""Nico's the first like tall, skinny dude that I know that will lower the pads on you and is not afraid, he's going to always be going forward and getting yards and things like that," Skipper said Monday. "He's got little legs and skinny arms but has no fear at all.""
""Obviously, he's your starting quarterback," Skipper said. "You don't want him taking big hits and things like that, but if they're going to give him running lanes, you might as well take them. I kid with him all the time, 'Hey every now and then, you might want to slide a little bit.' But you know, when you have a natural runner like he is, you kind of just let th"
Nico Iamaleava will miss Saturday's game at Ohio State because of concussion symptoms related to hits sustained against Nebraska. He participated in early practice Tuesday but will be unavailable for the matchup. Backup Luke Duncan, a redshirt sophomore who has not thrown a college pass, is expected to make his first career start. Iamaleava led the team in rushing, averaging 52.7 yards per game versus Jaivian Thomas's 30.8. Interim coach Tim Skipper praised Iamaleava's fearlessness and tendency to lower his pads to gain yards while noting the need to protect him from further big hits.
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