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Home > Blogs > On Iowa by Marc Morehouse > The Walkthrough - Ohio State On Iowa by Marc Morehouse The Walkthrough - Ohio State Posted on Nov 14, 2009 by Marc Morehouse .

Unless you're in the mood for a giant helping of sarcasm, don't even ask Kirk Ferentz about quarterback No.

Iowa Hawkeyes quarterback Ricky Stanzi will miss the regular season after ankle surgery, but coach Kirk Ferentz is confident his junior signal-caller can return for a bowl game.

Talk about a tough day for the Hawkeyes. Iowa lost its quarterback, its unbeaten season and likely any shot to play for the national title in Saturday's 17-10 defeat to Northwestern.

Home > Blogs > On Iowa by Marc Morehouse > The Walkthrough - Northwestern On Iowa by Marc Morehouse The Walkthrough - Northwestern Posted on Nov 07, 2009 by Marc Morehouse .

No Brett Greenwood. He left last week's game during the first series. He was wearing a shoulder harness on his left side.

EAST LANSING, Mich. -- The door to Iowa's locker room closes at halftime and the communication lines open.

Posted on Oct 22, 2009 by Marc Morehouse . The quarterbacks communicate. The O-linemen talk things over.

Iowa is 5-0 and has played four nonconference games. In the past, that would have meant the Hawkeyes' backup quarterbacks would have had plenty of time to get into games and get some game experience.

For the Iowa football team, the 2008 season was a lot of what ifs and close calls before a late-season surge put the Hawkeyes in their fifth January bowl game since 2002.

Forty-five Iowa football players have worn No. 16, but most Hawkeyes fans associate the number with just one player, a quarterback who wore the number in the early 1980s.

Iowa had a heated QB competition in 2008 that lasted until late September, when Ricky Stanzi finally wrested the job from veteran Jake Christensen.

The paths that have taken James Vandenberg and John Wienke to the start of their college football careers have been running parallel to each other for almost four years now.

Posted on Aug 26, 2009 by Marc Morehouse . Iowa quarterback Ricky Stanzi works out during practice this month at the Kenyon Football Practice Facility in Iowa City.

Last year was a learning experience for quarterback James Vandenberg as he redshirted and got better acclimated with the Iowa offense.

He is just not used to seeing them in the same uniform as he is wearing. Cotton begins his Hawkeyes career with three players he faced while playing football for Mount Pleasant High School.

Posted on Aug 10, 2009 by Marc Morehouse . Keokuk High School quarterback James Vandenberg looks downfield for a receiver in the game against Sioux City Heelan during the Class 3A Championship Saturday, November 17, 2007, at the UNI Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

A quick position-by-position look at the Iowa football team: Quarterback Junior Ricky Stanzi is the unquestioned starter.

Iowa is looking pretty good coming into the 2009 season. They lost seven starters from their whole team after a successful 2008 season, in which they finished 9-4, routed South Carolina, and were ranked 20th in both final major polls... by Spencer Roach 0 5 reads Preview/Prediction May 26, 2009 Iowa is looking pretty good coming into the 2009 ...