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Photos: 2022 Iowa spring football open practice
Hawkeyes close spring ball at Kinnick Stadium

Apr. 23, 2022 2:14 pm, Updated: Apr. 23, 2022 5:03 pm
Photos from the Iowa football team’s open practice at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City on Saturday, April 23, 2022.
The Iowa Hawkeyes practiced in front of fans at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, April 23rd, 2022.
Iowa football Head Coach Kirk Ferentz talks with his players after the Iowa Spring football practice at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, April 23, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes wide receiver Alec Wick (18) grabs the pass during Iowa Spring football practice at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, April 23, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes quarterback Alex Padilla (8) throws a pass during Iowa Spring football practice at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, April 23, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Iowa football Head Coach Kirk Ferentz talks with former quarterback coaches Gary Barta, right, and Ken O’Keefe, left, before the Iowa Spring football practice at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, April 23, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes defensive lineman Noah Shannon (99) drives into Iowa Hawkeyes defensive lineman Jeremiah Pittman (55) during Iowa Spring football practice at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, April 23, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes quarterback Spencer Petras (7) throws a pass during Iowa Spring football practice at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, April 23, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes wide receiver Jack Johnson (27) catches the ball during a drill at the Iowa Spring football practice at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, April 23, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes defensive back Quinn Schulte (30) runs to grab the ball during Iowa Spring football practice at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, April 23, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes punter Tory Taylor (9) kicks the ball to the end zone during Iowa Spring football practice at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, April 23, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes running back Leshon Williams (4) runs the ball in a scrimmage during Iowa Spring football practice at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, April 23, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes kicker Drew Stevens (18) kicks a field goal during Iowa Spring football practice at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, April 23, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes quarterback Alex Padilla (8) throws a pass during a scrimmage at the Iowa Spring football practice at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, April 23, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes quarterback Joey Labas (5) throws a pass during Iowa Spring football practice at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, April 23, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Former quarterback coaches Gary Barta, from left, and Ken O’Keefe talk with Iowa football Head Coach Kirk Ferentz before the Iowa Spring football practice at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, April 23, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes defensive back Cooper DeJean runs through a drill during Iowa Spring football practice at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, April 23, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes offensive lineman Matt Fagan (54) runs through a drill during Iowa Spring football practice at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, April 23, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes offensive lineman Josh Volk (75) runs through a drill during Iowa Spring football practice at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, April 23, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes quarterback Joey Labas (5) makes a pass during a scrimmage at the Iowa Spring football practice at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, April 23, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes tight end Sam LaPorta (84) smiles while answering interview questions after the Iowa Spring football practice at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, April 23, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes wide receiver Charlie Jones (16) looks up at the crowd after the Iowa Spring football practice at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, April 23, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes defensive back Quinn Schulte (30) stops Iowa Hawkeyes running back Leshon Williams (4) as he runs down the field with the ball during Iowa Spring football practice at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, April 23, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes defensive back Quinn Schulte (30) stops Iowa Hawkeyes running back Leshon Williams (4) as he runs down the field with the ball during Iowa Spring football practice at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, April 23, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes linebacker Josef Smith (40) reaches out to stop Iowa Hawkeyes running back Zach Brand (34) during Iowa Spring football practice at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, April 23, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes defensive back AJ Lawson (11) runs to stop Iowa Hawkeyes running back Zach Brand (34) during Iowa Spring football practice at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, April 23, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes defensive back Cooper DeJean (3) stops Iowa Hawkeyes wide receiver Nico Ragaini (89) from grabbing the pass in a scrimmage during Iowa Spring football practice at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, April 23, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes defensive back Brenden Deasfernandes (17) blocks Iowa Hawkeyes wide receiver Jamison Heinz (16) as he goes to grab the ball during Iowa Spring football practice at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, April 23, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes defensive lineman Max Llewellyn (48) tries to stop Iowa defensive end Brian Allen (90) during Iowa Spring football practice at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, April 23, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes quarterback Joey Labas (5) talks with Iowa Hawkeyes quarterback Alex Padilla (8) before running a drill during Iowa Spring football practice at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, April 23, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes tight end Bryce Schulte (48) pushes into Iowa Hawkeyes defensive lineman John Waggoner (92) during a drill at the Iowa Spring football practice at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, April 23, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Iowa players take a moment to wave to the children at the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital during Iowa Spring football practice at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, April 23, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes defensive back Dallas Craddieth (15) waves to the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital during Iowa Spring football practice at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, April 23, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes tight end Sam LaPorta (84) runs the ball after catching it during a drill at the Iowa Spring football practice at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, April 23, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes quarterback Spencer Petras (7) talks with his teammates before playing in a scrimmage during Iowa Spring football practice at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, April 23, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes defensive lineman Yahya Black (94) signs Emmett Courwright’s, 10, shirt as his friend Emerson Pruter, 8, watches him after the Iowa Spring football practice at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, April 23, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes defensive back Dallas Craddieth (15) and Iowa Hawkeyes wide receiver Jamison Heinz (16) take down Iowa Hawkeyes running back Kaden Wetjen (21) after he catches the pass during Iowa Spring football practice at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, April 23, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes defensive lineman Jeremiah Pittman (55) runs past as Iowa Hawkeyes defensive lineman Noah Shannon (99) pushes Iowa Hawkeyes defensive lineman Jameson Witte (83) while running a drill during Iowa Spring football practice at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, April 23, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes defensive lineman Jameson Witte (83) takes down Iowa Hawkeyes wide receiver Jack Johnson (27) after he ran the ball into the end zone for a touchdown during Iowa Spring football practice at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, April 23, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes offensive lineman Tyler Endres (69) gives Iowa Hawkeyes offensive lineman Cody Ince (73) a high-five while waiting for a drill to start during Iowa Spring football practice at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, April 23, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Iowa football Head Coach Kirk Ferentz huddles together with his player after the Iowa Spring football practice at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, April 23, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes quarterback Alex Padilla (8) signs a football for Harrison Casper, 9, after the Iowa Spring football practice at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, April 23, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)