Articles Tagged: Alex Padilla

Former Iowa players in the transfer portal fared better than the national average in finding a new school.

Iowa backup quarterback Alex Padilla is in the transfer portal after playing sparingly in 2022.

Between the transfer portal, extra COVID-19 years of eligibility and bowl opt-outs, some Iowa football players will have decisions to make in the weeks ahead of Iowa’s bowl game.

Kirk Ferentz explained what went into the decisions to make a change at offensive line and not make a change at quarterback.

Kirk Ferentz will “maybe take it to Friday” before making a decision at quarterback.

Iowa football opted not to name a starter at quarterback on Monday’s depth chart after Alex Padilla replaced Spencer Petras against Ohio State.

Iowa fans received their first in-game glimpse of Alex Padilla in 322 days. His stat line was not great although two of the five misses were throwaways.

When asked why Iowa’s offense has lacked in execution and improvement through seven games, Kirk Ferentz said he “can’t give you an answer.”

Iowa offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz does not want to “change for change’s sake,” but Iowa’s future quarterbacks are increasingly guys who can make plays in what he described as “backyard football.”

Iowa football plans to keep Spencer Petras in the QB1 spot despite a pair of disappointing performances to kick off the 2022 season.

Kirk Ferentz talked Tuesday about why Spencer Petras won Iowa’s starting quarterback job to start the 2022 season. The kicking and returning duties, meanwhile, remain up for grabs.

Joe Labas is “still behind” Spencer Petras and Alex Padilla on the Iowa football depth chart, but the third-string quarterback is continuing to “improve on a daily basis.”

A “Norm Parker-ism” Spencer Petras recently learned also serves as a key for Iowa’s offense in 2022.

Here are five key questions for the Iowa Hawkeyes ahead of Friday’s media day and Saturday’s open practice.

While Spencer Petras is the “overall” leader in Iowa’s 2022 quarterback battle, Kirk Ferentz said he’s keeping an “open mind” as Alex Padilla and Joe Labas also compete for the starting job.