Academic Excellence is a Standard here at NIU that will not be compromised. Proud of this RB group for contributing to the highest gpa in team history and contributing to the academic excellence across all of NIU Athletics #TheHardWay
When former players fly in from FL & GA to catch a spring ball practice and go to church with you, you really know that @NIU_Football isn’t just about football it’s about relationships and being a family
“Speed is the quality you lose the fastest.”
In only 5-7 days if untrained
Tennessee football performance director Derek Owings discusses how important consistent speed training is
Young athletes: sprint consistently, 2-3 times per-week!
“Most freshmen are not capable of playing winning football yet at this level.”
Notice what Curt Cignetti didn’t mention in this interview:
Talent.
Every college player already cleared the talent threshold coming out of high school.
But talent still has to pass through four stages before it becomes winning football:
1️⃣ Physical development: Bigger, stronger, faster
2️⃣ Scheme mastery: Understanding the offense/defense
3️⃣ Program standards: Learning the expectation level
4️⃣ Consistent execution: Proving you can do it every week
Most players take a year or two to move through those stages.
But it’s not about age.
It’s about physical and mental maturity.
🎥 YOption W/ Yogi Roth & Rhett Lewis
Working our way into more speed work…working on spring affect…notice three variations of Musculotendinous Stiffness…then transition in to CMJ and Depth drop into sprint.
Grateful to God for every step of this journey. Honored to be named the #1 football player from Bay County, FL since 2000 and the most decorated ever. Thank you to everyone who’s supported and believed in me—I don’t take it for granted. God is amazing.🙏🏾
News Herald article below