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13 Scherff said the toughest matchups he had in college were against Shilique Calhoun of Michigan State and Joey Bosa of Ohio State. Even Calhoun and Bosa are somewhat of a break for Scherff, who as a freshman, battled daily against Hawkeye teammates Adrian Clayborn, Karl Klug, Mike Daniels, Christian Ballard, and Broderick Binns. While Scherff was taking his lumps as a youngster in practice, he began to out-study his opposition in the film room. He worked hard for strength and conditioning coach Chris Doyle. He gradually developed into one of the top linemen in college football. "You have to be two different guys: on the field you have to be nasty and physical, and off the field you can be the nicest guy you want to be," Scherff said. "I fit the mold of both. I want to be known as a physical player and I want people to be afraid of me (on the field). When they put on film of me, hopefully they don't want to play." Success hasn't spoiled this small-town Iowan, whose Christmas wish list included ice fishing gear and a warmer set of camouflage hunting clothes. "He hasn't changed who he is as a person off the football field," Wiebers said. "You take a small kid from Denison, Iowa, that has lived a fairly simple life where it's family, friends, and community. He is not a world traveler and all the sudden he's in the national spotlight of being an Outland Trophy winner. at is more than I ever dreamed. I don't know if he ever thought he would be sitting here, but he has done a great job handling all that." Regardless of what he does with his football career, Scherff will still play second fiddle in his hometown behind an actress in a holiday film classic. at's fine with him. Brandon Scherff is living a wonderful life.