38
n o r t h w e s t e r n f o o t b a l l • D I G I T A L P R O G R A M • N O R T H W E S T E R N v s . I O W A
Fun factoid: Not only was Ayeni a teammate of Anderson's dad Damien in the early 2000s. Damien
was also a groomsman in Ayeni's wedding. And the coach remembers the year-old Drake
"He was in the locker room when we were playing. Now I'm coaching this kid. It's an interesting
dynamic. But he (the father) has been good about it, not getting in the way, and I'm as hard as
anybody on that kid. You can ask him. Part of it is I know he's got ability. Part of it is I've got to coach
him."
10
