If Iowa’s Henry Krieger Coble and George Kittle, first cousins and pals since preschool, simply had emerged to form a dangerous tight-end duo in this their last year together, they would have felt overjoyed.
If they had remained in the shadows with the Hawkeyes but experienced a perfect regular season and a run to the doorstep of the College Football Playoff, Krieger Coble and Kittle would have celebrated just as heartily.
So with all of these circumstances converging, almost unthinkably, this fall, you can imagine their state of mind. It’s something just short of delirious.
“The fact that it’s all coming together,” Kittle said, “it’s like a dream come true.