Close....was going more for the Ricky Bobby "with all due respect" angle....but I like yours too!
QB is NOT a Transfer Portal Priority, per KF on Dec 18. Jeremy Hecklinski appears to have passed Hank Brown on the Depth Chart.
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We were up 35-0 at half. A lot of starters got pulled at that point. The plan going in wasn’t give each guy a half (and Christensen got pulled for McNutt in the 4th). My point stands, KF will never say one half belongs to player A and the other goes to player B ahead of time.
I don't know what to tell you.....but KF absolutely did say they were going to give each player one half.
Not really.
Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz said Tuesday that Jake Christensen and Ricky Stanzi, who split time during Iowa’s 46-3 win over Maine last week, will likely do the same Saturday against Florida International.
Christensen is listed atop the depth chart, meaning he’s in line for his 14th straight start. But Stanzi, a sophomore who has risen up the depth chart since the end of last season, will get a second chance to wrestle the job away from Christensen.
Iowa QBs to platoon against FIU
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) _ It looks like Iowa will go to a quarterback platoon for at least another week. Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz said Tuesday that Jake Christensen and Ricky Stanzi, who split time during Iowa’s 46-3 win over Maine last week, will likely do the same Saturday against Florida...
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Here’s KF specifically NOT saying he’s going to give each player a half when asked the Tuesday prior to the 08 FIU game. It would’ve absolutely made it into the clip if he said it, it would’ve been so totally unlike him.
Yeah, might be Kirk saying what he needs to say so that Hank doesn't hit the portal.
Jeremy was ahead of Hank at the end of last season.
During spring practices, multiple defenders have commented on how relentless Hecklinski has been at forcing the ball downfield and slinging it all over the facility.
His ability to escape the pocket while keeping his eyes downfield has also been on full display at practices, prompting the word "swagger" to be one of the words frequently thrown around.
The last 300-yard-plus passing game from an Iowa QB occurred in 2019.
Good article:
dearoldgold.com
During spring practices, multiple defenders have commented on how relentless Hecklinski has been at forcing the ball downfield and slinging it all over the facility.
His ability to escape the pocket while keeping his eyes downfield has also been on full display at practices, prompting the word "swagger" to be one of the words frequently thrown around.
The last 300-yard-plus passing game from an Iowa QB occurred in 2019.
Good article:
QB Jeremy Hecklinski's 'relentless' downfield approach is just what Iowa needs
One of the more interesting position battles to watch during Iowa's spring practices is at the quarterback position. With Mark Gronowski exhausting his eligibil
dearoldgold.com
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3 easy home games to start the season should help them ease in and learn.
Hope we finally have a dude not constantly going to the check down.Jeremy was ahead of Hank at the end of last season.
During spring practices, multiple defenders have commented on how relentless Hecklinski has been at forcing the ball downfield and slinging it all over the facility.
His ability to escape the pocket while keeping his eyes downfield has also been on full display at practices, prompting the word "swagger" to be one of the words frequently thrown around.
The last 300-yard-plus passing game from an Iowa QB occurred in 2019.
Good article:
QB Jeremy Hecklinski's 'relentless' downfield approach is just what Iowa needs
One of the more interesting position battles to watch during Iowa's spring practices is at the quarterback position. With Mark Gronowski exhausting his eligibil
Will be interesting to see how this unfolds. Everything I have read/heard points towards JH getting the nod.
So Brown can now hit wide open 5 yard screen passes?
To be fair, we haven't seen enough of either QB to determine a starter. By the end of fall camp we will have to trust the decision of the coaches who have seen them in practice every day.
Of course it is fun to speculate, a reason why we post here.
Of course it is fun to speculate, a reason why we post here.
He may or may not name a #1 but it is very likely he will say the competition will carry on into fall camp.
There's no reason to name a starter prior to fall camp. You might see an announcement as camp opens, but I think you let both of them continue to compete all summer and see where things stand in August. Whether the QBs want to admit it or not, they likely have an idea of where they stand based on their performance this spring.
Rules have changed since there is finally no spring portal this year. But Kirk basically said when it was around past few years zero reason to post depth chart after spring ball because players more likely to enter not on 2 deeps. Think he’s just going with status quo now. Zero benefit to release depth chart (click bait for us and media but no benefit to him) or name starters, especially in position battles like qb, unless clear cut guy above the rest like MG last year saying he’s our starting qb.
Jeremy did pass Hank at the end of last season. Is Jeremy still in the lead? I would guess that the answer is "yes," We'll see. And I hope Tim Lester gets to make the decision on who is QB1 with only input from KF.
I don't think KF names a starter until fall camp; he'll likely let things play out.
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Jeremy Hecklinski:
“I think we're going to be an explosive offense. We’ve got the guys to do it. New receivers, our tight ends are amazing. Our O-line’s coming back, and they’re big and they’re good. So I think we're going to be an amazing team. And I think it's all about just getting the glue together and forming the type of offense that we're going to be the rest of spring and then into camp.”
“I think we're going to be an explosive offense. We’ve got the guys to do it. New receivers, our tight ends are amazing. Our O-line’s coming back, and they’re big and they’re good. So I think we're going to be an amazing team. And I think it's all about just getting the glue together and forming the type of offense that we're going to be the rest of spring and then into camp.”