Not much stuck with me at the Iowa football team's open practice Saturday, but I saw something that would have been played over and over on television had it happened in a regular-season game.
Iowa tight end Tony Moeaki caught a short pass up the middle and was leveled by defensive back Brett Greenwood on the spot. It was the kind of hit that immediately brought that certain noise from the crowd that you hear when a defender has timed a smash perfectly.
Except that Moeaki bounced off the blast and powered forward for more yardage. Maybe Greenwood, a highly regarded walk-on who has played his way high onto the Hawkeyes' depth chart, should have used dynamite.
Iowa lost a real good tight end after last season in current San Diego Charger Scott Chandler. But if I'm an opposing defensive back, I might rather try to pull down the long, tall Chandler than the explosion-proof Moeaki.