'Coach Ferentz preaches that every single day,' quarterback Nate Stanley said. If he didn't, it wouldn't be 'conditioning.' And Ferentz still brings it up every day. The 'next man in' thing has a history with Iowa football. Last week, Iowa played six combinations and nine different players on the O-line. Also, a few younger players will continue to rotate into the game. Banwart practiced Tuesday and 'looked good,' Ferentz said. Some good news on the O-line front: junior Cole Banwart, who missed the opener with an undisclosed injury, has a 'shot' to return, Ferentz said. 'I thought he's clearly played his best game since he's been here,' Ferentz said. He got out in front of a few running plays on the edge and opened up huge alleys for the running backs. Wirfs seemed to really enjoy left tackle. ยป From Coggon to Kinnick, Iowa lineman Kyler Schott comes up big Wirfs and redshirt freshman Tyler Linderbaum kept the O-line churning. Junior Tristan Wirfs slid over and saw his first extensive action at left tackle since the '17 Pinstripe. ![]() Sophomore Kyler Schott, a 6-2, 290-pounder from Coggon, saw his first significant action, playing 53 snaps after Jackson left the game. So, yes, he does have more tackle than guard starts and is probably in line for the starts that Jackson will miss. The senior guard started two consecutive games at right tackle for the Hawkeyes, the Pinstripe Bowl to end the 2017 season and the 2018 opener against Northern Illinois. First last week, Levi Paulsen did his yearly migration over to right tackle. When there's an injury in the O-line, it's going to cause a few 'next man in' opportunities. But I think it's realistic to think he'll play this year for us.' 'Everybody heals differently, and the good news is it doesn't look like we're looking at surgery, so that's a good thing, and just hopefully he goes a little faster than everybody hopes or thinks, that type of thing,' Ferentz said. Ferentz believes it's realistic that Jackson, a three-year starter and all-Big Ten pick last year, could return for the Middle Tennessee State game on Sept. That means no Big Ten opener, Rutgers (1-0) comes to Kinnick Stadium this weekend, and no Iowa State. Jackson will be out for at least a couple of weeks with a sprained knee. ![]() Junior offensive tackle Alaric Jackson went down with a knee injury during the Hawkeyes second series. 20 Hawkeyes (1-0) needed 'next man in' in their opener last week, a 38-14 victory over Miami (Ohio). 'There are two things you can do: You can just wallow and worry about your problems or you can just say, hey, it's an opportunity for somebody to step up and go, and that's what we're counting on,' Ferentz said. You will begin to receive our Weekly Hawkeye updates.
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