CJ Beathard to serve as honorary captain this week

[Blair Sanderson]

C.J. Beathard To Serve as Honorary Captain

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Former University of Iowa quarterback C.J. Beathard will serve as honorary captain on Saturday when the 21st-ranked Hawkeyes host Iowa State at a sold-out Kinnick Stadium. Kickoff is set for 6:30 p.m. (CT) on NBC.

Beathard was a four-year letterwinner from 2013 to 2016, compiling a 21-7 record as a starter and serving as a key leader during one of the most successful eras in program history. A two-time permanent team captain (2015, 2016), Beathard is the only quarterback in school history to win his first 13 career starts under center.

After taking over full-time starting duties as a junior, the Franklin, Tennessee, native spearheaded Iowa’s historic 2015 season. He led the Hawkeyes to their first 12-0 regular-season record in school history, securing a Big Ten West title, a berth in the Big Ten Championship Game, and an appearance in the 2016 Rose Bowl.

Recognized as a Manning Award finalist and Second-Team All-Big Ten selection in 2015, Beathard finished his Hawkeye career with 5,562 passing yards, 40 passing touchdowns, and 10 rushing touchdowns. His 40 passing scores rank seventh in program history.

Following his collegiate career, Beathard was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the third round (104th overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft. Over a multi-year professional career with the 49ers, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Detroit Lions, he has accumulated 3,886 passing yards, 19 passing touchdowns, and four rushing touchdowns across 32 NFL appearances.

Beathard will accompany the Iowa captains to midfield for Saturday’s pregame coin toss and will be with the team in the locker room before and after the game.

 

[r_desihawk]

so finally kirk came around to approve of a long haired rebel qb

 

[Franisdaman]

 

[BigOHawk1]

C....J....Beathard! "He put that ball in a shoebox!" I can still heard it...laser pass to Tevaun Smith in 2015, two HUGE QB runs out of our own endzone, a great call on a roll left and throw to McCarron as well! This game in '15 also featured the Iowa TE (Kreiger-Coble) catching them fumbling and Vandeburg scooping up for a TD!

 

[LetsGoHawks83]

CJ will always be a legend among Hawkeye fans.

Still think if he was giving the right opportunity and stayed healthy in the NFL he could have been a (more) regular starter.

 

[uihawk82]

C....J....Beathard! "He put that ball in a shoebox!" I can still heard it...laser pass to Tevaun Smith in 2015, two HUGE QB runs out of our own endzone, a great call on a roll left and throw to McCarron as well! This game in '15 also featured the Iowa TE (Kreiger-Coble) catching them fumbling and Vandeburg scooping up for a TD!

And all of those plays were in Ames giving the hawks a big beat down of the clowns.

Then in 2016, CJB sliced and diced up ISU to the tune of 42-3 iirc. Pass after Pass after Pass to Vandeberg, Kittle, McCarron etc

 

[IACub]

Sunshine returns to Kinnick stadium!

 

[KurtWarner]

Beathard was great

 

[RuggieC]

"Put it in a shoebox". Loved the game he played that day.

 

[silasstarr]

Beathard was great

He was a really good player. I lost respect for him after calling the orange grifter 'a legend'. Hopefully he regrets that now.

 

[TRHawkeye28]

He was a really good player. I lost respect for him after calling the orange grifter 'a legend'. Hopefully he regrets that now.

Must suck to live every day of your life pissed off

 

[HawksRule73]

He was a really good player. I lost respect for him after calling the orange grifter 'a legend'. Hopefully he regrets that now.

Must suck to have everything filtered thru a political lense.

Oh, and **** off.

 

[Wobmam Rulez!]

C....J....Beathard! "He put that ball in a shoebox!" I can still heard it...laser pass to Tevaun Smith in 2015, two HUGE QB runs out of our own endzone, a great call on a roll left and throw to McCarron as well! This game in '15 also featured the Iowa TE (Kreiger-Coble) catching them fumbling and Vandeburg scooping up for a TD!

I was there at midfield. Ticket was a hundy off a second party vendor but worth every penny.

 

[Hawkfan_08*]

Pumped CJ is the captain! That's two for two for great honorary captains.

 

[Wobmam Rulez!]

CJ will always be a legend among Hawkeye fans.

Still think if he was giving the right opportunity and stayed healthy in the NFL he could have been a (more) regular starter.

Effing shame that Purdy fell into the niners team at exactly the right time and CJ was there while building these teams. Kittle should be greatfull that CJ was there to throw him the ball and help show his greatness.

 

[oldxbbc]

so finally kirk came around to approve of a long haired rebel qb

Beat me to it. Was going to ask if he still had the long locks!

 

[Palmerhawk]

CJ was a gamer. Great Hawkeye!

 

[Titanhawk]

He was a really good player. I lost respect for him after calling the orange grifter 'a legend'. Hopefully he regrets that now.

I'd say your respect probably isn't very valuable

 

[Ozzie89]

Absolute mayhem at Lucus Oil when he hit Tavaun Smith for that TD, I thought the roof might blow off.

 

[DukeSlater]

CJ will always be one of my favorite Iowa QBs. When he was healthy, he was brilliant. A great passer with a strong and accurate arm, he was also a tough, determined runner who wasn't afraid of contact.

And as others have noted, who can forget that Big Ten title game vs. MSU and Gus Johnson's call of the 70+ yard TD pass to Tevaun Smith? "C .... J .... Beathard!" And the huge Iowa crowd went nuts. That was the play that should have won the conference title and sent Iowa to the four-team playoff. Instead, Phil Parker's defense let MSU take about 10 minutes and 22+ plays to drive around 85 yards and score the winning TD with about 30 seconds to play. It was one of the most heartbreaking losses in Iowa history.

But it'll be awesome to have CJ back in Kinnick Stadium. Oh, for a QB like that again . . .

 

[Anon1750875978]

He was a really good player. I lost respect for him after calling the orange grifter 'a legend'. Hopefully he regrets that now.

Yep, that was a dick move.
But he was from Tennessee, right, so BAU.

 

[KurtWarner]

Yep, that was a dick move.
But he was from Tennessee, right, so BAU.

Why don't you cry about it, just because you don't agree with him

 

[KurtWarner]

He was a really good player. I lost respect for him after calling the orange grifter 'a legend'. Hopefully he regrets that now.

Like your wife regrets marrying a ?

 

[3-D_chess]

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Ouch

 

[Anon1750875978]

Why don't you cry about it, just because you don't agree with him

It was a dick move for a college athlete to get political.

You can deny it, but how often do you ever see it?

 

[3-D_chess]

It was a dick move for a college athlete to get political.

You can deny it, but how often do you ever see it?

Oh my, you have a horrible memory.

 

[KurtWarner]

It was a dick move for a college athlete to get political.

You can deny it, but how often do you ever see it?

Unless it's someone you like

 

[Anon1750875978]

Unless it's someone you like

Irrelevant.

I'd feel the same way if he had publicly supported Hillary.
But that wasn't happening because the Southern Boyz still think females are second class citizens.

 

[SeenItAllBefore]

C....J....Beathard! "He put that ball in a shoebox!" I can still heard it...laser pass to Tevaun Smith in 2015, two HUGE QB runs out of our own endzone, a great call on a roll left and throw to McCarron as well! This game in '15 also featured the Iowa TE (Kreiger-Coble) catching them fumbling and Vandeburg scooping up for a TD!

I got a chuckle out of the Vandeburg scoop, because he had gone out-of-bounds on his own steam (no push) and came back in to pick it up and score. Not sure that was quite kosher, but it was fun.