Iowa skill players say pre-snap motion could make big difference for the Hawkeye offense

IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) – Iowa offensive coordinator Tim Lester will try to coach the Iowa offense to a 180 degree turn, after it scored just 15.4 points per game in 2023.

Iowa players say they’ve been perfecting the cadence and pre-snap motions of Lester’s offense. They can make defenders hesitate, which players say can change a play.

”It can make a big difference, for instance you can send a guy across on a receiver, and it can take his eyes off the play. He can be looking this way and the run could be going that way,” said senior running back Leshon Williams. “(It) can be the difference from a person making a five yard tackle and a linebacker missing at five yards, and now you’re running for 30.”

The Hawkeye defense is one of the best in the country, but junior wide receiver Kaleb Brown says occasionally they get fooled.

“They tell us right after practice like ‘yeah you got me on that one because I wasn’t ready for it,’” Brown said. “That’s what they work on I’m pretty sure just getting used to seeing (that). Understanding that whole picture it’s huge for us. I know it will be huge during the season for sure.”

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