Moeaki honor; 2 DL recruits

Iowa had to wait three weeks for tight end Tony Moeaki's left foot/ankle to heal. It was worth it.

The 6-foot-4, 250-pounder from Wheaton, Ill., caught six passes for 105 yards and two touchdowns (34, 42) in No. 11 Iowa's 30-28 victory over Michigan on Saturday night, earning him the Big Ten's offensive player of the week.

Moeaki is the sixth Hawkeye to earn a Big Ten POW honor this season and the first of Moeaki's career.

Moeaki also earned tight end of the week by the College Football Performance Award committee.

It's the fifth week out of six that one Iowa player has been named Big Ten POW. Adrian Clayborn won the special team award and linebacker Pat Angerer won defensive honors following the win over Penn State. Punter Ryan Donahue shared the special team honors against Arizona, while linebacker Jeremiha Hunter won co-special team honors after the Northern Iowa game. Defensive back Tyler Sash won co-defensive honors after Iowa's win at Iowa State.

The Hawkeyes (6-0, 2-0 Big Ten) travel to Wisconsin (5-1, 2-1) Saturday at 11 a.m. The game will be shown on ESPN.

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Defensive linemen Donovan Johnson and Carl Davis committed to the Hawkeyes over the weekend, according to HawkeyeReport.com.

Johnson is a 6-2, 245-pounder who preps at Martin High School in Arlington, Texas. Nebraska, Purdue, Kansas State, Iowa State, UNLV, TCU, UTEP also offered. Johnson plays offensive tackle at Martin, but will start his college career at Iowa as a defensive end.

Davis is a 6-5, 300-pound defensive tackle from Adlai Stevenson High School in Sterling Heights, Mich. He had scholarship offers from Michigan State, Wisconsin and Kansas. Davis' uncle is former Iowa assistant basketball coach Rich Walker, who works in Iowa athletics.

Iowa now has 19 commitments. The national signing period begins Feb. 3.

James Morris, LB, 6-2, 215, Solon High School

Austin Gray, LB, 6-2, 220, Fitzgerald High School (Warren, Mich.)

Jim Poggi, LB, 6-2, 215, Gilman School (Baltimore, Md.)

Anthony Ferguson, DT, 6-2, 280, Gilman School (Baltimore, Md.)

Louis Trinca-Pasat, DE, 6-3, 235, Lane Tech (Chicago)

Austin Vier, ATH, 6-7, 220, Ballard High School

Mike Hardy, DL, 6-5, 260, Kimberly High School (Appleton, Wis.)

Matt Hoch, DE, 6-5, 230, Harlan High School

Brandon Scherff, OL, 6-6, 295, Denison-Schleswig High School

Andrew Donnal, OL, 6-7, 285, Anthony Wayne High School (Whitehouse, Ohio)

Marcus Coker, RB, 6-1, 222, DeMatha Catholic High School (Hyattsville, Md.)

Don Shumpert, ATH, 6-2, 185, Hazelwood (Mo.) East High School

Christian Kirksey, ATH, 6-2, 200, Hazelwood (Mo.) East High School

D'Andre Johnson, RB, 5-8, 210, Monsignor Pace High School (Miami, Fla.)

B.J. Lowery, CB, 5-11, 175, Cincinnati (Ohio) Hughes High School

Stephane N'goumou, 6-4, 200, Wootton (Md.) High School/Milford Academy (New Berlin, N.Y.)

A.J. Derby, 6-4, 220, Iowa City High School (Iowa City)

Donovan Johnson, 6-2, 245, Martin High School (Arlington, Texas)

Carl Davis, 6-5, 300, Adlai Stevenson High School (Sterling Heights, Mich.)