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Kirk Ferentz insists Cooper DeJean is ‘as fine as we’ve had’ at DB at Iowa
By Ethan Stone
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Kirk Ferentz will appear in a B1G original surrounding preseason DPOY Cooper DeJean, a star defensive back for the Hawkeyes program.
DeJean has been a wrecking ball at Iowa for some time now. He set a single-season record with 3 interceptions returned for a touchdown in 2022 and has jumped to a quick start this season, sitting at 2 interceptions on the year a little over halfway through the regular season.
In 2022 DeJean totaled 5 interceptions.
Big Ten Network released a short of the upcoming original, which will be aired on October 17 at 11 a.m. ET. Here’s what Ferentz said about DeJean in the preview:
“Bob Sanders, Desmond King, Josh Jackson winning the Thorpe Award here. You hate to rank players, but he’s as fine as we’ve had, and it’s a pretty good group,” Ferentz said.
And here’s a look:
Just how great is Cooper DeJean (@cdejean23)?
So great, Kirk Ferentz puts the preseason @bigten DPOY up there with @HawkeyeFootball‘s all-time greatest DBs.
📺: 11 p.m. ET 10/17 on Big Ten Network
📍 @AutoOwnersIns pic.twitter.com/9OWl2Fhw2S
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) October 15, 2023
The Hawkeyes are 6-1 after downing Wisconsin 15-6 for the Heartland Trophy. They draw Minnesota next week looking to all but put the race for the West to bed.
Ethan Stone was an editor for his student newspaper at the University of Tennessee and is now a News Manager for Saturday Tradition.