Connor Colby was forced into playing time before he was ready because of attrition on the Iowa football team’s offensive line. Then he was forced into playing tackle, a position he shouldn’t have been playing. As he enters his senior season, the former Cedar Rapids Kennedy prep has settled in at right guard and could be in for a productive season.
Iowa redshirt freshman wide receiver Jarriett Buie knows if you power anything to zero, it’s a 1.
Phil Parker has a “good idea” of who his starting cornerbacks will be in 2024. But with 11 days to go until the Hawkeyes’ season opener, the Iowa defensive coordinator was reluctant on Tuesday to name who specifically those starters will be.
Iowa’s secondary has some good news to report on the injury front.
Iowa defensive coordinator Phil Parker discussed his own injury recovery Tuesday after undergoing shoulder surgery earlier this month.
Connor Colby was forced into playing time before he was ready because of attrition on the Iowa football team’s offensive line. Then he was forced into playing tackle, a position he shouldn’t have been playing. As he enters his senior season, the former Cedar Rapids Kennedy prep has settled in at right guard and could be in for a productive season.
Iowa redshirt freshman wide receiver Jarriett Buie knows if you power anything to zero, it’s a 1.
Phil Parker has a “good idea” of who his starting cornerbacks will be in 2024. But with 11 days to go until the Hawkeyes’ season opener, the Iowa defensive coordinator was reluctant on Tuesday to name who specifically those starters will be.
Iowa’s secondary has some good news to report on the injury front.
Iowa defensive coordinator Phil Parker discussed his own injury recovery Tuesday after undergoing shoulder surgery earlier this month.
Aaron Graves has “earned a position as a leader on this team,” Iowa defensive line coach Kelvin Bell said.
There’s certainly good depth — but determining how much quality depth the Iowa State defensive line possesses remains a work in progress. ISU must remain strong up front on defense and find ways to be more disruptive with its pass rush.
Yoga has become an integral part of Iowa State senior cornerback Myles Purchase’s life, and executing its many poses has helped him become calm in the face of many storms.
Abu Sama and his fellow Iowa State running backs are working to become more complete athletes. They all must learn how to be more consistent.
Iowa State kicker Kyle Konrardy has “earned the right to be confident,” Cyclones head coach Matt Campbell noted recently. He spent last season competing with highly accurate one-and-done graduate transfer Chase Contreraz and enters the 2024 season as his heir apparent at the pressure-packed position.
Iowa State safety Jamison Patton also played basketball and baseball as a prep at Ankeny and Des Moines Roosevelt. He ran track, too. So narrowing his focus to one sport — let alone a single position — has been a work in progress.
Eastern Iowa natives and UNI teammates Jessica Heims and Erin Kerkhoff return to the Paralympics in Paris. “I feel all the love here (at Monday’s sendoff), and I’m going to take it with me to Paris,” Kerkhoff said.
West Delaware will host Mount Vernon in an outdoor volleyball match Sept. 17 at Brown Field. It’s believed to be the first high school competition of its kind in Iowa.
Sophomore John Nestor looks to be in line for some heavy playing time this season as a defensive back this season for the University of Iowa football team. His parents moved from the Chicago suburbs to West Branch a couple of months ago to be near their oldest son and so dad John Sr. could be a head prep football coach for the first time.
Prospect Meadows, the Linn County nonprofit baseball complex, faced headwinds brought on by 2020 disasters within a year of opening that hindered its startup period. But persistent lagging profits and looming debt are prompting the organization to urgently explore ways to boost revenue in consultation with local governments.
Here is your bi-weekly update on players in affiliated professional baseball (major and minor leagues) from the Gazette area and University of Iowa.
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