Northern Iowa coach Ben Jacobson recaps the Panthers' 70-43 win over Drake Des Moines Register
CEDAR FALLS, Ia. — On more than one occasion, most recently this week, Ben Jacobson walked through his in-season approach for handling the noise. It’s maybe not what you’d expect.
While countless college basketball coaches advise players to avoid uncontrollable items — rankings, bracketologies, award races and more — Jacobson welcomes those things wholeheartedly. Especially this time of year, when February possibilities transform into March realities, Northern Iowa’s veteran head man sees no reason to dodge the basketball chatter.
“I look at all that stuff,” Jacobson said, “all the time.