Articles Tagged: Deacon Hill

Iowa quarterback Deacon Hill is entering the transfer portal, he announced Tuesday morning on social media.

Iowa football offered the first glimpse of the 2024 team on Thursday during a portion of practice that was open to media.

Asked whether there is a package of plays for backup quarterback Marco Lainez ahead of Monday’s game against Tennessee, Iowa offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz said he expects Deacon Hill “to go the distance” at QB.

Deacon Hill has experienced a “whirlwind” of a 2023 after going from third-string quarterback in spring practices to starting quarterback for most of Iowa’s games in the fall.

In this week’s Hawk Off The Press mailbag, readers ask about Iowa’s 2024 quarterback depth chart and the decision to hire a search firm despite a popular interim athletics director being in place.

Watch portions of postgame press conferences with Iowa Coach Kirk Ferentz, quarterback Deacon Hill and defensive back Cooper DeJean after the Hawkeyes’ 10-7 win over Northwestern on Saturday at Wrigley Field.

Had it not been for the invalid fair catch, Cooper DeJean’s fourth-quarter punt return for a touchdown was a play that Kirk Ferentz said was “one of the best ones I've ever seen.”

The play-by-play voice for Saturday’s Minnesota-Iowa football game is uniquely qualified to understand what Iowa quarterback Deacon Hill might be going through as he struggles. Former Iowa QB Paul Burmeister shares that perspective while previewing Saturday’s game on this week’s Hawk Off The Press podcast.

Deacon Hill’s shaky numbers as QB1 has not shaken the confidence — or at least the public confidence — of his head coach.

Saturday’s win prompted what Deacon Hill described as “probably one of my favorite memories of all time.”

Iowa’s level of passing inefficiency rarely coincides with overall team success, but the Hawkeyes benefit from a weak schedule as they try to be the exception to the rule.

Iowa quarterback Deacon Hill will be playing against his former school this weekend with much more of a spotlight than in his final months in Madison. It is likely to be a high-stakes game, as many Heartland Trophy games have been over the years.

Deacon Hill’s “shaky” start came with a silver lining in the fourth quarter. Also, Kirk Ferentz is expecting to have some “encouraging news” regarding Noah Shannon soon.

Another offensive fever dream for Iowa, which complete just 6 of 21 passes. Yet, the Hawkeyes survived against Purdue and improved to 5-1.

Deacon Hill took over in the Michigan State game under difficult circumstances. Data shows improvement will be necessary as he settles into Iowa’s starting quarterback role.