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PRESS & DAKOTAN / PLAIN TALK FALL SPORTS 2012 PAGE 16 Jacks Out To Prove They Are Better Than 5-6 Finish In 11 BY JEREMY HOECK jeremy.hoeck@yankton.net Though it finished 2011 on a strong note, the South Dakota State football team is not satisfied. Coming off a 5-6 mark last season, 4-4 in the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC), the Jackrabbits know exactly what went wrong, according to head coach John Stiegelmeier. 9/1 @ Kansas 6 pm We didn t come close to play9/8 @ SE Louisiana 7 pm ing up to our potential last year, Stiegelmeier said in the pre-sea9/15 UC Davis 2 pm son MVFC teleconference. We 9/22 @ Indiana State 1:05 pm need to eliminate turnovers and 9/29 Missouri State 6 pm create turnovers; our ratio has 10/13 Western Illinois 6 pm been terrible the last two years. When you shoot yourself in 10/20 @ Northern Iowa 4 pm the foot, you don t know how 10/27 Youngstown State (HC) 2 pm good you can be. 11/3 @ Southern Illinois 2 pm The Jackrabbits ranked second-to-last in the conference in 11/10 @ N. Dakota State 2:30 pm the turnover margin category, 11/17 South Dakota 2 pm with nine lost fumbles and 17 interceptions a ratio of minus-8 in total. Penalties were also an Yankton native Tyrel Kool, a issue, adding to what was a senior this fall, is moving back to mostly frustrating 2011 camwide receiver after leading the paign. Jacks in rushing yardage last Once SDSU got past back-toback lopsided losses to Northern year. He ran for 534 yards and four touchdowns a year ago, but Iowa and North Dakota State last October, the season turned a cor- transitions to receiver where he will join All-MVFC selection ner. The key now is to use that Aaron Rollin (61 rec., 906 yds., 7 sting to fuel the fire for 2012, TD). Stiegelmeier said. One area of They re concern for the tremendously pass-heavy ofself-motivated, fense was a lasthe said. They place ranking in were disaprushing yards pointed last per game (83.5), year, but when a mark that was you look at the almost 60 yards film, there was a behind the averreason why. age of Western Football s not Illinois. Zach magic, just do Zenner returns your job. I think in the backfield they have a bit for SDSU after of a chip on rushing for 470 their shoulder; They were disappointed last year, yards and three there s some but when you look at the film, there touchdowns embarrassment last year. there. was a reason why. Football s not Junior defenHelping to almagic, just do your job. I think they sive back Winleviate such frustrations is a have a bit of a chip on their shoul- ston Wright (57 tackles, 3 INT) potent offense. der; there s some embarrassment highlights the The Jacks returners on deranked fourth in there. fense for the the league in John Stiegelmeier Jacks, while total offense per senior Andy game (370.3), SDSU Football Coach Mink (75 tackbut came up les, 7 sacks) anseventh in total chors the line. defense (405.7). In the pre-season MVFC poll, Sophomore quarterback the Jacks were picked sixth a Austin Sumner led the conferspot that no doubt provides ence and the FCS in passing some motivation, Stiegelmeier yards per game (238.2) as a redsaid. shirt freshman last season. In I m going to ask each guy to eight games as the starter, Sumjudge how they felt in their heart, ner recorded totals of 2,382 yards then we re going to put it away, through the air and 16 touchhe said. We re all playing for redowns. The strong season earned him spect. Every day you line up, it s your chance to prove what you a captain s role as a sophomore stand for. a first for the program, It s all a T-shirt and a sugar Stiegelmeier said. pill; the whole deal is working He is such a mature guy. He was so mature as a true freshman hard and staying focused on your goals. as an 18-year-old, Stiegelmeier Three of SDSU s first four said. That is not a concern. He s games this season are on the got a great arm and a big body. road, starting with the Sept. 1 It ll be the mental part of the opener at Kansas. game; you can be mature, but you have to make the right deciYou can follow Jeremy Hoeck sion. on Twitter at twitter.com/ jhoeck Jackrabbits Football Fejfar Plumbing & Heating, Inc. MECHANICAL CONTRACTOR 665-3751 Toll Free 800-665-5455 3400 E. Hwy. 50 Yankton Service & Repair New Construction Backhoe Hydronics Lawn Irrigation SOUTH DAKOTA COYOTES: Marcus Sims (32) Swagger Returning To USD Football Program BY JEREMY HOECK jeremy.hoeck@yankton.net VERMILLION Whether it was guys swarming to the ball or teammates doling out chest bumps, the defense for the University of South Dakota football team looks to have a new attitude. Two different players later called it swagger. Whatever it is, the defense with seven transfers and three new coaches appears to be in front of the offense through the early stages of fall practice. Everyone wants to win this year, especially after last year, said junior defensive back Aaron Swift, who started all 11 games last season. The Coyotes were 65 a year ago but lost a pair of chances to share the Great West Conference title. We re still mad about losing conference, so that s what we want to do this year. Through the early parts of fall practice, it looked like the defense was giving its counterparts fits. The Coyotes return six starters on defense but will benefit from the addition of seven transfers, four from Butler Community College in Kansas and another (James Caraway) from the University of Wyoming. Joining USD are defensive backs Devin Taverna, D.J. Wakes, Dyllon Knox and Steve Tellefsen, as well as linemen Emilous Davis and Darrius McMullin. I feel like there s a little more camaraderie, junior linebacker Tyler Starr said. We all have the same goal, to be a shut-down defense, to be one of the best in the nation. We have high expectations. We re just coming out here and working at them; something we haven t had in a while. Also new to the fold are three assistant coaches on the defensive side, led by first-year coordinator and secondary coach Jason Petrino. He is joined by Kurt Troutman (defensive line) and Shane VanDiest (graduate as- Coyotes Football 9/1 9/8 9/22 9/29 10/6 10/13 10/20 10/27 11/3 11/10 11/17 SOUTH DAKOTA COYOTES: Coach Joe Glenn sistant, safeties). Even with all the changes, Petrino said the main goal is maintain the intensity apparent Wednesday to every play. I don t know what it was like here before, but ultimately every day we want to get better, he said. We want to be successful on each play. We can t worry about a play before, whether it was good or bad, we have to focus on the next one. It s all about bringing that energy and enthusiasm all the time. Sure, there were brief spurts where frustration boiled over in early practices, but that might just be a sign that the energy is there, head coach Joe Glenn said. They ve got a real good feel to them, Glenn said. They made great progress since spring. I felt like they hit a road block later on, but they ve gotten better and better. I feel better about them every practice. We ve got a lot of new peo- PO Box 6 Utica, SD 605-665-0589 You can follow Jeremy Hoeck on Twitter at twitter.com/ jhoeck 605-665-3720 USED CARS & PICK-UPS 2500 Alumax Road Yankton 605-665-6063 Don t Gamble Insure With 107 Poison Ivy Lane Yankton, SD 57078 (605) 660-9404 Scott Cutler, District Sales Manager Scott.Cutler@usfood.com www.omaha.usfoodservice.com OPEN 24! HOURS EMPLOYEE OWNED 2100 Broadway Yankton 665-3412 WE RE MORE THAN A GROCERY STORE! PUT A SPRING IN YOUR STEP Fresh air and sunshine - just what the doctor ordered. If a complex foot or ankle condition is keeping you from being active outdoors, we may have a viable surgical option to meet your needs. Terence Pedersen, DPM Specializing in: Surgery and Reconstruction Sprains and tendonitis Sports medicine Bunions, hammertoes and heel spurs Diabetic shoes and prescription inserts John Deere Sales & Service with different positions, but now everybody s hanging out together, Starr said. When you have guys working at one goal, it s easier. That goal, Swift said, is the post-season. If the Coyotes are to make the FCS playoffs in their first year eligible, they would need to win seven games. That s what we re focused on, Swift said. Tony & Donna Ellis 1200 Ellis Rd. Yankton, SD UTICA GRAIN INC Join Jeremy Hoeck And The P&D Sports Staff For Live Chats During Every Coyote Football Game. www.yankton.net TONY ELLIS AUTO SALES 1 3/4 miles East on Hwy 50 1209 W. 9th, Yankton 605-665-9269 Hy-Vee Wine & Spirits Food Court Starbucks Health Market Fuel Center Full Service Pharmacy Post Office Floral Shop ple, so it s like a different look than what we re used to, Swift said. We still have a lot of areas we can improve in. Chief among those areas, he said, are communication and forcing turnovers. By number of tacklers, USD graduated its top three leaders including two starting linebackers. Back on the line are David Giese and Jordan Eaton, while Darius Hogans is the top returning linebacker. Starr, a pre-season All-American by numerous publications, will shift from the line to linebacker. There s always been cliques @ Montana 2:30 pm Colgate 2 pm @ Northwestern TBA Illinois State 2 pm Western Illinois (HC) 2 pm @ Missouri State 1 pm N.D. State (S Falls) 6 pm @ Indiana State 1:05 pm @ Youngtown State 1 pm Northern Iowa noon @ South Dakota State 2 pm Call (605) 668-8601 or toll-free (877) 256-8973 to schedule an appointment and see if surgery is right for you. M.T. & R.C. SMITH INSURANCE, INC. 203 W. 4th St., PO Box 1077 Yankton, SD 605-665-3611 Toll Free: 1-888-665-3611 Fax: 605-665-2560
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PRESS & DAKOTAN / PLAIN TALK FALL SPORTS 2012 PAGE 16 Jacks Out To Prove They Are Better Than 5-6 Finish In 11 BY JEREMY HOECK jeremy.hoeck@yankton.net Though it finished 2011 on a strong note, the South Dakota State football team is not satisfied. Coming off a 5-6 mark last season, 4-4 in the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC), the Jackrabbits know exactly what went wrong, according to head coach John Stiegelmeier. 9/1 @ Kansas 6 pm We didn t come close to play9/8 @ SE Louisiana 7 pm ing up to our potential last year, Stiegelmeier said in the pre-sea9/15 UC Davis 2 pm son MVFC teleconference. We 9/22 @ Indiana State 1:05 pm need to eliminate turnovers and 9/29 Missouri State 6 pm create turnovers; our ratio has 10/13 Western Illinois 6 pm been terrible the last two years. When you shoot yourself in 10/20 @ Northern Iowa 4 pm the foot, you don t know how 10/27 Youngstown State (HC) 2 pm good you can be. 11/3 @ Southern Illinois 2 pm The Jackrabbits ranked second-to-last in the conference in 11/10 @ N. Dakota State 2:30 pm the turnover margin category, 11/17 South Dakota 2 pm with nine lost fumbles and 17 interceptions a ratio of minus-8 in total. Penalties were also an Yankton native Tyrel Kool, a issue, adding to what was a senior this fall, is moving back to mostly frustrating 2011 camwide receiver after leading the paign. Jacks in rushing yardage last Once SDSU got past back-toback lopsided losses to Northern year. He ran for 534 yards and four touchdowns a year ago, but Iowa and North Dakota State last October, the season turned a cor- transitions to receiver where he will join All-MVFC selection ner. The key now is to use that Aaron Rollin (61 rec., 906 yds., 7 sting to fuel the fire for 2012, TD). Stiegelmeier said. One area of They re concern for the tremendously pass-heavy ofself-motivated, fense was a lasthe said. They place ranking in were disaprushing yards pointed last per game (83.5), year, but when a mark that was you look at the almost 60 yards film, there was a behind the averreason why. age of Western Football s not Illinois. Zach magic, just do Zenner returns your job. I think in the backfield they have a bit for SDSU after of a chip on rushing for 470 their shoulder; They were disappointed last year, yards and three there s some but when you look at the film, there touchdowns embarrassment last year. there. was a reason why. Football s not Junior defenHelping to almagic, just do your job. I think they sive back Winleviate such frustrations is a have a bit of a chip on their shoul- ston Wright (57 tackles, 3 INT) potent offense. der; there s some embarrassment highlights the The Jacks returners on deranked fourth in there. fense for the the league in John Stiegelmeier Jacks, while total offense per senior Andy game (370.3), SDSU Football Coach Mink (75 tackbut came up les, 7 sacks) anseventh in total chors the line. defense (405.7). In the pre-season MVFC poll, Sophomore quarterback the Jacks were picked sixth a Austin Sumner led the conferspot that no doubt provides ence and the FCS in passing some motivation, Stiegelmeier yards per game (238.2) as a redsaid. shirt freshman last season. In I m going to ask each guy to eight games as the starter, Sumjudge how they felt in their heart, ner recorded totals of 2,382 yards then we re going to put it away, through the air and 16 touchhe said. We re all playing for redowns. The strong season earned him spect. Every day you line up, it s your chance to prove what you a captain s role as a sophomore stand for. a first for the program, It s all a T-shirt and a sugar Stiegelmeier said. pill; the whole deal is working He is such a mature guy. He was so mature as a true freshman hard and staying focused on your goals. as an 18-year-old, Stiegelmeier Three of SDSU s first four said. That is not a concern. He s games this season are on the got a great arm and a big body. road, starting with the Sept. 1 It ll be the mental part of the opener at Kansas. game; you can be mature, but you have to make the right deciYou can follow Jeremy Hoeck sion. on Twitter at twitter.com/ jhoeck Jackrabbits Football Fejfar Plumbing & Heating, Inc. MECHANICAL CONTRACTOR 665-3751 Toll Free 800-665-5455 3400 E. Hwy. 50 Yankton Service & Repair New Construction Backhoe Hydronics Lawn Irrigation SOUTH DAKOTA COYOTES: Marcus Sims (32) Swagger Returning To USD Football Program BY JEREMY HOECK jeremy.hoeck@yankton.net VERMILLION Whether it was guys swarming to the ball or teammates doling out chest bumps, the defense for the University of South Dakota football team looks to have a new attitude. Two different players later called it swagger. Whatever it is, the defense with seven transfers and three new coaches appears to be in front of the offense through the early stages of fall practice. Everyone wants to win this year, especially after last year, said junior defensive back Aaron Swift, who started all 11 games last season. The Coyotes were 65 a year ago but lost a pair of chances to share the Great West Conference title. We re still mad about losing conference, so that s what we want to do this year. Through the early parts of fall practice, it looked like the defense was giving its counterparts fits. The Coyotes return six starters on defense but will benefit from the addition of seven transfers, four from Butler Community College in Kansas and another (James Caraway) from the University of Wyoming. Joining USD are defensive backs Devin Taverna, D.J. Wakes, Dyllon Knox and Steve Tellefsen, as well as linemen Emilous Davis and Darrius McMullin. I feel like there s a little more camaraderie, junior linebacker Tyler Starr said. We all have the same goal, to be a shut-down defense, to be one of the best in the nation. We have high expectations. We re just coming out here and working at them; something we haven t had in a while. Also new to the fold are three assistant coaches on the defensive side, led by first-year coordinator and secondary coach Jason Petrino. He is joined by Kurt Troutman (defensive line) and Shane VanDiest (graduate as- Coyotes Football 9/1 9/8 9/22 9/29 10/6 10/13 10/20 10/27 11/3 11/10 11/17 SOUTH DAKOTA COYOTES: Coach Joe Glenn sistant, safeties). Even with all the changes, Petrino said the main goal is maintain the intensity apparent Wednesday to every play. I don t know what it was like here before, but ultimately every day we want to get better, he said. We want to be successful on each play. We can t worry about a play before, whether it was good or bad, we have to focus on the next one. It s all about bringing that energy and enthusiasm all the time. Sure, there were brief spurts where frustration boiled over in early practices, but that might just be a sign that the energy is there, head coach Joe Glenn said. They ve got a real good feel to them, Glenn said. They made great progress since spring. I felt like they hit a road block later on, but they ve gotten better and better. I feel better about them every practice. We ve got a lot of new peo- PO Box 6 Utica, SD 605-665-0589 You can follow Jeremy Hoeck on Twitter at twitter.com/ jhoeck 605-665-3720 USED CARS & PICK-UPS 2500 Alumax Road Yankton 605-665-6063 Don t Gamble Insure With 107 Poison Ivy Lane Yankton, SD 57078 (605) 660-9404 Scott Cutler, District Sales Manager Scott.Cutler@usfood.com www.omaha.usfoodservice.com OPEN 24! HOURS EMPLOYEE OWNED 2100 Broadway Yankton 665-3412 WE RE MORE THAN A GROCERY STORE! PUT A SPRING IN YOUR STEP Fresh air and sunshine - just what the doctor ordered. If a complex foot or ankle condition is keeping you from being active outdoors, we may have a viable surgical option to meet your needs. Terence Pedersen, DPM Specializing in: Surgery and Reconstruction Sprains and tendonitis Sports medicine Bunions, hammertoes and heel spurs Diabetic shoes and prescription inserts John Deere Sales & Service with different positions, but now everybody s hanging out together, Starr said. When you have guys working at one goal, it s easier. That goal, Swift said, is the post-season. If the Coyotes are to make the FCS playoffs in their first year eligible, they would need to win seven games. That s what we re focused on, Swift said. Tony & Donna Ellis 1200 Ellis Rd. Yankton, SD UTICA GRAIN INC Join Jeremy Hoeck And The P&D Sports Staff For Live Chats During Every Coyote Football Game. www.yankton.net TONY ELLIS AUTO SALES 1 3/4 miles East on Hwy 50 1209 W. 9th, Yankton 605-665-9269 Hy-Vee Wine & Spirits Food Court Starbucks Health Market Fuel Center Full Service Pharmacy Post Office Floral Shop ple, so it s like a different look than what we re used to, Swift said. We still have a lot of areas we can improve in. Chief among those areas, he said, are communication and forcing turnovers. By number of tacklers, USD graduated its top three leaders including two starting linebackers. Back on the line are David Giese and Jordan Eaton, while Darius Hogans is the top returning linebacker. Starr, a pre-season All-American by numerous publications, will shift from the line to linebacker. There s always been cliques @ Montana 2:30 pm Colgate 2 pm @ Northwestern TBA Illinois State 2 pm Western Illinois (HC) 2 pm @ Missouri State 1 pm N.D. State (S Falls) 6 pm @ Indiana State 1:05 pm @ Youngtown State 1 pm Northern Iowa noon @ South Dakota State 2 pm Call (605) 668-8601 or toll-free (877) 256-8973 to schedule an appointment and see if surgery is right for you. M.T. & R.C. SMITH INSURANCE, INC. 203 W. 4th St., PO Box 1077 Yankton, SD 605-665-3611 Toll Free: 1-888-665-3611 Fax: 605-665-2560