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Offense

SE -- 15 *** Derrell Johnson-Koulianos 6-1 200 Sr. Campbell, OH (Cardinal Mooney); 11 Don Nordmann 6-6 211 Sr. Hopkinton, IA (Maquoketa Valley) (Senior Colin Sandeman out with an ankle injury.)

LT -- 77 * Riley Reiff 6-6 300 So. Parkson, SD (HS); 69 Kyle Haganman 6-5 285 Sr. Osage, IA (HS)

LG -- 63 *** Julian Vandervelde 6-3 300 Sr. Davenport, IA (Central); 59 Conor Boffeli 6-5 285 #Fr. West Des Moines, IA (Valley)

C -- 53 James Ferentz 6-2 275 So. Iowa City, IA (City); 67 ** Josh Koeppel 6-2 273 Sr. Iowa City, IA (City)

RG -- 67 ** Josh Koeppel 6-2 273 Sr. Iowa City, IA (City); 76 Nolan MacMillan 6-6 288 #Fr. Toronto, Ontario (Hun, NJ) (Junior Adam Gettis remains out with an ankle injury.)

RT-- 56 * Markus Zusevics 6-5 295 Jr. Arlington Heights, IL (Prospect); 70 Brett Van Sloten 6-7 290 #Fr. Decorah, IA (HS)

TE -- 82 *** Allen Reisner ^ 6-3 248 Sr. Marion, IA (HS); 39 ** Brad Herman ^ 6-5 247 Jr. Metamora, IL (HS)

QB -- 12 ** Ricky Stanzi 6-4 230 Sr. Mentor, OH (Lake Catholic); 16 * James Vandenberg 6-3 212 So. Keokuk, IA (HS)

WR -- 7 * Marvin McNutt, Jr. 6-4 215 Jr. St. Louis, MO (Hazelwood Central); 6 * Keenan Davis ^ 6-3 215 So. Cedar Rapids, IA (Washington)

RB -- 32 * Adam Robinson 5-9 205 So. Des Moines, IA (Lincoln); 34 Marcus Coker ^ 6-0 230 Fr. Beltsville, MD (Dematha Catholic)

FB -- 36 *** Brett Morse 6-3 238 Sr. Willowbrook, IL (Hinsdale Central); 38 Brad Rogers 5-10 215 #Fr. Toledo, OH (Central Catholic)

PK .............. 96 Mike Meyer ^ 6-2 175 Fr. Dubuque, IA (Wahlert); 8 * Trent Mossbrucker 6-0 204 So. Mooresville, IN (HS)

Defense

DE -- 94 *** Adrian Clayborn 6-4 285 Sr. St. Louis, MO (Webster Groves); 58 ** Lebron Daniel 6-2 250 Jr. Cleveland, OH (Glenville)

DT -- 95 ** Karl Klug 6-4 270 Sr. Caledonia, MN (HS); 54 Steve Bigach 6-3 272 So. Cleveland, OH (St. Ignatius)

DT -- 93 * Mike Daniels 6-1 275 Jr. Blackwood, NJ (Highland Regional); 87 Thomas Nardo 6-3 277 Jr. Lancaster, PA (Catholic)

DE -- 46 *** Christian Ballard ^ 6-5 297 Sr. Lawrence, KS (Free State); 91 ** Broderick Binns 6-2 261 Jr. St. Paul, MN (Cretin-Derham Hall)

OLB -- 48 *** Troy Johnson 6-2 235 Sr. Lakeland, FL (HS); 97 * Ross Petersen 6-3 236 Sr. Durant, IA (HS) (Senior Jeff Tarpinian started here, but did get shaken up in the neck/shoulder area where the stinger is bothering him. He played on, but there might've been some degeneration.)

MLB -- 44 James Morris ^ 6-2 215 Fr. Solon, IA (HS); 33 *** Jeff Tarpinian 6-3 238 Sr. Omaha, NE (Millard North)

WLB -- 42 *** Jeremiha Hunter 6-2 235 Sr. York, PA (Harrisburg Science & Tech); 37 Shane DiBona 6-2 230 #Fr. Duxbury, MA (HS)

LC -- 28 ** Shaun Prater ^ 5-11 180 Jr. Omaha, NE (Central); 2 * Greg Castillo 5-11 180 So. Mount Laurel, NJ (St. Joseph's Prep, PA)

SS -- 9 ** Tyler Sash 6-1 210 Jr. Oskaloosa, IA (HS); 13 Tom Donatell 6-2 205 Jr. Atlanta, GA (Peachtree Ridge)

FS -- 30 *** Brett Greenwood 6-0 200 Sr. Bettendorf, IA (Pleasant Valley); 49 Tanner Miller ^ 6-2 195 Fr. Kalona, IA (Mid-Prairie)

RC -- 18 * Micah Hyde ^ 6-1 185 So. Fostoria, OH (HS); 19 B.J. Lowery ^ 5-11 180 Fr. Cincinnati, OH (Hughes)

PT -- 5 *** Ryan Donahue 6-3 190 Sr. Evergreen Park, IL (St. Rita); 6 Eric Guthrie 6-6 245 Jr. Nevada, IA (HS)

Specialists

Punt Returns: 26 Paul Chaney Jr., 7 Marvin McNutt, Jr. (No Sandeman.)

Kickoff Returns: 15 D. Johnson-Koulianos, 6 Keenan Davis; 26 Paul Chaney Jr., 32 Adam Robinson

Deep Snaps: 65 Andrew Schulze, 61 Casey Kreiter

Holder: 5 Ryan Donahue

* - - Letters won

^ - - Redshirt year still available

# - - Indicates redshirt freshman

TV -- ABC (HD) will televise the contest to a national audience. Sean McDonough, Matt Millen and Quint Kessenich will call the action. The game is also available online at espn3.com.

Next week's game at Minnesota has been held up by the six-day window pick. Iowa @ Minnesota, Northwestern @ Wisconsin and Michigan State @ Penn State are held up. One will be 11 a.m. on ESPN. One will be 2:30 on ABC and the last will be 2:30 on Big Ten Network.

Ohiowa -- Iowa has 13 players on its roster from the state of Ohio, including regular starters in QB Ricky Stanzi (Mentor), WR Derrell Johnson-Koulianos (Campbell) and DB Micah Hyde (Fostoria). Others include B.J. Lowery (Cincinnati), Steve Bigach, Lebron Daniel, Bruce Davis and William Lowe from Cleveland, Anthony Hitchens (Lorain), Andrew Donnal (Monclova), Joe Gaglione (Novelty), Brad Rogers (Toledo) and Zach Furlong (Xenia). In addition, Iowa offensive line Coach Reese Morgan and defensive back Coach Phil Parker are also from Lorain.

There are no Iowans on the Ohio State roster.

Happy birthday -- Iowa freshman linebacker James Morris, who turns 19 on Saturday, is the only Hawkeye with a birthday this week. He ranks fi fth on the team in tackles (46).  Morris amassed a personal-best 13 tackles, including sack.

Lots of 2:30 this season -- Saturday will mark Iowa's fi fth appearance of the season on ABC-TV in the 2:30 p.m. CT time slot. The Hawkeyes also hosted Penn State in an ESPN primetime telecast.

DJK -- Senior WR Derrell Johnson-Koulianos had a 70-yard scoring reception in the third period, the longest reception of his career. He is Iowa's career leader in receptions and yards and is tied for third with 16 scoring catches. He ended the game with five receptions for 104 yards and a score.

First career starts -- Thirteen Iowa players have started for the fi rst time this season, including OL James Ferentz, OL Nolan MacMillan, OL Markus Zusevics, DL Mike Daniels, DB Micah Hyde, LB Bruce Davis, LB Tyler Nielsen, LB Jeff Tarpinian, FB Brad Rogers, LB James Morris, LB Shane DiBona, OL Josh Koeppel and RB Marcus Coker.

The true freshmen count --  Iowa has played nine true freshmen, including TE C.J. Fiedorowicz, LB James Morris, LB Christian Kirksey, DB B.J. Lowery, DB Tanner Miller, PK Mike Meyer, RB Marcus Coker, DB Anthony Hitchens and WR Don Shumpert. Iowa played just three true freshmen in 2009. The Hawkeyes played seven true freshmen in 2000, 2003 and 2008. In addition to the true freshmen, others who have seen the first action of their career this season include P Eric Guthrie, DL Joe Forgy, QB John Wienke, FB Jacob Reisen, TE Zach Furlong, DL Joe Gaglione, DL Thomas Nardo, DB Tom Donatell, LB Shane DiBona, FB Brad Rogers, DL Steve Bigach, OL Conor Boffeli, OL Matt Tobin, OL Casey McMillan, OL Brett Van Sloten, OL Woody Orne, DE Dominic Alvis, TE Zach Derby, WR Joe Audlehelm, OL Drew Clark and LB Dakota Getz.

Bowl victories -- With five bowl victories, Kirk Ferentz ranks fi fth all-time among Big Ten Conference coaches in bowl wins. Four of Iowa's fi ve bowl wins under Coach Kirk Ferentz have been in January. Under Ferentz, the Hawkeyes have bowl wins over teams from the Southeastern (three), Big 12 and Atlantic Coast conferences.

Continuity -- Iowa is one of 11 Division I programs to have the same full-time coaching staff for a third straight year or more in 2010. The others include Baylor, Indiana, Navy, Nebraska, North Carolina State, Penn State, Alabama-Birmingham, Vanderbilt, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest.

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