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IOWA CITY, Iowa – Iowa’s offense received its first landing of the season.
After which didn’t rating once more.
The place the Hawkeyes go after Saturday’s 10-7 loss to Iowa State at Kinnick Stadium is unclear.
No one might present factors for Iowa on a day through which the Hawkeyes had 150 yards of whole offense and 11 first downs.
Per week in the past, the protection contributed two safeties and particular groups offered a discipline purpose in a 7-3 win over South Dakota State.
Coach Kirk Ferentz stated after this sport it’s less than the opposite models to supply the scoring.
“A part of complementary soccer is the opposite folks serving to out when one unit is just not going nicely,” he stated. “However we’ll have to maneuver the ball offensively. We’re not going to sit down round ready on particular groups and protection to win each sport for us. We won’t try this. That is not lifelike.”
The largest query is what occurs with third-year beginning quarterback Spencer Petras, who was 12-of-27 passing for 92 yards with one interception. Petras heard the boos from Iowa followers with each missed throw, and what occurs subsequent, Ferentz stated, is as much as the assessments that might be made this week in preparation for subsequent Saturday’s evening sport towards Nevada.
Ferentz identified that the offense is with out a number of key gamers, together with large receivers Keagan Johnson and Nico Ragaini, who have been anticipated to be starters this season.
“To me, in each these video games he is nonetheless not getting sufficient assist to essentially do a good evaluation,” Ferentz stated of Petras. “He hasn’t been good. No one has. We’ve got loads of shifting elements proper now on offense, after which we’re shorthanded just a little bit at a pair positions. We’ll preserve working by way of it and we’ll speak about it tomorrow and see what occurs shifting ahead.”
Petras performed all the sport on Saturday regardless of his struggles. Pressed to say whether or not Petras could be the starter subsequent week, Ferentz stated, “ I did not say that. I stated at this time he performed the entire sport. In my judgment it was the easiest way to proceed by way of this sport, and I gave it some thought, however I felt prefer it was our greatest alternative. We’ll reassess every part tomorrow.”
Petras expressed confidence that the offense might get higher.
“I feel the largest factor goes to work daily and dealing to enhance, as a result of I nonetheless really feel this isn’t consultant of our offense,” he stated. “I’m certain that isn’t what folks need to hear, as a result of that’s what we now have proven the final two weeks, however the course of is form of a protracted and winding highway. I nonetheless have loads of excessive hopes for our unit and for our crew.”
The assessments, Ferentz stated, are coming..
“Clearly the assertion made about factors scored, we’re not going to win shifting ahead if we won’t rating extra factors than that, and we now have a very good protection,” he stated. “However you are not going to win a sport (scoring) 7 factors, 10 factors a sport, as a rule.”
MISSING MEN
Ferentz is hoping for good harm information within the coming weeks, particularly in relation to Johnson and Ragaini.
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Working again Gavin Williams made his first look of the season, with two carries for 10 yards. Extensive receiver Brody Brecht additionally performed, however didn’t have a reception.
Of Petras’ 26 throws on Saturday, 13 have been to large receivers — 11 to Arland Bruce IV and two to Alec Wick.
It’s not one thing tight finish Sam LaPorta desires to speak about.
“You guys could make an excuse for the dearth of receivers,” LaPorta stated. “However we aren’t going to make that excuse.”
VAN NESS’ BLOCK PARTY
Iowa defensive finish Lukas Van Ness turned the fifth Hawkeye to dam a number of punts in a sport along with his two towards the Cyclones.
The primary, within the first quarter, led to the Hawkeyes’ solely factors of the sport. The second, within the third quarter, put Iowa right into a place to get factors, however fullback Monte Pottebaum fumbled on the 1-yard line.
Van Ness stated the blocks got here from preparation in the course of the week.
“We seen Iowa State had its two guys in a protect to guard the punter,” Van Ness stated. “They have been offset off the road just a little, so that they had me line up and it gave me a straight shot to run on the protect and block a few punts. I used to be in a position to get there a few instances, nevertheless it wasn’t sufficient.”
THE DRIVE
Pottebaum’s fumble arrange what would flip right into a 21-play, 99-yard drive by the Cyclones for what proved to be the game-winning landing, an 8-yard go from Hunter Dekkers to Xavier Hutchinson.
The Cyclones transformed six first downs on the drive, which took 11 minutes, 49 seconds.
“It was easy — get the primary first down after which it should come collectively,” Hutchinson stated. “Boy, did it come collectively. It was fairly intense to have that occur in such a important second. It simply confirmed how everybody was dialed in.”
“It’s only a lack of execution on our half on the market on third downs,” Iowa security Quinn Schulte stated. “That they had too many chunk performs that we gave up.”
DEJEAN’S BIG GAME
Defensive again Cooper DeJean led the Hawkeyes with a career-high 11 tackles. He additionally had an interception.
DeJean, a sophomore, has seen intensive taking part in time within the first two video games of this season.
“It has been an enormous studying expertise for me simply getting on the market and understanding the velocity of the sport and what all goes into completely different conditions, and issues like that,” DeJean stated. “It has been just a little little bit of a change, however I’m beginning to get used to it.”
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The University of Iowa men’s golf team finished two rounds of play at the Fighting Irish Classic on Sunday. The Hawkeyes currently sit in sixth place out of 15 teams.
Sophomore Noah Kent and junior Gage Messingham are both leading the Hawkeyes, tied for 8th place overall. Kent shot 1-over (71) in the first round and 1-under (69) in the second round, finishing with a total score of 140. Messingham join Kent as the only other Hawkeye to go under-par today in a round.
Sophomore Max Tjoa is tied for 37th place, shooting rounds of 74 and 72, with a total score of 146. Senior Chance Rinkol posted scores of 71 and 77 in the first and second rounds, respectively, and sits tied for 51st place with a score of 148. Senior Josh Lundmark recorded rounds of 79 and 71, finishing tied for 64th place with a total score of 150.
HAWKEYE SCORECARD
| 6/15 | Team | +5 | +3 | 148 |
| T8 | Gage Messingham | -1 | +1 | 140 |
| T8 | Noah Kent | +1 | -1 | 140 |
| T37 | Max Tjoa | +4 | +2 | 146 |
| T51 | Chance Rinkol | +1 | +7 | 148 |
| T64 | Josh Lundmark | +9 | +1 | 150 |
HEAR FROM HEAD COACH TYLER STITH
“Today was a very strong team performance with Noah and Gage leading the way. We showed a lot of grit all day but especially down the stretch. We’re in a great position heading into the final round.”
UP NEXT
The final round of the Fighting Irish Classic is set to tee off on Monday morning.
Nebraska volleyball entered October a perfect 38-0 against Iowa all-time. That number is now 39-0.
The No. 2 Huskers (14-1, 4-0 Big Ten) swept the Hawkeyes (8-8, 2-2 Big Ten), 25-17, 25-11, 25-13. This is the eighth-straight sweep for Nebraska over Iowa and 11th-straight win since falling at SMU.
Nebraska’s offense hit a blistering .404, led by 10 kills on .400 hitting from Merritt Beason.
The story of the day was the middles, though. With Andi Jackson out again, Leyla Blackwell earned the start alongside Rebekah Allick. The pair notched nine kills each, with Blackwell hitting .692 and Allick hitting .583. They also combined for five blocks.
Bergen Reilly dished out 35 assists.
Iowa managed to hit just .155, but did have the player with a match-high for kills: Michel Urquahart at 11.
Nebraska is back in action Friday, hosting No. 10 Purdue.
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Video: Jay Higgins on Iowa’s defensive performance in loss to Ohio State
Jay Higgins discusses a variety of topics after Iowa’s 35-7 loss to Ohio State.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Iowa football coach Kirk Ferentz made his view of the quarterback position pretty clear after Saturday’s 35-7 loss at Ohio State.
No, the Hawkeyes are not headed for a change at quarterback, Ferentz said.
“We’re not ready, I think, to have a controversy at that position,” the longtime head coach said.
The loss to Ohio State again illustrated the gap between Iowa and national powerhouses. The Hawkeyes haven’t beaten one of the three giants of the Big Ten — Penn State, Michigan or Ohio State — since a 2021 win over the Nittany Lions. Against ranked opponents last season, Iowa was beaten a combined 92-0.
Perhaps you could point to the fact that Iowa at least scored on Saturday as progress. But in reality, Saturday’s margin was similar to those three games last season.
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The quarterback position wasn’t good enough on Saturday. Cade McNamara finished the game 14-of-20 passing for 98 yards and three turnovers — two fumbles and one interception. Just like the game itself, the quarterback play fit an old, tired narrative.
When, if ever, will Iowa’s quarterback woes finally be solved?
To be clear, quarterback production was not the only deficient area on Saturday. The Hawkeyes were beaten in the trenches — on both sides of the ball — and outgained 203-116 on the ground. Iowa’s defense also gave up four touchdowns through the air.
After Iowa trailed just 7-0 at the break, it got ugly in the second half. Ohio State is a legitimate national championship threat, and the Hawkeyes didn’t do much in the third and fourth quarters to show they could compete at that level.
“The bottom line is, you’ve got to play clean football against a team like this,” Ferentz said. “We weren’t able to do that. They get some credit on that, too.”
Kirk Ferentz on Cade McNamara after loss to Ohio State: ‘Cade will be fine’
Kirk Ferentz discusses a variety of topics after Iowa’s 35-7 loss to Ohio State.
Since the 2019 departure of Nate Stanley, Iowa’s quarterback struggles have been no secret. Whether it be Spencer Petras or Alex Padilla or Deacon Hill, Iowa hasn’t gotten necessary production from that position. There was optimism that McNamara, once a prized transfer from Michigan, would be the solution.
Through the first 10 games of his Iowa career, McNamara has fallen short of that.
The lowest bar for McNamara to clear as Iowa’s quarterback — taking care of the ball — is something he was unable to do on Saturday.
McNamara’s turnovers came on three consecutive possessions to open the second half, all but erasing any first-half hope that Iowa had managed to build.
Because Iowa lives in such thin margins, avoiding turnovers is paramount, even more so against a team like Ohio State. The lack of ball security was a reason the quarterback position was such a disaster at Iowa last season. Hill finished the season with a ratio of eight interceptions to five passing touchdowns.
McNamara’s touchdown pass-to-interception ratio this season is now 3-to-3. He was without a turnover against Illinois State, Troy and Minnesota, but coughing up the ball proved costly against Iowa State and Ohio State. An early second-half turnover against Iowa State this season gave the Cyclones life. Three against Ohio State on Saturday shut the door on a possible upset.
“We evaluate every position week to week,” Ferentz said about quarterback. “But we’re comfortable. I think Cade’s improving. I really do. It sounds funny with the turnovers today, I think he seems more comfortable. His timing seems better. And he was getting the ball out really well in the first half. We have to improve as a collective offense.”
It might go against popular opinion but to Ferentz’s point, McNamara started Saturday’s contest well, completing 10 of his first 12 passes. There is, however, a gaping hole in that argument.
Completion efficiency is not McNamara’s biggest issue. In fact, in the last two games — against Minnesota and Ohio State — he was a combined 25-of-39, marking major improvement from a putrid 13-of-29 outing against Iowa State.
But that extremely efficient stretch against Ohio State matters less if it amounts to zero points and also means turning the ball over three times later on.
In his Iowa career, McNamara has not yet thrown a touchdown against a power conference opponent (granted, a redzone package with backup Brendan Sullivan was implemented earlier this season, making it more difficult for McNamara to do so). But more troubling than the lack of touchdowns are the fact that all three of his interceptions this season have come against power conference opponents (one was a last ditch heave against Iowa State). You can also add the two fumbles against Ohio State to that turnover tally.
Iowa didn’t get McNamara just to beat up on lower level programs. When the competition level rises, he needs to do so with it.
“We just can’t turn the ball over,” McNamara said Saturday. “We had three drives in a row with turnovers. That just can’t happen. They just came out in the second half and they played well. They’re are a good defense and they’re a good team.”
You can argue ad nauseam against Ferentz’s assertion that McNamara is improving. But bottom line is, the fact that this is even a discussion is a problem. It was reasonable to think that McNamara would’ve been better than this through five games.
Iowa doesn’t need its quarterback to be prolific. Running back Kaleb Johnson solves a lot for the offense with the way he’s been playing. Iowa just needs McNamara to take care of the ball and make defenses pay on occasion when the chance presents itself.
In critical moments, that hasn’t been the case.
Iowa running back Kaleb Johnson reacts to 35-7 loss at Ohio State
The Hawkeyes junior wound up rushing 15 times for 86 yards, but most of those came after the game was decided.
Through the first 10 games of his Iowa career — split between 2023 and 2024 due to injury — McNamara hasn’t done much to validate the excitement that once surrounded him. Ferentz has preached patience for someone who has been out for an extended period — on multiple occasions. That faith in him could still bear results.
But time is becoming of the essence for McNamara to change the narrative.
Said Ferentz: “Cade will be fine.”
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