Recruiting Report: Ian Tandy/Stillwater (2021)
<strong><span data-preserver-spaces="true">STILLWATER-- </span></strong><span data-preserver-spaces="true">Today Northstar Football News caught up with Stillwater Ponies linebacker/running back </span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces="true">Ian Tandy </span></strong><span data-preserver-spaces="true">who is a 2021 NFN prospect. We talked to Tandy about his season, his recruiting interest, and much more.</span>
<strong><span data-preserver-spaces="true">Get to Know Ian Tandy/Ian's Strengths</span></strong>
<span data-preserver-spaces="true">Tandy is a football veteran and has played the game for 10 years in three different states. He's recently moved to Stillwater from Cuthbertson, North Carolina where he was a varsity player for the Cavaliers as well. His biggest strength on the field is his football IQ based on his ability to understand what's going on on any given play. Playing on both sides of the ball has helped Tandy in this department as well.</span>
<strong>Tandy's Favorite Part About His Positions</strong>
<span data-preserver-spaces="true">Tandy's favorite part about linebacker is the ability to "alter" the game as football people know best, they are in the middle of every darn play on the football field. As for running back, Tandy said that brings a whole new element as far as his favorite positions. The ability to run the ball up the gut and making key blocks to keep your quarterback upright are two of the favorite parts for Tandy at running back.</span>
<strong>College Interest</strong>
<span data-preserver-spaces="true">Tandy has always had the dream of playing college football and "doesn't want to settle for anything less," he told Northstar Football News. Last year he took unofficial visits to Virginia Tech and Liberty which was the start of his recruiting trail. Tandy said a few coaches have found him from prospect camps. His pitch to any college coach would be they would be getting a player that loves to inspire his teammates and would work hard to be successful on and off the field. The signs point clear after his junior season, as he reached out to his ball coach to see how he could get better to get the coach's attention at the next level.</span>
<strong>Building for Next Season</strong>
<span data-preserver-spaces="true">Like most coaches, the Ponies coaching staff wants Tandy to gain weight and increase his strength this offseason. Tandy has taken his coach's advice to heart and has put on 15 pounds of muscle already this offseason. He's done this by shooting high with every lift, always lifting 50+ pounds with every lift which was not something he did in past years. His speed and agility have also blossomed with his great weight room work ethic this offseason.</span>
<strong>Ian's Mentor</strong>
<span data-preserver-spaces="true">Tandy's biggest mentor goes back to North Carolina in his football and track coach, <strong>Elliott Lightfoot</strong>. <strong>Lightfoot</strong> isn't aware of really how much effort he's put into Ian's life in a nutshell. He showed Ian the sacrifices it takes to not only become a better athlete but a better person. <strong>Lightfoot</strong> also has shown Tandy a whole new side of the game of football.</span>
<strong>Learning from Last Season</strong>
<span data-preserver-spaces="true">The biggest thing learned by Ian Tandy last season was how much he loves game days with his teammate, even though there is a bigger fight than that. "The success with my brothers is the reason why I love the game so much," Tandy told Nate from NFN, as he loves them from the weight room to the play on the field in the end.</span>
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