Indiana University Athletics
Corsaro Brings The Juice For Indiana
11/26/2015 10:53:00 AM | Football
By: Sam Beishuizen | Twitter
IUHoosiers.com
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Anthony Corsaro doesn't necessarily like the spotlight on him.
It just happens to wind up there more often than not.
"If someone has to bring the juice, I'll bring it," the senior tight end said. "To say this game is hard is an understatement. As a leader on this team, I think the most important thing is to learn how to work smart and hard at the same time while enjoying it. If you don't enjoy it, you're not going to get better. I want our guys enjoying it."
Corsaro sometimes doubles as a hype man at practice, doing whatever he can to add some flair or crack some smiles during the grind of a long, physical workout.
His voice has become one of the more recognizable ones on the practice field, keeping everyone engaged as best he can. He'll joke and yell during practice with as many teammates as he can, never taking practice any less seriously, but trying to break the tension and keep everyone loose.
"Every team has to have a person who's like that," redshirt junior offensive tackle Dimitric Camiel said. "When everything is kind of in a lull and practice is long, you feel like you want to stop.
But then he comes out with a loud yell or just screaming across the field at somebody, that kind of gets everybody's moral moving."
Back in August at an open practice, Corsaro drew laughs on the sidelines after yelling "Suddy Manziel" when senior quarterback Nate Sudfeld took off running on an option play.
Sudfeld, normally not known for his running ability like former Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel was, picked up a chunk of yards and some more words of encouragement from Corsasro along the way.
"I think there's some real value to enjoying yourself and the game when you're playing," Corsaro said. "It's something I learned myself and something I try to pass on to the rest of these guys."
Corsaro still hasn't forgotten the frustrations he felt as a walk-on his freshman year from being pushed around by guys like Jason Spriggs and being awed by former Hoosiers tight end Ted Bolser.
Seeing the way Bolser played, Corsaro initially doubted himself playing with scholarship players recruited to come to Indiana. He was undersized and not quite used to playing with standouts like Bolser, who went on to play in the NFL.
"I remember seeing Ted Bolser and looking at myself and just thinking, 'Oh my god. How am I ever going to do that?" Corsaro said.
Corsaro's solution was actually simple. He worked. He studied. He "brought the juice."
Corsaro went from being named Indiana's Outstanding Walk-On Player of the Year in 2012 to earning scholarships in three consecutive seasons since. Now he's one of the senior leaders for an Indiana team still with goals of having a winning season.
"Corsaro sets the tone for that group," tight ends coach James Patton said. "He's got an infectious energy. He works hard. He does everything you want out of a senior."
Corsaro has had the most productive season of his career, catching eight balls for 199 yards through eight games. He's part of a four-man rotation at tight end that includes fellow senior Michael Cooper and sophomores Danny Friend and Jordan Fuchs.
Though he's a regular starter and one of the most experienced of the group, Corsaro said he doesn't consider himself or any of the other tight ends as Indiana's true No. 1. He said he measures everything he does as part of the unit.
"We've really embraced as a group being each other's fans and being each other's biggest critics," Corsaro said. "So when a tight end scores, the other four or five guys want to be the first ones in the end zone celebrating with him, but we'll also be the first to say, 'Hey, you need to clean that up.'"
Corsaro doesn't have much time left to clean things up now. He's got four games left, and he's come to realize his time is running out.
He said at the beginning of the year that Indiana has enough talent to be a winning football team.
If the Hoosiers get there, Corsaro can at least assure one thing:
He'll bring the juice.
"It's definitely a surreal feeling knowing this is your last go around," Corsaro said. "As a senior, a guy that's been around now, I don't think anyone is satisfied yet. I just want to leave it out there and do my job and make an impact on this football team."
IUHoosiers.com
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Anthony Corsaro doesn't necessarily like the spotlight on him.
It just happens to wind up there more often than not.
"If someone has to bring the juice, I'll bring it," the senior tight end said. "To say this game is hard is an understatement. As a leader on this team, I think the most important thing is to learn how to work smart and hard at the same time while enjoying it. If you don't enjoy it, you're not going to get better. I want our guys enjoying it."
Corsaro sometimes doubles as a hype man at practice, doing whatever he can to add some flair or crack some smiles during the grind of a long, physical workout.
His voice has become one of the more recognizable ones on the practice field, keeping everyone engaged as best he can. He'll joke and yell during practice with as many teammates as he can, never taking practice any less seriously, but trying to break the tension and keep everyone loose.
"Every team has to have a person who's like that," redshirt junior offensive tackle Dimitric Camiel said. "When everything is kind of in a lull and practice is long, you feel like you want to stop.
But then he comes out with a loud yell or just screaming across the field at somebody, that kind of gets everybody's moral moving."
Back in August at an open practice, Corsaro drew laughs on the sidelines after yelling "Suddy Manziel" when senior quarterback Nate Sudfeld took off running on an option play.
Sudfeld, normally not known for his running ability like former Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel was, picked up a chunk of yards and some more words of encouragement from Corsasro along the way.
"I think there's some real value to enjoying yourself and the game when you're playing," Corsaro said. "It's something I learned myself and something I try to pass on to the rest of these guys."
Corsaro still hasn't forgotten the frustrations he felt as a walk-on his freshman year from being pushed around by guys like Jason Spriggs and being awed by former Hoosiers tight end Ted Bolser.
Seeing the way Bolser played, Corsaro initially doubted himself playing with scholarship players recruited to come to Indiana. He was undersized and not quite used to playing with standouts like Bolser, who went on to play in the NFL.
"I remember seeing Ted Bolser and looking at myself and just thinking, 'Oh my god. How am I ever going to do that?" Corsaro said.
Corsaro's solution was actually simple. He worked. He studied. He "brought the juice."
Corsaro went from being named Indiana's Outstanding Walk-On Player of the Year in 2012 to earning scholarships in three consecutive seasons since. Now he's one of the senior leaders for an Indiana team still with goals of having a winning season.
"Corsaro sets the tone for that group," tight ends coach James Patton said. "He's got an infectious energy. He works hard. He does everything you want out of a senior."
Corsaro has had the most productive season of his career, catching eight balls for 199 yards through eight games. He's part of a four-man rotation at tight end that includes fellow senior Michael Cooper and sophomores Danny Friend and Jordan Fuchs.
Though he's a regular starter and one of the most experienced of the group, Corsaro said he doesn't consider himself or any of the other tight ends as Indiana's true No. 1. He said he measures everything he does as part of the unit.
"We've really embraced as a group being each other's fans and being each other's biggest critics," Corsaro said. "So when a tight end scores, the other four or five guys want to be the first ones in the end zone celebrating with him, but we'll also be the first to say, 'Hey, you need to clean that up.'"
Corsaro doesn't have much time left to clean things up now. He's got four games left, and he's come to realize his time is running out.
He said at the beginning of the year that Indiana has enough talent to be a winning football team.
If the Hoosiers get there, Corsaro can at least assure one thing:
He'll bring the juice.
"It's definitely a surreal feeling knowing this is your last go around," Corsaro said. "As a senior, a guy that's been around now, I don't think anyone is satisfied yet. I just want to leave it out there and do my job and make an impact on this football team."
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