Big Ten Players think highly of Iowa's Kirk Ferentz and DE Adrian Clayborn

Players around the Big Ten Conference have a lot of respect for Iowa football coach Kirk Ferentz, as well as Iowa's top all-American candidate, senior DE Adrian Clayborn.

Which Big Ten coach would you most like to play for?
Kirk Ferentz, Iowa - 4
Comment: "They just always have such a well-coached team."

Big Ten player poll: Ohio State's Terrelle Pryor exciting, overrated
- AnnArbor.com

"He's (Adrian Clayborn, pictured above) a big play waiting to happen. He gets after the quarterback. He's a really intense player, and I love his game and just love watching him play." ~ Illinois cornerback Tavon Wilson

Big Ten players' top pick if they were starting a team? It's not Ohio State's Terrelle Pryor - Cleveland.com
CHICAGO — There's an obvious game-changer among the best football players in the Big Ten, and he's not Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor. He's the antidote to Terrelle Pryor ...

News out of Iowa's Media Day and opening of 2010 College Football camp in Iowa City ...

The Hawkeyes have three sophomores seeking the #1 spot on the RB depth chart heading into '10. The Iowa Hawkeyes return 48 lettermen, 6 offensive, 8 defensive starters and basically everyone back on special teams for the 2010 season ...

Iowa RB Jewel Hampton seeks starting job - ‎The Associated Press
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Iowa running back Jewel Hampton entered his sophomore year with the starting job all but locked up. It's a plum gig in an offense that ...
Now healthy, Iowa's Hampton back to compete ‎ - Gazette Online (blog)
Hawks have three-way race at running back ‎ - Quad City Times
IOWA MEDIA DAY: Packed backfield a good problem for Iowa ‎ - Marshalltown Times Republican

For Iowa defensive coordinator Norm Parker, retirement simply isn ... ‎- Gazette Online (blog)
One more year for Norm, and get the gold watch ready. For 15 minutes or so Monday morning, that rumor hatched and then sprouted wings. ...
Hawkeye football: Transcript of Kirk Ferentz's press conference ‎ - DesMoinesRegister.com
Notebook: Kickers to start camp in 'dead heat' - Quad City Times
Iowa Hawkeye football: Johnson-Koulianos embraces expectations ‎ - Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier

John Gaines/The Hawk Eye ‎- Burlington Hawk Eye
Iowa quarterback Ricky Stanzi (12) gets plenty of attention during media day Friday at the Hawkeyes' practice field in Iowa City. Iowa is ranked 10th in the ...
Stanzi not afraid to be out in front ‎ - Clinton Herald
Stanzi carries the flag for Hawkeyes - Sporting News

IOWA MEDIA DAY: Hawks' high hopes riding on Clayborn-led defense - ‎Marshalltown Times Republican
We know we have a lot of guys back on the defense," said starting strong safety Tyler Sash at Iowa's media day on Friday. Sash and fellow safety Brent ...
Big Ten players' top pick if they were starting a team? It's not ... ‎- Plain Dealer
Which Big Ten player would you pick first if you were building a ... ‎- DesMoinesRegister.com (blog)
Hawkeyes' Clayborn simply trying to improve - Clinton Herald

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August 2, 2010, in Chicago, at the 2010 Big 10 Media Day Kickoff

News out of the Iowa camp in Chicago:

Iowa-Sconnie hanging in there — for now - ‎Gazette Online (blog)
Fact of the matter is Iowa and Wisconsin is a premium Big Ten football game. ...
Big Ten Media Days, Day 2: Is Norm Parker — Iowa's beloved ...‎ - DesMoinesRegister.com (blog)
Iowa's Ferentz Dismisses Rumors About Retirement of DC Norm Parker‎ - Bleacher Report

Iowa Hawkeyes football: Conference media predict Iowa at #2 in Big Ten‎ - DesMoinesRegister.com

Ohio State voted Big Ten football preseason pick‎ - Chicago Breaking Sports - Tribune

Iowa will kickoff fall football camp with the following 2-deep roster (returning starters in bold):

On Offense for Hawkeyes:

• SE: Johnson-Koulanos/Sandeman


• WR: McNutt, K Davis


• TE: Reisner, Herman


• LT: Reiff, Tobin


• LG: Vandervelde, Orne


• C: Koeppel/Ferentz, Boffeli


• RG: Gettis, Hundertmark


• RT: Zusevics, Van Sloten


• QB: Stanzi, Vandenberg


• RB: Robinson, Wegher, Hampton


• FB: Morse, Leppert

On Defense for Hawkeyes:

• DE: Clayborn, Daniel


• DT: Klug, Nardo


• DT: Ballard, Daniels


• DE: Binns, Forgy


• OLB: T. Nielsen, Peterson


• MLB: Tarpinian, B. Davis


• WLB: Hunter, Johnson


• LC: Prater, Castillo


• RC: Hyde, Bernstine


• SS: Sash, Donatell, N. Nielsen


• FS: Greenwood, Steinbrecher, Swanson

Special Teams for Hawkeyes:

• PK, Murray/Mossbrucker


• P: Donahue, Guthrie


• PR: Sandeman, Chaney


• KOR: Johnson-Koulanos, Wegher

Two Iowa players will be suspended for one game. Junior DE Broderick Binns and redshirt sophomore Jewel Hampton will miss opening game vs. Ball State on September 4Th, due to violation of team rules.

It has been Twenty Years, since Iowa's last Rose Bowl Trip ...

1990 Iowa football - John Derby game clinching interception ... - YouTube
The Hawkeyes' John Derby intercepted an Elvis Grbac pass with less than a minute left in the game to give Iowa a 24-23 win at Ann Arbor ...

Speculation on Sunday in Iowa was surrounded true freshman A.J. Derby moving from QB to LB. Reports out of Chicago indicate that speculation was premature and that Derby will enter fall camp at QB. Derby is the son of former Iowa LB John Derby, who played on Iowa's last Rose Bowl team during the 1990 season.

The 2010 College Football Season should be an outstanding. The Big Ten Conference hopes to provide a lot of excitement both within the conference and nationally. In 2011, Nebraska will move to the Big Ten to become the 12Th member.

There is talk of a 2011 Big Ten Conference title game. Further, like the Pac Ten, look for the Big Ten to move from eight conference games to nine in the near future.

Big Ten teams to play nine conference games? - ‎FS Detroit
"I think there will be very serious consideration given to get to nine conference games," Delany said Monday during the Big Ten media day. ...

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Iowa's Jewel Hampton plans to play in '09 despite concerns over knee

Like former Iowa TE and current Indianapolis Colts TE Dallas Clark's knee injury during the '06 season, sophomore RB Jewel Hampton (pictured #27) is expected to play in '09, despite a knee injury. Surgery isn't expected for Hampton, like Clark's knee injury in '06.

Iowa football: Running back Hampton to avoid surgery, play this fall - DesMoinesRegister.com
The Iowa football team boasts a roster of promising running backs, but Gary Dolphin says a healthy Jewel Hampton makes it easier for the Hawkeyes to move ...
Iowa's Hampton to start in season opener - Examiner.com
Weekend Out: Jewel Hampton is just glad to know you care - Yahoo! Sports
Iowa's Jewel Hampton to avoid surgery - College Fantasy Football Insider

Football: Greene-less Iowa set for big season - UT The Daily Texan - Chris Tavarez ‎
Before Iowa football kicks off its season on September 5, the college football world is thinking one thing: it doesn't have Shonn Greene. ...
2009 Iowa College Football Predictions -Locksmith Sports Picks
Iowa Hawkeyes 2009 College Football Odds - BCS Odds 2010 -Point-Spreads.com
The Great Debate: The Iowa Hawkeyes - Maize n Brew
Bleacher Report

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Will Iowa be 100% to compete for a Big Ten title in 2009?

"I was able to confirm that Jewel Hampton suffered a knee injury Friday. I’m
assuming non-contact drills because the team won’t be in pads until Aug. 7 (or
thereabouts). I was told the MRI is happening today, so the severity is
unknown." - Marc Morehouse

Hampton update - The Gazette's Marc Morehouse

Report: Jewel Hampton out for year? - College Fantasy Football Insider
July 04, 2009 - The Des Moines Register, citing message board chatter in the heartland, is reporting that Iowa running back (and expected starter) Jewel ...

Jewel Hampton injured? - DesMoinesRegister.com

Bad breaks for Iowa football team - Examiner.com

The Fourth of July weekend was unkind to the Iowa Hawkeyes football team, which might have suddenly lost two impact players. A torrent of message board ...

"We were hopeful that Julian's injury could be healed through normal rehab, but
it became apparent surgical repair was the best path to take. Julian may
miss some playing time, but we are optimistic he will return to full strength
very early in the season.'' - Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz

Update on transfer of reserve LB Jacoby Coleman: he is headed to Lamar, his hometown school.

Iowa's Coleman gone; Vandervelde out - Quad City Times
1 Hawkeye leaves program, another has surgery - Chicago Tribune
Hawkeye linebacker transfers; lineman has surgery - DesMoinesRegister.com

Iowa will open fall practice in early August. The Gainesville Sun has Iowa at #17 in the country in its preseason rankings. It appears that the ranking was based on Iowa prior to Jewel Hampton's injury. Of course, "next man in" has often been a fan favorite comment among Iowa's fanbase. It appears it will be an early rallying cry for the Hawkeye nation this year.

Rising star: Shonn Greene’s replacement, sophomore Jewel Hampton, could be
on the verge of a breakout season. As a freshman behind Green, Hampton scored
seven touchdowns while averaging just over five yards per carry. If Hampton can
shoulder the load early, he could turn Iowa’s offense from a weakness into a
strength.

Top 25 teams: No. 17 Iowa Hawkeyes - Gainesville Sun

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Iowa Football: Fans wait for kickoff on September 5, 2009

Well, Spring Football at the University of Iowa has closed out for another season.

Hopefully, the injured and those held out due to off-season surgery will be ready, so they can join their teammates for another season of Iowa Football in 2009. The off-season begins today!

Iowa will have some newcomers to watch out for in 2009.

The #1 newcomer to the starting lineup appears to be sophomore-to-be WR Marvin McNutt, a 6-4 210 pounder from St. Louis. McNutt is no longer a quarterback and appears to be one of the new contributors to watch out for in 2009. Iowa loses one WR in Andy Brodell and starting TE Brandon Myers to graduation, but the receiver corp should be well stocked at WR and TE for 2009 and returning starting QB junior-to-be Ricky Stanzi to throw to.

The next man in is always a popular subject at the University of Iowa, especially the number two quarterback. Iowa has two redshirt freshman quarterbacks that will be in relief for starter Ricky Stanzi in 2009:
16 James Vandenberg 6-3, 205, Fr., RS
14 John Wienke 6-5, 220, Fr., RS

Running back and Doak Walker award winner Shonn Greene has departed for the NFL draft. Iowa returns sophomore-to-be Jewel Hampton, but look for redshirt freshman Jeff Brinson, 5-11 215 out of St. Petersburg, FL, to play a key role in a running back corp in 2009. The Hawkeyes will likely run a committee approach in 2009, as opposed to a one-man show.

Various highlights from Iowa Football camp this spring:

• Iowa RB Hampton sits out spring game - Chicago Tribune
• Hawkeyes finish up spring practices - Burlington Hawk Eye
• mcnutt ‘here for the Hawkeyes' - Gazette Online
• Iowa 'a little off' in final spring practice - Quad City Times
• Hawks Wrap up Spring Football - KCRG
• Moeaki close to return - Tom Kakert of Hawkeye Report
• Edds ready to get back on the field - Tom Kakert of Hawkeye Report

Big Ten football should be quite competitive in 2009. How far can the Hawkeyes move up the Big Ten ladder? On Iowa - By Marc Morehouse is another blog from Gazette sportswriter and UNI alum Marc Morehouse worthy of a look from time to time. The Hawkeyes open the 2009 season vs. the Northern Iowa Panthers at Kinnick Stadium on September 5Th.

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