I on the Hawks

Cade McNamara is back and cleared from a concussion a few weeks ago and Brendan Sullivan is now out for the remainder of 2024 regular season, but it is still not clear on who will get the start, McNamara or Jackson Stratton.

Iowa takes on a Maryland team that's reeling. The Terrapins have lost 3 in a row, and lost 5 of their last 6 games. Maryland just lost at home to Rutgers last week.

We'll break down the matchup, who we think will start at QB, and where the team moves on from here.

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Iowa football's three coordinators gave their units an assessment Tuesday speaking to the media during the Hawkeyes final bye week of the regular season.

Offensive coordinator Tim Lester talked about the quarterback position, the struggling passing game and how the bright spots he's seen so far.

Defensive coordinator Phil Park discusses the defensive woes we've seen this year and the fall off we've seen compared to last season.

Special Teams coordinator LeVar Woods breaks down Rhys Dakin's inconsistency, Drew Stevens' year, and the ups and downs from the punt/punt coverage teams.

We'll also revisit our preseason predictions and see how right (or wrong) we were during fall camp.

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Iowa drops another road game, falling to 6-4 overall, after losing to UCLA 20-17 at the Rose Bowl Friday.

Brendan Sullivan was taken out of the game due to injury and Kaleb Johnson was held in check, while the Big Ten Conference's worst rushing attack, gashed Iowa's defense with 211 yards on the ground.

13 missed tackles, the second-highest clip of the season, and 3 turnovers cemented the loss for Iowa.

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Can Kaleb Johnson, Brendan Sullivan and the Hawks adjust to a short-week game on the west coast? Iowa plays Friday on Fox 28 against Big 10-newcomer UCLA.

The Bruins are 3-5 but have played an extremely tough schedule early on and have played a lot better football the past few weeks, on a two-game winning streak.

Well discuss if Iowa will be able to rush against this Bruin defense and if UCLA's offense should trouble the Hawkeyes.

Also our Hawkeye Highlight is Zach Ortwerth, who had a big game last week, leading Iowa in receiving against Wisconsin.

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Kaleb Johnson tied the Iowa record for points scored in a single season (120), scoring 3 touchdowns and rushing for 135 yards in Iowa's 42-10 win over Wisconsin.

A dominating performance and impressive outing for new starting quarterback Brendan Sullivan, who didn't wow fans in the passing game (7-10, 93 yards, 1 passing TD, 58 rushing yards, and 1 rushing touchdown).

The defense played lights out too, holding Wisconsin to just 261 yards of offense.

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Brendan Sullivan is Iowa's new QB1 and his first start will come against the Wisconsin Badgers at home, under the lights.

We discuss what a successful performance looks like, how the defense stacks up against the new-look Badger offense and how Iowa's new Aussie punter has settled in to his freshman season.

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Iowa switches it up at quarterback. Former Wildcat Brendan Sullivan comes in for Cade McNamara and helps Iowa pull away from his former team.

Kirk Ferentz said they planned to rotate QBs and that McNamara got hurt. Will it be Sullivan at QB1 from here on out?

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Iowa needs a win in the worst way this weekend when Northwestern comes to town. Kirk Ferentz is 12-11 against the Wildcats at Iowa. The Hawks have won 3 straight in the series but are coming off a humbling loss at Michigan State.

How are Iowa's goals shifting? Will Iowa ever make a change a QB? And our Hawkeye Highlight this week is Kaden Wetjen.

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Uncharacteristically bad tackling helped Michigan State beat the Hawkeyes 32-20 Saturday in East Lansing. Iowa drops to 4-3 on the season. We'll break down what happened, how the defense has taken a step back even considering the injuries they are dealing with.

We'll also look at the Iowa offense, anemic in the first half and didn't do enough to overcome the defensive deficiencies on the night.

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Can Iowa make it two in a row when they travel to East Lansing for a sneaky road test against Michigan State? We break down what kind of day we think Kaleb Johnson will have and what kind of challenges the Spartans pose as the Hawks look to win their 5th game of the season.

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