Rocco Becht, Caleb Bacon, Kyle Konrardy & Darien Porter recap Iowa State spring game

man um I think first of all I think the coaching um just Coach Campbell coach Mouse and Coach Waters what they've been able to do with this offense and uh just the QB room um it's just it's credit to them on how we've improved and myself I feel like I've gotten a lot better I feel like this is you know the best spring that I've had since I've been here and you know last Saturday was practically my spring game and so I felt like I went out with the bang so hopefully we can you know go into the fall in the summer uh with some momentum and get ready for this season talk about a guy like Dylan Lee you know I saw him today what did we kind of see for this this sprak season kind for next season yeah Dylan's an awesome kid uh I mean in the early parts of Spring ball he he he runs the ball like there's nobody out there and so he had to get used to you know throwing throwing his head down throwing his mind out uh you know hitting the holes cutting and so he was able to do that today and I liked what I saw out of him and I know the whole offense likes what they saw out of him today so we're going to need him during the F what kind of spr Benny Benny was probably one of the top performers this spr um super big jump for him it's what we needed what he needed um and as a player I feel like his confidence just kept going up every single day and so uh we're going to need a guy like that you know another tall receiver on the outside for uh fall this season so I'm excited for what he's able to accomplish who do you have the most confidence in uh my most my my confidence I think comes from you know just my plan the guys around me they just build my confidence up every single day and you know that just helps me within the season as well um when I make a play you know I don't feel like that builds up my confidence I feel like the confidence just comes from my teammates and how they come and and trust me week in and week out when you have several running backs like that it's offensive line I guess was confidence for when you have that around yeah the confidence I feel like it I I wouldn't say confidence but I would say it's you know another trust Factor where you know we always don't have to you know throw the ball in in those you know hard situations we can run the ball because we got so many dudes in the back field that are able to you know make plays in The Run game and you know we got our whole offensive line coming back um and so I'm I'm excited to see what they're able to do this fall and you know set that running game M you felt like communication's gotten better between you guys you know earning time on the field this year you've established yourself as a player what were some of the things individually that you were trying to um for me I guess just more of like a knowledge of the game um getting the film room more uh just kind of learning you know the ins and outs the offense stuff just really stuff that I guess I felt like I didn't last year and um just like kind of get in like pick the pick the brain of like coach cratch and you know the knowledge he brought in coach crat uh what's your reaction to having him as your linebacker Coach man he's been awesome so far he's definitely a players coach you know we I can go into his office talk to him about anything uh he's been super helpful like scheme wise you know anything like that so it's been great spring for uh now are you you taking over where Gary was are you more at Mike or how how's that looking I'm I'm more at Mike we're kind of uh Cooper eil and Jackson Ali and the two guys who kind of worked in that Wills position okay spring how have you how have you taken to that is that where you played a lot last year were you more will I know you were inside mostly I was I was Mike last year so it's been same stuff this year so Coach Campbell this week said that I think in no uncertain terms you were the best linebacker he's had since Mike Rose I mean what uh it's pretty lofty praise I mean what do you what do you think about that is that kind of hold you to a certain standard yeah know was definitely cool to hear that but you know you just got to you know keep your head down grinding every day just know that you know that I have the potential to you know be even better and that's just something I want to work at every day I would assume he was probably a guy you grew up watching Mike was any certain parts of his game that you've taken um I guess just how you know how quick he plays you know he just he makes decisions you know in a split second and he goes make tackle what's the off season now look for you like over the next 3 4 months uh definitely just you know putting a lot more muscle you know getting with our strength guys you know they're one of the kind so I guess it was beginning there and also still got to keep that uh you know keep watching film keep you know strengthening my knowledge of game I've only been playing football kicking for about 2 years so okay it was just this whole journey is just amazing you know it's just being out here getting this opportunity be out here is awesome and today being able to prove myself and the people around me and those that love me and just support me all the way coach said that it was about halfway maybe halfway through last season that you kind of the light came on what uh was there certain practice or I mean when when did that happen for you it was during the byee they gave me an opportunity I made the most of it and here we are today and what the byee was that like some long field goals or was it just consistent what what was that so before the byee I hadn't really gotten any team reps so then during the bye they allowed me to get this opportunity to improve myself see what I can do how I can improve myself and I showed out so tough conditions today I mean you were into the win most of the time what I mean what was kind of going through your mind or you know in those kicks I mean it's just another day you just got to keep doing it handling the conditions if conditions are bad conditions are going to be bad in the game so you just prove yourself here and then you can move on to the next game when you uh when you agreed to come to Iowa State I mean what was kind of what was your goal I mean were you shooting to kind of take over once Chase was done or I mean interested kind of what your mindset was so first off I was I was hoping to start right away but you know not everything goes to plan so and uh Chase comes ahead of me and I work with him I talk to him how can I get better to prove myself next season and then here we are today I'm still in contact with him he's a great guy he's having a kid wife everything glad for him and just hopefully uh can lead after him what's he what's he shared with you about what it takes I mean this is a tough place to kick right yeah what did he has he shared with you on that uh well he gives me techniques he's given me mental stuff just I show him some film he uh offers me advice on what I can do how I can get better and all that all right appreciate it you I think there's been immense growth and you know a lot of credit goes to my teammates and you know obviously my coaches for you know keep investing in me and believing in me so I think you know continuing to that growth you know cuz obviously I'm not perfect and obviously there's still areas I can improve upon but you know I'm very happy with where I am right now and I'm looking forward to keep growing as a corner how do you feel like this team's kind of filled that TJ Tamp so far like how do you think that growth has been in terms of replacing the star guy there you know losing a guy like TJ is always tough you know he's great great quarterback he's going to do but you know just the approach that you know you don't have to be TJ but you know you have to be the best you can be in that fitting in that'll be good enough you know so obviously wanting to compete and grow every day and you know you know he's leaving a spot and someone has to take that spot so that competition really helped break down the defensive effort today how'd you guys uh play out there I thought we play great obvious seemed like it right but yeah you know everyone you know knowing that this is the last practice kind of the way to cap off the spring you know you want to end it on a high note and I think the defense definitely did that after the uh I mean the bowl game you guys you you know coming back not a good way to wrap up last season was there anything as a defense that you guys were kind of shooting for coming into this off seon or yeah you know I've said it a couple times but you know coach ha coock me uh kind of our Mantra is just fight every single day you know it's like last year there were times we fought sometimes we decide not to don't want to show up for a half or a quarter and that just hurts hurts the team so regardless of what you're doing we're going to fight and we're going to you know put ourselves in the best chances Su see how dangerous is this defense I think it'll go wherever we want to take it I think defense has a lot of experience a lot of potential I it just depends on you know if we're continuing to invest in ourselves and invest and improve every single day but you know it's it's it's special it's special for sure what is coach ha coock on this off season that's maybe different than last season nice guys uh kind of I mean I think the approach has always been that we want to be the best unit in the conference in the country you know in the state so that hasn't necessarily changed but maybe just the way we're going about it you know obviously we get together a lot with coach hok and then as a position group so you know starting that Unity that chemistry reading it now so that you know you have to work on it throughout the summer and the fall definitely