranked Utah State by only one touchdown, but at least it didn’t go into overtime.

10) Purdue (0-1):

Purdue put up a fight against Northwestern, so that’s something.

11) Nebraska (4-6):

Will Scott Frost ever actually coach in a game with the Cornhuskers? Updates to come.

11:00 pm | BTN The Boilermakers should run over this one (ha, get it?) after putting up a strong fight against Northwestern.

No. 15 Michigan State (-6) vs. Arizona State

9:45 pm | ESPN Michigan State sits at No. 11, so if it loses to unranked Arizona State, at least it doesn’t have any donors left to lose.

New Mexico vs. No. 5 Wisconsin (-34.5)

11:00 pm | BTN Wisconsin is good, and it should win; if you’re surprised, then you really shouldn’t consider yourself a college-football fan. Let’s move on.

Rutgers vs. No. 4 Ohio State (-35)

2:30 pm | BTN At least Rutgers won its Week 1 game, because Ohio State scored 77 points last week, and this one isn’t going to be pretty.

Iowa State vs. Iowa (-4)

4:00 pm | FOX The way Iowa played in the first half during Week 1 makes me really nervous about this game. The Cyclones might be rusty, as this game is essentially their season-opener.

12) Illinois (1-0): Illinois won a game.

13) Indiana (1-0):

What exactly is Indiana’s purpose in the conference, anyway?

14) Rutgers (1-0):

Rutgers. Buddy. Pal. How does it feel down here?

Colorado vs. Nebraska (-4)

2:30 pm | ABC Like Iowa State, Nebraska’s Week 2 game is its début for the season.

Scott Frost’s head is going to grow 17 sizes if he gets the ovation he got last week, and he never even got to win the game.

Western Illinois vs. Illinois (no line)

6:30 pm | BTN Imagine being an Illinois fan. There’s a chance that Western Illinois could take the game, and even after this, it’s all downhill.

No. 13 Penn State (-9) vs. Pittsburgh

7:00 pm | ABC Penn State fans better hope it plays better than it did against Appalachian State, or it’s going to be a long season.

Fresno State vs. Minnesota (-2.5)

6:30 pm | FS1 Baker Mayfield called up Minnesota’s starting quarterback before his début, and then he threw for 220 yards in a 48-10 Week 1 win.

Zack Annexstad is good.

Maryland (-16) vs. Bowling Green

5:00 pm | ESPN+ Maryland upset No. 23 Texas last week with a relatively new head coach and in the midst of a scandal. Bowling Green, good luck.

Virginia vs. Indiana (-6.5)

Michigan football head coach Jim Harbaugh addresses the media during Big Ten football media days in Chicago on July 23.

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6:30 pm | BTN Indiana is the vanilla ice cream of the Big Ten. No one pays attention to it or really cares at all for it, but you don’t exactly know why. I don’t expect this to be an exciting game.

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IOWA HAWKEYES vs. IO

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OWA STATE CYCLONES

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ON THE LINE Matchups

Iowa State at Iowa

Duke at Northwestern No. 17 USC at No. 10 Stanford Arizona at Houston

Rice at Hawaii

Adam Hensley

Pete Ruden

Anna Kayser

Jordan Zuniga

Lucy Rohden

Beau Bowman

Jason Brummond

PREGAME EDITOR (3-2)

SPORTS EDITOR (3-2)

Asst. SPORTS EDITOR (4-1)

FOOTBALL REPORTER (2-3)

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Iowa Iowa State has never won 10 games in a season. Ever.

Iowa Isn’t it ironic that the Cyclones canceled their game because of a storm? Missed marketing opportunity, if you ask me.

Iowa A classic matchup of the little brother visiting the big brother and getting way too hammered

Iowa I can’t not pick Iowa here.

Iowa It may be tornado/thunderstorm season here in Iowa City, but no Cyclone is going to touch down in IC.

Iowa The chants from the student section say it all.

iowa Last week’s rainout means one fewer Iowa State game this year. College football fans everywhere rejoice.

Northwestern ”This ain’t it” - Northwestern.

Northwestern Christian Laettner can’t save you now, Lucy.

Duke

Northwestern Because this isn’t a basketball game.

Duke Northwestern players buy their shoes from UNC football players. Go Blue.

Northwestern I hate Christian Laettner and Duke fans everywhere.

Northwestern The halftime quiz show between the schools is equally competitive.

Stanford Bryce Love runs for 200 yards and breaks the Trojan defense.

Stanford I Bryce Love when I win On the Line.

USC I’d make a Trojans joke, but I’m sure Adam already did.

Stanford I love me some Bryce Love.

Stanford Duke, Northwestern, & Stanford all in On The Line picks this week? Well aren’t we feeling smart.

Stanford You can’t spell “suck” without USC.

Stanford The Iowa Bowl Beatdown Bowl.

Arizona Khalil Tate is my hero.

Arizona Ed Oliver has the name of a 70-year-old man.

Houston I care less about this game than I care about the Texas Rangers. I don’t care about the Rangers.

Houston Houston shouldn’t have a problem here.

Houston Houston’s head coach is named Major Applewhite.

That’s worth a W.

Houston Go Cougars.

Houston NFL scouts descend on H-Town to see Ed Oliver vs.

Khalil Tate.

Hawaii My rice cooker cooks rice in 20 minutes, max. Rice will be cooked sooner than that against Hawaii.

Hawaii I would rather spend a vacation in Hawaii than eating a bowl of rice.

Hawaii Houston beat Rice, and Hawaii will beat Rice, therefore Rice sucks.

Hawaii The Rainbow Warriors will have both the better name and team Saturday.

Hawaii Who in their right mind would ever bet against a Rainbow Warrior?

Hawaii Last year the Owls’ defense allowed a 69% completion rate to opposing quarterbacks. Rice.

Hawaii What, Michigan State-Arizona State wasn’t good enough?

It’s a good thing Grayson Allen doesn’t play football, or Duke would be racking up the tripping penalties.

Rivalry Week It’s that magical time of year when the two major schools in Iowa come together for the state’s biggest rivalry. What does this rivalry mean to the current Hawkeyes?

Kirk Ferentz

Parker Hesse

Head coach

Defensive end

“Since I got back in 1999, there’s been a lot of really good ballgames that have gone right down to the wire, and I think that’s good for everybody. No question about it.”

“I think anybody who’s from Iowa inherently know the significance of this game to the state to both teams’ fan bases, it’s something you’re going to have to hear about win, lose, or draw. It’s something I’m definitely looking forward to.”

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one on one

With Ivory Kelly-Martin

Daily Iowan Pregame Editor Adam Hensley caught up with Hawkeye running back Ivory Kelly-Martin to grill him on some of life’s toughest questions, such as his favorite fast-food joint.

Daily Iowan: If someone hands you the AUX, who do you play?

Ivory Kelly-Martin: I’m really big into rap. Chief Keef is my goto, no matter what time of day it is.

DI: Who is the most overrated person in the music industry?

Kelly-Martin: That’s a hard one for me. To be honest, all I listen to is basically Chief Keef, day in and day out.

boy on.

DI: What do you like to binge-watch on Netflix?

Kelly-Martin: “The Office.”

I’ve probably watched it seven times through. Whenever I get bored, I’ll pop that bad

DI: Who’s your favorite character on “The Office”?

Kelly-Martin: Definitely Michael, without a doubt. He’s the head over everything. He never stops having fun, and every single thing he says, I can never not laugh.

DI: If you won the lottery, what’s the first thing you’d buy?

Kelly-Martin: To be honest, it would probably have to be a car. Cadillac Escalade, my favorite thing in the world.

DI: Who’s the fastest on the team?

Kelly-Martin: It’s all about confidence, so to be honest, I’m going to go ahead and say myself.

DI: Are there any NFL players you model your game after?

Kelly-Martin: One of the biggest guys I try to model my game on is Marshall Faulk. He’s my all-time favorite running back, and his versatility on the football field is something I want to be able to do when I’m on the field.

DI: If you couldn’t play football, what sport would you play?

Kelly-Martin: Probably soccer. I’ve never played soccer. I just love to watch it; I love to play it just for fun.

DI: Favorite fast-food place?

Kelly-Martin: Got to be Chick-fil-A. It’s amazing.

DI: Favorite order there?

Kelly-Martin: No. 2.

DI: If you could have dinner with any person in history, who would it be?

Kelly-Martin: It’s probably got to be Barack Obama. I just want to hear him talk. I’d love to have any type of conversation with him, whether it’s favorite food or whatever.

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by the numbers: Iowa state

By Jordan Zuniga | jordan-zuniga@uiowa.edu

43-22

Iowa’s all-time record vs.

Iowa State

For the 42nd-straight year, Iowa will take on its in-state rival, Iowa State. This will be the 66th time the two teams will meet, and Iowa has the upper hand in the series, 43-22. The Hawkeyes are on a three-game winning streak against the Cyclones.

Last year’s game between the two was one to remember, with Iowa getting the better of Iowa State, 44-41, in overtime.

As is often the case, the final score doesn’t tell the whole story — both teams held at least a 10-point lead at some point in the second half, and both came back.

467

Yards against Iowa in 2017

At the helm will be quarterback Kyle Kempt, who played in nine games last season (eight starts) and threw for 1,787 yards and 15 touchdowns with just 3 interceptions.

If Iowa hopes to win the game Saturday, its defense is going to have to play a lot better than it did last season, especially in the secondary. While Iowa State fared well on the ground in last season’s Cy-Hawk contest, it was even better in the air, putting up 347 passing yards and scoring 4 touchdowns.

Star tailback David Montgomery had an incredibly successful campaign last year as a true freshman, picking up 1,146 yards and scoring 11 touchdowns. He started every game last year, and with four returning offensive linemen, he seems to be in for just as good a season.

Iowa State’s Hakeem Butler celebrates a touchdown during the Iowa/Iowa State game in Jack Trice Stadium on Sept. 9, 2017.

194

Average Hawkeye rushing yards against ISU

A major part of the Cyclones’ success last season was the improved defense.

Although it didn’t have a good showing in last year’s game against the Hawkeyes, it allowed a solid 10 points fewer per game in 2017 than it did in 2016.

The bulk of Iowa State’s defensive success started with its defensive line, which figures to be just as impressive, if not more, this season.

Iowa has averaged 194 rushing yards per game against Iowa State over the past five seasons, and four of those games ended with a Hawkeye victory.

The situation seems ripe to put up numbers similar to that this year, because it appears the Cyclones will be starting a true freshman at middle linebacker.

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Matt Campbell’s 2017 record

One thing that Iowa should’ve taken away from that contest is that Iowa State is no longer a cakewalk; Matt Campbell has turned Iowa State into a formidable foe.

In Campbell’s second year as coach of the Cyclones, he won eight games, the second-most in school history and the most since 2000. He also led them to their first bowl win in eight years.

Iowa State head coach Matt Campbell

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