No, the staff is super high on Merriweather. The Miami and Rutgers games will be big for him to get some game experience before the schedule toughens up. Despite the troll post you made in a different thread, Merriweather hasn’t had a rough camp. He’ll make some mistakes early on, but I have faith in Phil to get those cleaned up as the season wears on.
You sure are clueless
On defense, some uncertainty at free safety
Sophomore Kaevon Merriweather worked his way to the top of the depth chart at free safety with a magnificent set of spring practices. But defensive coordinator Phil Parker said Tuesday that he hasn’t backed that up with as strong of a summer.
That means sophomore Jack Koerner, a walk-on from West Des Moines Dowling Catholic, is suddenly being viewed as a potential starter. Parker is going to let the possibilities play out one more week.
“He needs some growing,” Parker said of Merriweather. “I’m concerned with it.
"You know how some guys get sometimes … they’ve got to keep pushing themselves to keep getting better.”
Parker compared Koerner to recently graduated safety Jake Gervase, who also arrived as a walk-on.
“I like the way he competes, the way he thinks about things and how he goes about his business,” Parker said of Koerner. “He’s going to put the time and effort into it. It means something to him. Any time you have a little chip on your shoulder, that helps you.”
Free safety is the most important position battle on the Iowa defense. Whoever wins it will line up alongside junior Geno Stone.