QB is NOT a Transfer Portal Priority, per KF on Dec 18. Jeremy Hecklinski appears to have passed Hank Brown on the Depth Chart.

Franisdaman

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IOWA is dead last.

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iahawkeyes17

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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.
 

Franisdaman

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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:

DateOpponentTime/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
 

iahawkeyes17

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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:

DateOpponentTime/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.
 

Heathen Raider

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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.
 

Franisdaman

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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:

 
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r_desihawk

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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.
 
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Heathen Raider

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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
 

TampaHawkFan

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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:


Interesting. Yes, we will see... But it sounds promising!