Article: ISU's cohesive defensive line effective as unit

Article: Coach, preseason polls have high expectations for Redbirds
The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL;  August 27, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... t want to buy into all that hype." The ISU defensive line lost the 17 sacks and general disrupting force ... But in aggregate we may be more productive as a defensive line. Jarek Thomas has been a dominant guy in training camp." Thomas ...

Article: Redbird D-lineman putting pressure on themselves, opposing ...
University Wire;  October 7, 2005 ;     597 words ... ... this is thanks to a defensive line that likes to call ... Brent Hawkins, the defensive line has been dominant ... outstanding." The defensive line suffered a big blow when 290-pound sophomore Jarek Thomas suffered a season ...

Article: Still booming on 'D' Despite Grigsby's departure, ISU ...
The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL;  August 6, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... play with him. There will be some of Boomer in them." The Redbirds expect their defensive line to be improved behind returning starters at tackle in Jarek Thomas and Justin Martindale and at end in Brent Hawkins. "Right now we're a nameless ...

Article: Johnson: Defensive improvement ISU's main priority
The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL;  November 14, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... solid cover guys." The Redbird defensive line was hurt by the season-ending injury in September to end Jarek Thomas. End Tom Speer also missed the ... role. "Our production on the defensive line was undoubtedly down as far as ...

Article: ISU tailback Moorereturns to practice
The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL;  August 22, 2007 ;     658 words ... ... a hamstring injury that caused him to miss most of fall camp. While the defensive line starters appear set in tackles Mike Piton and Nick Williams and ends Jarek Thomas and Adam Blankenship, ISU will use its depth at the position to make frequent ...

Article: Barber cutting it fine at CB
The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL;  April 23, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... going to help us at the H-back position," said the Redbird coach. Defensive line play also has caught Johnson's eye, particularly the work of returnees Jarek Thomas, Justin Martindale and Brent Hawkins and junior college transfers Chance ...

Article: Preseason rankings place Redbirds among nation's elite
University Wire;  June 14, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... the return of defensive tackle Jarek Thomas from season ending wrist surgery, Johnson is hopeful that his defensive line can be as tough a unit as it was ... better across the board on the defensive line," Johnson said. Perhaps most ...