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| EARLY
BIRD 2010 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PREVIEW
RELEASED DECEMBER 2009 |
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IOWA
HAWKEYES |
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| OFFENSE
- 6 |
------RETURNING
STARTERS------ |
DEFENSE
- 8 |
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| KEY
LOSSES |
| OFFENSE:
Trey Stross-WR, Tony Moeaki-TE,
Dace Richardson-OG, Rafael Eubanks-C,
Kyle Calloway-OT, Bryan
Bulaga-OT (NFL) |
| DEFENSE:
A.J.
Edds-OLB, Pat Angerer-MLB, Amari
Spievey-CB (NFL) |
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Defensive
Line / Secondary |
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running and throwing
against this defense
will be futile.
Two of these defensive
backs were All-Conference
selections. The
DL also remains
totally intact.
Adrian Clayborn
is one of the nation's
premier defensive
ends, with the stats
to prove it. |
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| Running
Back / Linebacker |
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rushing attack might
not be so bad if
they can keep everyone
healthy. The Hawkeyes
ranked next to last
in the Big Ten running
with the football,
a bad formula when
looking ahead in
this unflashy league.
The defense should
be fine, but losing
big game LBs Angerer
and Edds will be
a huge hit. |
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| WR
Derrell Johnson-Koulianos |
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DB
Tyler Sash |
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DEPTH CHARTS were only designed
as a simplistic gauge for listing
players that departed and players
that received the most playing
experience (consistent starters).
NationalChamps.net recognizes
the importance of missing personnel
data not listed such as redshirts,
transfers, injuries, incoming
recruits, back ups and alternates.
Their coverage will begin with
our full 2010 Preseason Preview
due out this coming spring. |
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| IOWA
2010 DEPTH CHART
Returning
Starters/Key
Players |
| OFFENSE |
| QB |
Ricky
Stanzi-Sr |
James
Vandenberg-So |
| FB |
Brett
Morse-Sr |
.. |
| RB |
Adam
Robinson-So |
Brandon
Wegher-So / Paki O'Meara-Sr |
| WR |
Keenan
Davis-So |
Paul
Chaney-Sr |
| WR |
Derrell
Johnson-Koulianos-Sr |
Marvin
McNutt-Jr / Colin
Sandeman-Sr |
| TE |
Allen
Reisner-Sr |
.. |
| OT |
.. |
.. |
| OG |
Riley
Reiff-So |
Adam
Gettis-Jr |
| C |
.. |
.. |
| OG |
Julian
Vandervelde-Sr |
.. |
| OT |
.. |
.. |
| K |
Daniel
Murray-Sr |
.. |
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| IOWA
2010 DEPTH CHART
Returning
Starters/Key
Players |
| DEFENSE |
| DE |
Adrian
Clayborn-Sr |
.. |
| DT |
Karl
Klug-Sr |
.. |
| DT |
Christian
Ballard-Sr |
Mike
Daniels-Jr |
| DE |
Broderick
Binns-Jr |
.. |
| OLB |
Tyler
Nielsen-Jr |
.. |
| MLB |
Bruce
Davis-Jr |
.. |
| WLB |
Jeremiha
Hunter-Sr |
Troy
Johnson-Sr / Jeff Tarpinian-Sr |
| CB |
Shaun
Prater-Jr |
William
Lowe-Jr |
| CB |
Greg
Castillo-So |
.. |
| SS |
Tyler
Sash-Jr |
David
Cato-Jr |
| FS |
Brett
Greenwood-Sr |
.. |
| P |
Ryan
Donahue-Sr |
.. |
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| QUICK
ANALYSIS |
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Iowa
was just a few injuries away
from being Big Ten Champions.
If anyone is going to push Ohio
State for the conference crown
in ’10, it appears that
Iowa is that team again. It
says a lot about the Kirk Ferentz
coaching philosophies when an
offensive tackle (Bryan Bulaga)
can be considered the star on
this side of the ball. Getting
12 games out of QB Ricky Stanzi
and RB Adam Robinson will go
a long way in terms of offensive
production. Given the incredibly
sturdy nature of this impenetrable
defense, Iowa is looking at
another 10-win season and a
return trip to a BCS Bowl. As
the Big 10 currently sits, both
the Hawkeye secondary and their
defensive front play second
fiddle to no other comparable
units, not even Ohio State’s.
Whereas Iowa may have been looked
at as a bottom-tier Top 25 team
heading into this last season,
they should now be given serious
consideration as a Top 10 foe
heading into the next.
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IOWA
2010 SCHEDULE
Sep.
4 Eastern Illinois
Sep. 11 Iowa State
Sep. 18 at Arizona
Sep. 25 Ball State
Oct. 2 Penn State
Oct. 16 at Michigan
Oct. 23 Wisconsin
Oct. 30 Michigan State
Nov. 6 at Indiana
Nov. 13 at Northwestern
Nov. 20 Ohio State
Nov. 27 at Minnesota
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