The team added Wisconsin transfer Deacon Hill for insurance, signed an ESPN three-star recruit for 2023 ( Marco Lainez III) and has another ( James Resar) committed for 2024. McNamara, who helped Michigan to the 2021 Big Ten title, could be a multiyear answer at quarterback. If the offense gets marginally better, Iowa should remain a fringe Big Ten contender.Ī more active approach in the portal yielded quarterback Cade McNamara (Michigan), tight end Erick All (Michigan), wide receiver Kaleb Brown (Ohio State), offensive linemen Rusty Feth (Miami ) and Daijon Parker (Saginaw Valley State). Iowa has done so recently with a woeful offense and an elite defense that projects to remain that way. The team has four straight AP top-25 finishes and has placed first or second in its division seven times in the past eight years. Since 2014, Iowa is tied for 13th nationally in overall record (78-36). Scouting the Hawkeyes: The most important numbers with Iowa aren’t about its feeble offense or the bizarre contract provision that coordinator Brian Ferentz must meet this season. 20 nationally.ĭesigned to indicate the outlook nationally over the next three seasons, here’s why Adam Rittenberg and ESPN ranked Iowa 20th. Each of those are two areas where Iowa has turned a corner and is becoming more and more of a national player.ĭue to the blend of past success, coaching history, and success in the transfer portal, ESPN has the Hawkeyes among college football’s Future Power Rankings at No. In fact, much of the success is being done in the dark with recruiting and development. Success in college football isn’t solely based on the current day, either. In true Iowa fashion, it may not always be the most pretty, but it doesn’t have to be when it is effective. The Iowa Hawkeyes are no stranger to being among the top 25 rankings in college football.
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