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12 "He gave us the best chance to win," Wiebers said. Once a younger player emerged behind center, Scherff moved to tight end. "e first time I put my hand in the dirt and hit somebody, I came back to the huddle and said, 'Oh, this is fun,'" Scherff said. From 2007-09, Denison ran the veer offense and it was easy for Scherff to fire off the ball and go aer defenders. at contrasts to the zone blocking scheme the Hawkeyes use. "It is simply amazing what Iowa has done with him," Wiebers said. "To take a kid that had one year of high school football with his hand on the ground and make him an Outland winner is amazing." At the request of his parents Bob and Cindy, Scherff returned to the UI to finish his bachelor's degree in sports studies, even though he was a shoo-in to be a high selection in the 2014 NFL Dra aer his junior season. He graduated in December. A reporter from Tampa grilled Scherff about the NFL, reminding him that the Buccaneers have the No. 1 selection in the dra in April. Reporter: "I'm not here to stir up the Marcus Mariota-Brandon Scherff thing for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but certainly your name has been all over lately with that. You block all that out?" "Yes, I do," Scherff said. "Where are they projecting you?" another reporter asks. "I have no idea. I haven't seen anything," Scherff said. As uncomfortable as he is about talking NFL, Scherff is at ease discussing his time as a Hawkeye. His favorite play is when he used his explosive power to pancake a cornerback from Pittsburgh who came on a delayed blitz during Iowa's 24-20 win Sept. 20. "I got him and it felt good," Scherff said. "He went right to the ground. I didn't say anything."