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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IOWA is dead last.
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IOWA is dead last.
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the top guys have about 10000 yards and 80 TDs, which means they generate a TD every 125 or so passing yards. our man makes a TD every 8 yards and still ends up ranked dead last.
IOWA is dead last.
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We are only school breaking in new qb who wasn’t team starter or starting qb elsewhere last season. As opposed to last year OSU, Michigan, MN, Maryland schools that started off the year with new starters with no starting experience.
At least our top 2 guys have been in Lester's system for a while now
Hopefully we are 3-0 and our starting QB looks good and ready to go before hitting the road to Ann Arbor.
Our 2026 Football Schedule:
| Date | Opponent | Time/TV | ||
| Sat Sep 5 | NIU Huskies Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA | Time TBA TV TBA | ||
| Sat Sep 12 | Iowa State Cyclones Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA | Time TBA TV TBA | ||
| Sat Sep 19 | Northern Iowa Panthers Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA | Time TBA TV TBA | ||
| Sat Sep 26 | at Michigan Wolverines Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI | Time TBA TV TBA | ||
| Sat Oct 3 | Ohio State Buckeyes Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA | Time TBA TV TBA | ||
| Sat Oct 10 | at Washington Huskies Husky Stadium, Seattle, WA | Time TBA TV TBA | ||
| Sat Oct 24 | at Minnesota Golden Gophers Huntington Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN | Time TBA TV TBA | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | Wisconsin Badgers Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA | Time TBA TV TBA | ||
| Sat Nov 7 | at Northwestern Wildcats NW Medicine at Martin Stadium, Evanston, IL | Time TBA TV TBA | ||
| Sat Nov 14 | Purdue Boilermakers Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA | Time TBA TV TBA | ||
| Sat Nov 21 | at Illinois Fighting Illini Gies Memorial Stadium, Champaign, IL | Time TBA TV TBA | ||
| Fri Nov 27 | Nebraska Cornhuskers Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA | Time TBA TV TBA |
My thoughts are if Lester is comfortable with the 2 and didn’t feel the need to get a guy in the portal was all right with me. saved us $ by having to spend 7 figures again in the portal and used elsewhere.
but it is crazy how Iowa is 1 of 18 breaking in basically a new qb with no starting experience (minus brown’s 1-2 Auburn starts if he gets it). Why I’m not as disappointed about losing that qb recruit to KY. 5-10 years ago would’ve stung a lot more.
Lester told You who will be QB1 as We speak if You listened . listen to the part where He is talking about Brown reading/identifying coverages and going thru progressions, or lack of . That was the biggest tell of the entire interview.
We're going to have a more explosive offense!?! Why? Well, Tim Lester seems to think we NOW have the horses.
I know, I know...we will have to see it to believe it.
As you will see, Lester has a package of plays that he's never been able to run UNTIL NOW.
Check this out & watch:
I know, I know...we will have to see it to believe it.
As you will see, Lester has a package of plays that he's never been able to run UNTIL NOW.
Check this out & watch:
last year we had as good or better OL, TE, RB, running QB. so if lester claims he has the guys NOW to run packages he could not last year, it must be based on the throws QBs are making and/or presence of 2 good receivers instead of just 1.
Gronowski wasn't truly healthy in game till the Nebraska game, You have to reel in the gameplan when the 3rd level is pretty much not happening and yes now Iowa has more WR weapons and have real multiple TE threats that were not present early last Year
Pretty cool that Ryan is still at IOWA while his dad is now at Michigan State.
From last Saturday:
From last Saturday:
Looks like Jeremy still has the lead for the starting QB position.
No. Brown is the not the answer. If Kirk picks Brown it will be a lot like picking Christensen over Stanzi. We all have seen this movie…
How so? Brown played in 3 games and threw a total of 21 passes.
If you're referring back to the screen pass against Indiana it's about time people let that go. Go back and watch it, the play wasn't as "there" as many have suggested. Brown rushed the pass, no doubt. But if he eases up and takes something off it #21 for Indiana was all over it. He blew by both of our blockers.
Indiana's D was very tough in that game. People forget they had the #2 scoring defense in the country last year.
Regardless, if Brown (or any other player) has been hot in camp that's good for the team.
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If Ryan Fitz. is looking at a coaching career then it looks great to play for Kirk.
Or they spent all the money on other players and didn't have 2 million plus to pick a low end starter from last year.
Hank Brown is a poor man’s Nathan Stanley. He’s a statue in the pocket. If I am the opposing defense all you do is stack the box and blitz. Some will say “Oh, but we have receivers who can get separation.” Doesn’t matter when the blitz is in the QB’s face within seconds. Also what makes it more concerning is the Oline isn’t last years Oline which tells me we will have some growing pains. Hank is NOT the answer. We need someone with mobility and moxie. That is Heck all the way. This is strikingly similar to the Christensen and Stanzi situation. I hope Kirk has learned from that mess.
Spent “all the money on other players”…..
We got guys from the likes Villanova, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Texas Rio Grande Valley State Junior University.
If we didn’t have money past those guys…. There’s just no money. OR... Iowa football is very conservative (Would not be surprised the least bit) and is building up an account balance.
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Agree on Hawkeye fans needing to look past one errant pass when evaluating our quarterbacks.
I am reminded of another quarterback competition, back in 1987, when Iowa entered the season with Dan McGwire, Tom Poholsky, and Chuck Hartlieb all competing for the job. In the season opener, in the Kickoff Classic against Tennessee, all 3 were given an opportunity. Perhaps Hartlieb's most notable play was a ridiculously bad pitch-out that was snatched up by the Tennessee defensive player and returned for a 96-yard touchdown. At that point, it seemed like Hartlieb's moment in the QB competition was over. But the coaches knew Chuck had more to offer than he showed on the play. The next week, McGwire started the game against Arizona, but struggled. Hartlieb came off the bench to lead the team to a comeback win. Hartlieb then started the next two games, blowout wins over Iowa State and Kansas State. The rest is history, as Hartlieb went on to become one of the most prolific passers in Hawkeye history.
It's a good thing he wasn't judged solely by one very poor play.
I'm not saying Hank Brown should be our starter. Or that it should be Jeremy Hecklinski. (And folks shouldn't sleep on Tradon Bessinger, if you ask me.) All I'm saying is that it's stupid for fans to place too much emphasis on one play, particularly when there is so much happening in practices that we never see.