Ferentz, Barta issue statements following Paterno’s death
Posted on 22. Jan, 2012 by admin in Iowa Football
By Brendan Stiles HawkeyeDrive.com Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz and athletics director Gary Barta both issued statements Sunday evening after the death of former Penn State head coach Joe Paterno was confirmed earlier in the day: Ferentz’s statement: “It is certainly a very, very sad day. The passing of Coach Paterno is a huge loss; […]
Former assistant taking over Dolphins
Posted on 20. Jan, 2012 by admin in Iowa Football
By Brendan Stiles HawkeyeDrive.com Former Iowa offensive line coach Joe Philbin was hired Friday as the new head coach of the Miami Dolphins, according to multiple reports from both Miami and nationally. Philbin had spent the last nine years as an assistant with the Green Bay Packers, including the last five as the team’s offensive […]
Derby leaves football team
Posted on 16. Jan, 2012 by admin in Iowa Football
By Brendan Stiles HawkeyeDrive.com Redshirt freshman linebacker and Iowa City native A.J. Derby was granted a release from his scholarship, the UI announced Monday. Derby is the fourth non-senior to leave the football team this month. Offensive tackle Riley Reiff announced he’d forego his senior season for the NFL Draft and running backs Mika’il McCall […]
1/16/2012: State of the Big Ten, Volume 51 (premium)
Posted on 16. Jan, 2012 by admin in Iowa Basketball, Iowa Football
Every Monday, we will be running a weekly series titled “State of the Big Ten,” which will be made available to all members of HawkeyeDrive.com. This series of columns will focus on one major headline regarding the conference and go in-depth on the subject at hand. By Brendan Stiles HawkeyeDrive.com When Iowa lost to then-No. […]
Five invited to NFL Combine
Posted on 14. Jan, 2012 by admin in Iowa Football
By Brendan Stiles HawkeyeDrive.com According to CollegeFootballNews.com, five former Hawkeyes have received invites to the 2012 NFL Combine, which will be held next month at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind. Those five players are wide receiver Marvin McNutt, offensive tackle Markus Zusevics, defensive tackle Mike Daniels, linebacker Tyler Nielsen and cornerback Shaun Prater. The article states […]
Daniels, McNutt to Senior Bowl
Posted on 11. Jan, 2012 by admin in Iowa Football
By Brendan Stiles HawkeyeDrive.com Former defensive tackle Mike Daniels and wide receiver Marvin McNutt will play in the 2012 Senior Bowl, which is scheduled to take place on Jan. 28 in Mobile, Ala. Daniels, who started each of the last two seasons and was a team captain last season, finished with 67 tackles and nine […]
Coker withdraws from UI, released from scholarship
Posted on 10. Jan, 2012 by admin in Iowa Football
By Brendan Stiles HawkeyeDrive.com EAST LANSING, Mich. — Sophomore running back Marcus Coker has withdrawn from classes for the spring semester and will be granted a release from his scholarship, the UI announced in a release Tuesday afternoon. This comes after Coker was suspended from the 2011 Insight Bowl against Oklahoma for violating the UI’s […]
Prater, Zusevics to play in East-West Shrine Game
Posted on 10. Jan, 2012 by admin in Iowa Football
By Brendan Stiles HawkeyeDrive.com Former Iowa cornerback Shaun Prater and former offensive tackle Markus Zusevics will both participate in the East-West Shrine Game, which is slated to take place on Jan. 21 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla. The Hawkeye duo will both play for the West squad in the game. Zusevics started every game […]
1/9/2012: State of the Big Ten, Volume 50 (premium)
Posted on 09. Jan, 2012 by admin in Iowa Basketball, Iowa Football
Every Monday, we will be running a weekly series titled “State of the Big Ten,” which will be made available to all members of HawkeyeDrive.com. This series of columns will focus on one major headline regarding the conference and go in-depth on the subject at hand. By Brendan Stiles HawkeyeDrive.com On Jan. 7, Penn State […]
Reiff to NFL Draft, McCall leaving program
Posted on 03. Jan, 2012 by admin in Iowa Football
By Brendan Stiles HawkeyeDrive.com A pair of Iowa offensive players have made decisions to leave the football program on Tuesday for differing reasons. According to a report in the New York Times, Iowa junior offensive tackle Riley Reiff informed head coach Kirk Ferentz of his decision to forego his senior season and enter the 2012 […]
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