Iowa State freshman tight end Chase Allen poses for a portrait during the Iowa State football team media day at Bergstrom Indoor Practice Facility on Aug. 3
Bryon Houlgrave/The RegisterAMES – In the past, when Iowa State football coach Matt Campbell has talked about the tight end position, he usually led off with the position’s youth, and developing them.
Tight ends coach Alex Golesh was sick of that. He wants the excuse to stop.
“We’ve been waiting for those guys to grow up,” Golesh said. “And I told coach, his opening comments on the tight ends is always, ‘They’re young and they’re getting older.