'Big things ahead' as Ali Farokhmanesh makes next step as CSU's coach

Ben Jacobson watched Ali Farokhmanesh on the court and something alarmed him.

It was early in Farokhmanesh’s days at Northern Iowa, long before he became a household name and Sports Illustrated cover boy.

"I didn’t think he was tough enough defensively," Jacobson, Northern Iowa’s coach then and now, says.