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Iowa’s offense is ‘growing and making progress’
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Little by little, the Iowa offense is making progress from all-time low nationally to, nicely, at the very least a few spots off the floor.
The enhancements are negligible however essential. Offensive linemen blocked defenders on Saturday on performs which may have been whiffs in Week 1, head coach Kirk Ferentz stated. Quarterback Spencer Petras has consecutive video games with completion percentages exceeding 64 %.
Final week, the Hawkeyes had eight completions of 15-plus yards, practically doubling the season complete (now 18).
“From the sideline, I felt like we had been rising and making progress,” Ferentz stated. “That’s a really feel factor. That’s not one of the best seat in the home over there on the sideline. However the movie confirmed that, and I assumed — I get to peek on the replay board at the very least, so that you see some little issues perhaps that you just didn’t see every week earlier than or two weeks earlier than, and people issues had been there.”
With 5 video games’ value of information, Iowa (3-2, 1-1 Massive Ten) has a number of offensive areas worthy of dissection. To proceed making strides, participant execution is most important. However hand-in-hand with on-field progress, Iowa’s workers repeatedly should study play-calling tendencies and diversify its personnel groupings.
How Iowa performs on first down and what performs the workers chooses can influence a complete drive. In line with Professional Soccer Focus, of the Hawkeyes’ 124 first-down snaps, 81 (65 %) are runs. Iowa’s 241 dashing yards and a couple of.98 yards per keep it up first down are by far the bottom within the Massive Ten. Nationally, the Hawkeyes rank 122nd in yards and 126th in yards-per-carry common on first down.
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Jay Higgins discusses a variety of topics after Iowa’s 35-7 loss to Ohio State.
The Iowa football team’s Oct. 19 game at Michigan State will kick off at 6:30 p.m. CT.
The Big Ten contest will be televised on NBC.
Iowa plays host to Washington on Saturday, Oct. 12. That game is set for 11:10 a.m. CT.
IARN – While the temperatures have been enjoyable lately, the lack of rainfall has been anything but. After experiencing the driest September on record, drought and fire dangers have increased. Justin Glisan, state climatologist for Iowa, said that the drought monitor has been repopulated with zones of abnormally dry conditions.
Read more at Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network.
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.”
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