Mossbrucker down and now out

That is one thing that stood out with today's two deeps.

It looks like sophomore Daniel Murray is the No. 1 kicker. He booted a season-long 45-yarder Saturday and, of course, he had the 31-yard gamewinner against Penn State.

Here's what Kirk Ferentz had to say:

Off day

Pretty tough couple weeks for true freshman kicker Trent Mossbrucker.

Last week, when it came down to a 31-yard field goal to win the game, Ferentz and co-special teams coach Lester Erb went with sophomore Daniel Murray, even though Murray hadn't attempted a field goal since week 4 at Pitt and lost the job to Mossbrucker, who was 13 of 15 going into last week.

Ferentz said it came down to Murray's experience. Things didn't go any better for Mossbrucker on Saturday.

He missed two extra points, his only kicks Saturday and his only two missed PATs this season.

"Today was a tough day for Trent. It was uncharacteristic and, I know, disappointing," Ferentz said. "I know, too, that he'll bounce back. He's a tough-minded, resilient guy. He'll work through this, just like all kickers, all players, have to work through slumps or bad days. It's not uncommon."

Ferentz didn't know if it was residue from last week's snub.

"What's important is how he responds and I'm confident he'll do a great job," he said.

On Iowa's only field goal attempt, Murray nailed a 45-yarder, Iowa's longest field goal this season. He also took the PAT on Iowa's final TD.