While some may have suspected changes coming in this week's depth chart for the Iowa Hawkeyes after Hank Brown left the game versus Ohio State banged up, which opened the door for Jeremy Hecklinski to engineer a touchdown drive, things are staying the same.
Iowa State emerged victorious in its last two trips to Iowa City, but that was under former coach Matt Campbell. New Cyclones coach Jimmy Rogers matches wits against Iowa coaching legend Kirk Ferentz in the Cy-Hawk rivalry for the first time on Saturday night when Iowa State and the No.
The Iowa Hawkeyes released their Week 1 depth chart, and it didn't come without one word sticking out like a sore thumb: or. Yes, that's how Iowa listed the quarterback competition between Hank Brown and Jeremy Hecklinski heading into the Week 1 matchup against Northern Illinois.
College football has historically been known as a sport that caters to the elite. It is very difficult to win a national championship if you aren't Notre Dame, Alabama, Ohio State, or a host of other schools that have great programs that invest heavily in keeping them at the top.
It has been some time since a premier college football program had a quarterback competition entering fall camp. With the transfer portal, many top programs have simply brought in starters if there were question marks.
There's certainly a case for either Jeremy Hecklinski or Hank Brown to start, but that's something the Iowa Hawkeyes would love to solve sooner rather than later.
So far this season, fifth-year senior quarterback Mark Gronowski only had one injury scare. While it inadvertently costed the Iowa Hawkeyes their game against Indiana, his injury proved not to be severe and he was able to rest during the team's Bye week.
Can the Deacs end the season on a high note? Since today is Thanksgiving and most of you, like me, have probably checked out on football for the rest of the year, let’s just jump straight into the keys.