Published on: 24th August, 2010
During the Kirk Ferentz era, Iowa football has been quietly funneling defensive backs into the NFL.Names like Matt Bowen, Sean Considine, and Bob Sanders are just a handful of NFL players who played in the defensive backfield for the Hawkeyes. In recent years, the funneling trend has become more prevalent, especially at ...Published on: 21st August, 2010
With the 2010 college football season only two weeks away, most preseason polls have been launched and dissected. The Associated Press’ annual preseason poll was the final major preseason college ranking to be released. As no surprise, the Iowa Hawkeyes are ranked in the top ten. The AP has Iowa ...Published on: 21st August, 2010
Since the announcement from Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany that the conference would add Nebraska into the mix, fans have been anxiously awaiting the announcement of the divisional alignments. Fans won't have to wait much longer. On a recent interview with the Huskers Sports Network, Delany hinted that a division alignment ...Published on: 18th August, 2010
Hawkeye fans are starting to get a taste of what it’s like at the top of the college football food chain. Fans are quickly realizing that taste comes with a large side-order of stress. As writers and analysts sing Iowa’s praises, expectations mount—along with the stress. ESPN.com’s Andrea Adelson recently ...Published on: 17th August, 2010
It's been said that defenses win championships. Most fans of college football would tend to agree. That said, a team also needs to score a few points along the way to help the cause. In order for those points to be scored, the offensive line needs to provide enough time ...Published on: 14th August, 2010
Head coach Kirk Ferentz confirmed Saturday during Iowa's open scrimmage that sophomore running back Brandon Wegher has left the team to deal with personal issues. Ferentz hinted that Wegher might be back in the near future. The Iowa coach said he has talked to the sophomore this week and has left ...Published on: 13th August, 2010
A sign that the start of the college football season is just around the corner, Playboy Magazine’s 54th annual Pigskin Preview appeared on newsstands today. Playboy sports editor Gary Cole gives his opinion of the NCAA’s top 25 teams, and predicts three Big Ten teams among the top 10 in the ...Published on: 12th August, 2010
The 2010 season is starting off with several preseason honors for the Iowa football team. Not many Hawkeye fans will complain about that. Several Iowa players have been added to various preseason awards watch lists and All-American lists for the 2010 season. Some have been named to so many watch ...Published on: 11th August, 2010
With Derrell Johnson-Koulianos and Marvin McNutt standing atop the wide receiver food-chain at Iowa, a few players can be overlooked.True sophomore Keenan Davis might be one of those players.Coming into Iowa, Davis was one of the top 20 receiver recruits in the nation. He is a natural athlete and his ...Published on: 9th August, 2010
At 68 years of age, Iowa's defensive coordinator Norm Parker is entering his 12th year as an assistant at Iowa. He has no intentions of stopping anytime soon, either. Prior to the 2010 Big Ten Media Days, rumors began circulating that Parker would retire at the end of the season. The ...