Iowa names 2014 leadership group

This is from Iowa sports info. It mostly gave me an opportunity to post videos I didn't get a chance to post from Saturday.

So, included are interviews with LB Quinton Alston, DT Louis Trinca-Pasat and WR Kevonte Martin-Manley.

IOWA CITY, Iowa - The University of Iowa football program has named 12 players to the 2014 Leadership Group. Head coach Kirk Ferentz announced the group Monday.

The group for the upcoming year includes five seniors, three juniors, two sophomores and two redshirt freshmen. The purpose of the group is to help formulate policies and enter into team decision-making matters regarding the upcoming season. Players are selected by a team vote.

'Our entire team, by class, has done an outstanding job of naming quality representatives to this group,” said Ferentz. 'I look forward to visiting and working with this group in the coming weeks and throughout next season. Their leadership plays an important role in our program's success.”

The five seniors are LB Quinton Alston, DL Carl Davis, OL Brandon Scherff, DT Louis Trinca-Pasat and RB Mark Weisman. The juniors include OL Austin Blythe, DB Jordan Lomax and QB Jake Rudock. The sophomore class is represented by QB C.J. Beathard and OL Ryan Ward, and the redshirt freshmen named to the group include LB Josey Jewell and OL Sean Welsh.

The 2014 Hawkeye Leadership Group includes:

Quinton Alston LB Senior Sicklerville, N.J.

C.J. Beathard QB Sophomore Franklin, Tenn.

Austin Blythe OL Junior Williamsburg, Iowa

Carl Davis DL Senior Detroit, Mich.

Josey Jewell LB Redshirt Freshman Decorah, Iowa

Jordan Lomax DB Junior Upper Marlboro, Md.

Jake Rudock QB Junior Weston, Fla.

Brandon Scherff OL Senior Denison, Iowa

Louis Trinca-Pasat DL Senior Chicago, Ill.

Ryan Ward OL Sophomore Homer Glen, Ill.

Mark Weisman RB Senior Buffalo Grove, Ill.

Sean Welsh OL Redshirt Freshman Springboro, Ohio

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