2019 Commit: Zeb Noland (QB transfer from Iowa St)

[HerdBot]

Zeberdee, a character in the movie The Football Factory

[Vet70]

Zeb Noland, QB transfer from Iowa State.

[JMB]

Zebulon is the sixth son of Jacob and Leah.

Zebulon Pike was an explorer looking for the source of the Mississippi. Also the namesake of Pikes Peak.

[89MTBISON]

Zebulon Pike, of Pike's Peak in Colorado fame.

[HerdBot]

Keep hearing he's a statue but if you look at the first highlight on the news story here, he loops plenty fast.

https://www.inforum.com/sports/footb...ansfer-to-NDSU

[KSBisonFan]

What kind of name is Zeb anyway?

I thinks it’s Dutch.

You're thinking of Todd Gack..... that's definitely Dutch.

[Vet70]

Keep hearing he's a statue but if you look at the first highlight on the news story here, he loops plenty fast.

https://www.inforum.com/sports/footb...ansfer-to-NDSU

9 games, 8 carries, 28 yards rushing and -13 with sacks figured in. That has to be the only good scramble he had.

[Christopher Moen]

Zebulon Pike was an explorer looking for the source of the Mississippi. Also the namesake of Pikes Peak.

Darn thing steals at least an hour of daylight from me every day.

[Wally]

You're thinking of Todd Gack..... that's definitely Dutch.

Hey.... You Gack??? Here’s your money




Learned more about the name than I ever thought by making a Seinfeld reference

[CyPanth]

He couldn't beat out a freshman at Iowa State and left in the middle of the season after getting benched. Would he be better than the QB room? Or do we think our coaching is superior and we can turn him around? His stats are okay for last year. He could probably manage games okay.

Year
*2017
2018
Career
Passing
Year School Conf Class Pos G Cmp Att Pct Yds Y/A AY/A TD Int Rate
*2017 Iowa State Big 12 FR QB 4 36 66 54.5 533 8.1 8.0 2 1 129.4
2018 Iowa State Big 12 SO QB 5 70 110 63.6 722 6.6 6.9 4 1 129.0
Career Iowa State 106 176 60.2 1255 7.1 7.3 6 2 129.1

Let me fill in a little background info. Zeb Noland got beat out mid-season by a true freshman who had an offer from Alabama! Iowa State's true freshman is purdy good! He beat out Zeb as well as a sixth year medical redshirt senior who beat Oklahoma in his first game!

Now, on to Zeb. He is a coach's son (high school in Georgia, I think). He has always been a guy who hung out with the coaches, trying to learn, and working on his game. From my perspective as a fan, he simply couldn't bring the running game that Brock Purdy brought. Zeb has a strong arm, but Brock was more accurate. And with his well-noted pump fakes on runs, Brock was better at keeping defenses on their heels. That versatility in the run game was something Zeb never seemed to bring.

Zeb has always seemed like a team player. He just wanted a shot and thought Matt Campbell would give it to him. He got it in Ames and left when the writing was on the wall. He probably left disappointed, but not bitter because he got his shot. And he contributed significantly last year when Iowa State broke out of its bottom-feeder status.

I expect him to be the same guy in Fargo. He will work hard and hope to have a shot to play if he earns it. I think you are going to be glad to have him in Fargo. He will be a net gain for your program, even if he doesn't start.