Connor Colby was forced into playing time before he was ready because of attrition on the Iowa football team’s offensive line. Then he was forced into playing tackle, a position he shouldn’t have been playing. As he enters his senior season, the former Cedar Rapids Kennedy prep has settled in at right guard and could be in for a productive season.
Iowa redshirt freshman wide receiver Jarriett Buie knows if you power anything to zero, it’s a 1.
Phil Parker has a “good idea” of who his starting cornerbacks will be in 2024. But with 11 days to go until the Hawkeyes’ season opener, the Iowa defensive coordinator was reluctant on Tuesday to name who specifically those starters will be.
Iowa’s secondary has some good news to report on the injury front.
Iowa defensive coordinator Phil Parker discussed his own injury recovery Tuesday after undergoing shoulder surgery earlier this month.
Aaron Graves has “earned a position as a leader on this team,” Iowa defensive line coach Kelvin Bell said.
Iowa linebacker Jay Higgins has received first-team preseason All-America honors from the Associated Press. Defensive back Sebastian Castro is a second-team preseason AP All-American.
Despite missing another Final Four run with the Iowa women’s basketball team, McKenna Warnock is excited to return to the University of Iowa for dental school.
Jose Luis Ballester, a senior-to-be at Arizona State, became the first player from Spain to win the U.S. Amateur, fending off Iowa sophomore Noah Kent 2 up Sunday at Hazeltine in the 36-hole match.
With 232 assists so far this season, Caitlin Clark broke the previous WNBA rookie record of 224 by Ticha Penicheiro in 1998. She had 23 points and nine assists in the Indiana Fever’s 92-75 win Sunday over the Seattle STorm.
Sophomore John Nestor looks to be in line for some heavy playing time this season as a defensive back this season for the University of Iowa football team. His parents moved from the Chicago suburbs to West Branch a couple of months ago to be near their oldest son and so dad John Sr. could be a head prep football coach for the first time.
Whether it be his hard-fought style as a running back or ability to cope with personal tragedy, Kamari Moulton brings a unique physical and mental toughness to the Hawkeyes’ running back room.
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