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Just realized I have not heard anything about Ikenna Nwafor.  Any news on how he is progressing?

Randy Hart on Ikenna: "CSR: Position-wise though with the true freshmen, Aziz Shittu, Jordan Watkins and Nathanael Lohn are at end and Ikenna Nwafor is kind of a hybrid?

RH: (Ikenna's) either/or. We never want to put a guy at the inside nose position depending on his quickness and ability to handle the snap. It happens faster when you're inside. When you're outside at the tackle position it happens much slower. You have to be quick-footed and have the ability to bend inside, so one of those four guys or two of those four guys could move inside at some point in time but right now I would say that Ikenna Nwafor has a great opportunity because he does have a motor and an ability to move.

CSR: What have you seen from the quartet of true freshmen defensive linemen?

RH: Confusion. They work hard, they're getting to work harder. They don't understand the tempo of college football yet, but we don't expect them to. They are freshmen. I'm a guy that kind of liked that freshman orientation period where they can learn the system one time through without the shock of Cameron Fleming and David Yankey and those guys coming after them, because that tends to confuse you not only physically, but then when you don't know what to do mentally you get a little bit confused there too.

CSR: Are any of the four more college-ready than the others?

RH: I wouldn't want to answer that. After the first scrimmage, after we get in some battle situations where its down and distance and game situation, I'd rather answer that then, but right now we're kind of installing still and trying to establish the mental part of the game as well as improving the physical."

http://stanford.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1397290

Shaw on Ikenna:
"I love the freshmen. I'm not sure if any of them are ready to play this year, but the flashes from Aziz Shittu and Ikenna Nwafor have been outstanding. Jordan Watkins is an unbelievable athlete for as big as he is. Those guys have so much to learn. We'll see if any of them get ready to play, but I'm excited where they are and we have depth hopefully going forward."

http://stanford.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1397739

[stan01]

Just realized I have not heard anything about Ikenna Nwafor.  Any news on how he is progressing?

Randy Hart on Ikenna: "CSR: Position-wise though with the true freshmen, Aziz Shittu, Jordan Watkins and Nathanael Lohn are at end and Ikenna Nwafor is kind of a hybrid?

RH: (Ikenna's) either/or. We never want to put a guy at the inside nose position depending on his quickness and ability to handle the snap. It happens faster when you're inside. When you're outside at the tackle position it happens much slower. You have to be quick-footed and have the ability to bend inside, so one of those four guys or two of those four guys could move inside at some point in time but right now I would say that Ikenna Nwafor has a great opportunity because he does have a motor and an ability to move.

CSR: What have you seen from the quartet of true freshmen defensive linemen?

RH: Confusion. They work hard, they're getting to work harder. They don't understand the tempo of college football yet, but we don't expect them to. They are freshmen. I'm a guy that kind of liked that freshman orientation period where they can learn the system one time through without the shock of Cameron Fleming and David Yankey and those guys coming after them, because that tends to confuse you not only physically, but then when you don't know what to do mentally you get a little bit confused there too.

CSR: Are any of the four more college-ready than the others?

RH: I wouldn't want to answer that. After the first scrimmage, after we get in some battle situations where its down and distance and game situation, I'd rather answer that then, but right now we're kind of installing still and trying to establish the mental part of the game as well as improving the physical."

http://stanford.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1397290

Shaw on Ikenna:
"I love the freshmen. I'm not sure if any of them are ready to play this year, but the flashes from Aziz Shittu and Ikenna Nwafor have been outstanding. Jordan Watkins is an unbelievable athlete for as big as he is. Those guys have so much to learn. We'll see if any of them get ready to play, but I'm excited where they are and we have depth hopefully going forward."

http://stanford.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1397739