Early in-game notes: Iowa's starting lineup (complete), weather

Iowa juggled its starting lineup after two regular offensive starters were either kicked off the team or suspended before the game.

On its first offensive play, Iowa started just one wide receiver - Marvin McNutt. Brad Herman and Allen Reisner at tight end, Brett Morse at fullback and Marcus Coker at running back. Coker replaced Adam Robinson, who was suspended for violating team rules. All-time leading receiver Derrell Johnson-Koulianos was booted from the team after a drug arrest.

Paul Chaney Jr. replaced Johnson-Koulianos at kick returner. Chaney returned the opening kickoff 29 yards.

Defensively, linebacker Jeff Tarpinian returned to Iowa's lineup for the first time since Nov. 13. He replaced Jeremiha Hunter at linebacker. The other starting linebackers were James Morris and Troy Johnson. Hunter was dressed for the game.

OFFENSIVE STARTERS: QB - Stanzi; RB - Coker; FB - Morse; WR - McNutt; TE - Reisner, Herman; T - Zusevics, Reiff; G - Vandervelde, Koeppel; C - Ferentz

DEFENSIVE STARTERS: DE - Ballard, Clayborn; DT - Daniels, Klug; LB - Morris, Tarpinian, Johnson; CB - Hyde, Prater; S - Sash, Greenwood

KICKOFF: Kuchel, White, Donatell, DiBona, Herman, Fiedorowicz, Hitchens, Nordmann, Swanson, Castillo; K - Meyer

KICK RETURN: Front - O'Meara; DiBona, Nordmann, Hitchens, Miller; Second - Fiedorowicz, Daniel; Third - Gimm, Zach Derby; Returners: Chaney, Davis

Weather conditions

At kickoff, the temperature was 57 degrees with 47 percent humidity with a 3 mph wind from the west.