Kansas State noseguard Damian Ilalio making impact in a variety of ways
Just let Wildcats defensive coordinator Joe Klanderman explain his worth to the team.Ilalio is now No. 2 on the depth chart at noseguard after appearing in 11 games last year. Nothing better exhibits his value than a story Klanderman relayed to the media earlier this week. Last month Ilalio decided to hold a meeting of the defensive linemen. He served as the teacher of the class.
"I was walking around upstairs and I heard voices," Klanderman said. "I went in and he had all the nose tackles in a meeting. He was on the board with a pen. I thought that was just really cool. I think he's got the attention of a lot of our players because of who he is and how he goes about his business on an everyday basis."There have been more highly-rated players at Kansas State than defensive back Marques Sigle.
What he lacked in recruiting stars is made up in heart. Sigle is one of hardest-working players on the roster, so the reward was earning a spot as one of the team captains. This year, he is serving as the leader of the secondary. "Very proud of him," Klanderman said. "It's cool that a guy can come in here and be in the program for two years and do what he's done and get the clout that he has. He's not a huge verbal guy. He's not a quiet guy by any means. He's not the loudest guy. He's just a guy that's going to do his business every day."
Shandel Richardson is the publisher of Kansas State Wildcats On SI. He can be reached at [email protected]
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