(H/T @Darren_D_Miller)
AND ALL THROUGH THE IOWA FACILITIES PLAYERS ARE REPORTING. The above pic is of freshmen yesterday. There are other photos on the Hawkeye Football Facebook page. Today, veteran football players report. Practice starts tomorrow.
IOWA RELEASED A REVISED TWO-DEEPS. I don't have a link to it yet but here are some of the changes per Twitter:
— Steve Batterson (@sbatt79) August 2, 2012
#qctimes#hawkmaniaqc FB Brad Rogers shares top spot at RB with Damon Bullock on revised Iowa depth chart, 2 true freshmen share backup spot
— Steve Batterson (@sbatt79) August 2, 2012
#qctimes#hawkmaniaqc Barkley Hill, Greg Garmon are among 3 true freshmen on revised IA depth chart. Other: Connor Kornbrath at No. 2 punter
— Steve Batterson (@sbatt79) August 2, 2012
#qctimes#hawkmaniaqc Other IA depth changes on D, Steve Bigach from RE to LE, shares spot with Joe Gaglione, Torrey Campbell No. 2 left CB
FERENTZ IS MAKING THE ROUNDS. Kirk Ferentz is talking Iowa football on the college football radio circuit. He talked to Yahoo Sports Radio about the upcoming season. Adam Rittenberg also has video of Ferentz on ESPN's Big Ten blog.
TYLER SASH HAS HAD HIS APPEAL WITH THE NFL DENIED. Sash is suspended for the first four NFL games this season due to a violation of the league's performance enhancing drug rules. Sash's teammate Andre Brown won an appeal for the same violation in June. The NFL denied Sash's appeal and his agent Jack Bechta isn't happy. Ralph Vacchiano, of the NY Daily news writes,
"it's impossible to know why Brown's suspension was overturned and Sash's wasn't for what appears to be the same drug and the same mistake."
Sash's coach Tom Coughlin supports him. The Giants head man told reporters,
"this kid really had no intention of doing anything illegally. I know what the definition of the rule is and I understand all about that and I've been there myself when you've had to ask yourself about (taking certain substances)."
TWO OF IOWA'S OOC GAMES MAKE ESPN'S TOP 20. ESPN's Big Ten blog has counted them all down, beginning at 48. Adam Rittenberg notes this upcoming match-up would have been better in 2010 or 2011. Northern Illinois lost a lot off of last season's MAC championship team. Iowa State at Iowa is considered the 6th best Big Ten out-of-conference game by ESPN. Iowa State hasn't won at Iowa in 10 years.
DON'T TELL PAT HARTY ABOUT AIRBHG, HE CAN'T HEAR YOU LALALALALALALALALALALALA. Harty thinks the timing of Johnson's citation and arrest is part of his dismissal. Harty wonders why Johnson would speed in University Heights. He also, ah, who cares.
FRAN IS BRINGING BACK THE HAWKEYE BLOWOUT. Friday, October 19th, Hawkeye fans will get their first look at the 2012-13 Iowa Men's Basketball team. Per McCaffery,
"For me, bringing back the Blowout is no different than working hard to establish great relationships with our former players and other friends of our program. The Blowout has significant tradition to it that is uniquely ours, so I'm eager to build on what made past Blowouts successful while making the changes that make it work well today,"
The time is still yet to be determined. The Hawkeye football team takes on Penn State the next day.
Other links:
- BTN's pool of writers continue their mock draft
- Free Hawkeye recruiting story from Hawkeye Insider
- Akeel Lynch: Will he run to Iowa City?
- An interview with Iowa senior cornerback Micah Hyde
- Five questions for Iowa football
- Montee Ball nearly quit Wisconsin but TD at Iowa changed his life, Badgers' fortunes
- Football Season Kicks Off Sunday and Monday on KCRG 9.2
- More Iowa in the Gator Bowl
- Akeel Lynch to decide on Sunday
- Patrick Ingram Ready for College
- Iowa's Ferentz 'the same guy every day'
- Dan Gable will enter FILA Hall of Fame at the 2012 Olympics
- Myers looks like Raiders' tight end
- New Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Dallas Clark (so far) shows he's healthy
- Yanda proves his toughness on the line
- Rookie Spotlight: Adam Gettis
- Julian Vandervelde is getting some work at center
- Charles Godfrey is doing Charles Godfrey things
- Oklahoma football: Stoops recalls Insight Bowl camera fiasco
- A.J. Edds to miss another season with injury
- Andrew Francis: A great recruiter is good, but not enough