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Iowa football expands player council ahead of 2022 season
Leadership group now includes sophomores as well as juniors, seniors
IOWA CITY — Iowa football has expanded its player council ahead of the 2022 season.
Head coach Kirk Ferentz announced a group of 23 players — larger than the 16-player 2021 group — in a Monday news release.
It also includes five sophomores after the 2021 group was exclusively juniors and seniors.
The group will “assist in formulating policies and being involved in team decision-making throughout the year,” according to the news release.
Here are the members of the leadership group:
Seniors
- LB Seth Benson
- LB Jack Campbell
- DE Joe Evans
- TE Sam LaPorta
- DB Kaevon Merriweather
- DB Riley Moss
- QB Spencer Petras
- FB Monte Pottebaum
- WR Nico Ragaini
- DB Terry Roberts
Juniors
- LB Kyler Fisher
- DB Jermari Harris
- LB Jay Higgins
- DT Logan Lee
- QB Alex Padilla
- P Tory Taylor
Sophomores
- WR Arland Bruce IV
- OL Connor Colby
- DB Cooper DeJean
- OL Mason Richman
- RB Gavin Williams
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Iowa running back Gavin Williams (25) finds a gap for a big first down at the Citrus Bowl on Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022, at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Fla. He is one of the sophomores on Iowa’s 2022 Player Council. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)
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