4/10/2012: Kirk Ferentz/James Vandenberg teleconference transcript (premium)
Posted on 10. Apr, 2012 by admin in Iowa Football
By Brendan Stiles HawkeyeDrive.com Below are written transcripts of Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz and senior quarterback James Vandenberg from Tuesday’s Big Ten spring football teleconference: Ferentz’s opening statement: “It has been good to get started, certainly. Just to make a little bit of a correction, we don’t technically stop this Saturday. It is our […]
2012 Spring Football position breakdowns: Special Teams (premium)
Posted on 09. Apr, 2012 by admin in Iowa Football
By Brendan Stiles HawkeyeDrive.com The play of Iowa’s special teams in 2011 was a mixed bag. Some bits of it proved to be good. Other bits proved to be sloppy. As the Hawkeyes continue their way through spring practices and prepare for the 2012 season, football’s third phase is one that will continue to receive […]
2012 Spring Football position breakdowns: Secondary (premium)
Posted on 06. Apr, 2012 by admin in Iowa Football
By Brendan Stiles HawkeyeDrive.com If there’s one group that may have to lead the Iowa defense not just this spring but in the fall as well, it’s the Hawkeye secondary. Iowa brings back two starters in the defensive backfield, as well as a third player who was used primarily as a nickel back in 2011 […]
2012 Spring Football position breakdowns: Linebackers (premium)
Posted on 05. Apr, 2012 by admin in Iowa Football
By Brendan Stiles HawkeyeDrive.com In 2011, there was no group on the Iowa Hawkeyes decimated more by injuries than the linebacking corps. From fall camp on, injuries took a toll and hampered the team’s depth at the position. Now in 2012, the linebackers look to be a much healthier group. Assuming the injury bug doesn’t […]
4/4/2012: Iowa spring football notebook
Posted on 04. Apr, 2012 by admin in Iowa Football
By Brendan Stiles HawkeyeDrive.com IOWA CITY, Iowa — Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz spoke briefly at the start of Wednesday’s spring football press conference, confirming reports from last week of sophomore running back Jordan Canzeri tearing his ACL. In his first public comments about the injury since it happened, Ferentz said the 5-9, 180-pound back had […]
4/4/2012: Iowa player audio with photos (premium)
Posted on 04. Apr, 2012 by admin in Iowa Football
By Brendan Stiles HawkeyeDrive.com IOWA CITY, Iowa — On Wednesday, three members of the Iowa football team spoke to the local media to discuss how things have gone two weeks into spring practices. Below is audio from the following players, all of whom are seniors — center James Ferentz, defensive tackle Steve Bigach and cornerback […]
2012 Spring Football position breakdowns: Defensive Line (premium)
Posted on 03. Apr, 2012 by admin in Iowa Football
By Brendan Stiles HawkeyeDrive.com Last season, one of the biggest challenges facing the Iowa Hawkeyes was shoring up a defensive line that had three players selected in the 2011 NFL Draft. While it wasn’t the strongest group of players last fall, it had a pair of defensive linemen in tackle Mike Daniels and end Broderick […]
2012 Spring Football position breakdowns: Offensive Line (premium)
Posted on 02. Apr, 2012 by admin in Iowa Football
By Brendan Stiles HawkeyeDrive.com The offensive line has always been a staple of Iowa football under Kirk Ferentz. This spring, it’s an area being placed under an enormous microscope. For one thing, former center Brian Ferentz has returned to the program to take over as the offensive line coach after Reese Morgan was moved over […]
2012 Spring Football position breakdowns: Tight Ends (premium)
Posted on 30. Mar, 2012 by admin in Iowa Football
By Brendan Stiles HawkeyeDrive.com The 2011 season marked the first time in years where Iowa lacked in overall productivity from the tight end position. However, the emergence of C.J. Fiedorowicz from November on provides enough optimism for Hawkeye fans to think that 2012 will be more of what had become the norm under head coach […]
2012 Spring Football position breakdowns: Wide Receivers (premium)
Posted on 29. Mar, 2012 by admin in Iowa Football
By Brendan Stiles HawkeyeDrive.com One of the few stable areas from the coaching changes made this offseason came with the receiving corps, as Erik Campbell will remain in charge of coaching that group. A change in identity at wide receiver is imminent, however, especially with Marvin McNutt no longer in the picture. The question facing […]
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