Hawkeye Football: 2022 Countdown to Kickoff with Position and Game Previews

Iowa football has been in the headlines again in recent weeks during a time we traditionally think of as the offseason where all focus falls on the recruiting trail. That’s come in the form of some of that recruiting news, but also with the recent news of players heading to other schools either via de-commitment or the transfer portal.

That news flow isn’t likely to slow up as we enter the summer months and the Hawkeyes begin hosting their recruiting visits, making more offers and hopefully landing commitments, all while the transfer portal continues to do its thing with Iowa in the mix for a few players already out the door of their old institution.

While that news continues to trickle in, the countdown to kickoff inside Kinnick Stadium is officially underway as we are now only 100 days out from the return of Hawkeye football.

As we inch closer and closer to football season, we’ll once again be marking the countdown by taking a look with every player on the Iowa roster with a number corresponding to the number of days remaining in the countdown to the Saturday, September 3rd season opener against South Dakota State.

We’ll also be doing position previews and taking a look at Iowa’s opponents for this season, highlighting one a week beginning next week. You can find all those previews in their respective story streams which will be posted next week and pinned to the home page. This is your home for all 99 days to kickoff beginning tomorrow.

There will no doubt be players added this summer who will throw off our beautiful system. The incoming freshman class won’t be added to the roster until after they arrive in mid-June (with the exception of a handful of early enrollees who are already in town), for example, so we will have some makeup days throughout the summer. But by and large, this will be a straight line march from 99 days down to 1 day.

Here’s a look at the roster as it stands today.

Go Hawks!