Tiger Hawk Blog » big ten football

2010 Big Ten Bowl Games and Schedules

P Murphy — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 20:08:53 +0000

BCS Championship at Glendale	BCS 1 vs. BCS 2	Jan. 9, 2011
Sugar Bowl	SEC No. 1 vs. BCS at-large	Jan. 3, 2011
Orange Bowl	ACC No. 1 vs. BCS at-large	Jan. 1, 2011
Fiesta Bowl	Big 12 No. 1 vs. BCS at-large	Jan. 1, 2011

Rose Bowl	Big Ten No. 1 vs. Pac-10 No. 1	Jan. 1, 2011
Capital One Bowl	Big Ten No. 2 vs. SEC No. 2	Jan. 1, 2011
Outback Bowl	Big Ten No. 3 vs. SEC No. 3/4/5	Jan. 1, 2011
Gator Bowl	Big Ten No. 4/5 vs. SEC No. 5/6	Jan. 1, 2011
Insight Bowl	Big Ten No. 4/5 vs. Big 12 No. 4	Dec. 31, 2010
Texas Bowl	Big Ten No. 6 vs. Big 12 No. 6	Jan. 1, 2011
Dallas Football Classic	Big Ten No. 7 vs. Big 12 No. 8	Jan. 1, 2011
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl	Big Ten No. 8 vs. MAC No. 1/2	TBD

Iowa’s Odds are Good for Football National Title Shot

P Murphy — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 17:01:00 +0000

Some of the Odd makers have Iowa is a 20 to 1 odd to becoming BCS Champions this year. tigerhawkblog end

Iowa has one of the nations best defensive lines as well as having most of the defense from last year back.

Iowa’s offense is mostly back with a big question mark on the offensive line. If Iowa can put together the right combination of players for the offensive line then Iowa will have a strong shot of becoming Big Ten Champs as well as a shot of playing in a BCS game this year.

Iowa could have a strong case for the BCS National Championship game this year with a healthy strong team. Could we see a glimpse of the 1985 football team again this year as well?

Bulaga goes 23rd in the First Round

P Murphy — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 17:00:01 +0000

And the winner is the Green Bay Packers. Green Bay Packers drafted Bryan last night during the NFL Draft in New York City. He is also going the wear the number 75 for the Packers and help protect Aaron Rodgers. With his speed and size, he will be a great fit with Green bay. Good Luck Bryan. tigerhawkblog end

The Depth Chart for Spring Practice on Saturday.

P Murphy — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 16:26:23 +0000

Here is the depth chart for the Spring Practice that is scheduled on Saturday April 17th at 1 PM. tigerhawkblog end

SE – DJK/Sandeman
WR – McNutt, K. Davis
QB – Stanzi, Vandenberg
RB – Rogers, White
FB – Morse, Leppert
TE – Reisner, Herman
LT – Reiff, Tobin
LG – Vandervelde, Orne
C – Koeppel/Ferentz
RG – Gettis, Hundertmark
RT – Zusevics, Van Sloten

K – Murray/Mossbrucker

DE – Clayborn, Daniel
DT – Klug, Nardo
DT – Ballard, Daniels
DE – Binns, Forgy
OLB – T. Nielsen, Petersen
MLB – Tarpinian, B. Davis
WLB – Hunter, Johnson
CB – Prater, Castillo
CB – Hyde, Bernstine
SS – N. Nielsen, Steinbrecher
FS – Swanson, Donatell

P – Donahue, Guthrie

Injuries are listed below.
Paki O’Meara – knee sprain
Brandon Wegher – should sprain
Lance Tillison – fractured hand
Nolan MacMillan – sports hernia surgery

Players that are being held out of practice this Saturday.
Jewel Hampton
Adam Robinson
Paul Chaney
Tyler Sash
Brett Greenwood

Spring Football is Underway

P Murphy — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 23:43:41 +0000

The Iowa Hawkeyes spring football practice started at 4:20 PM yesterday and will finish up on April 17th with the open practice at Kinnick Stadium. I will post the Spring Depth Chart later. tigerhawkblog end

Orange Bowl Champions!!!!

P Murphy — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 04:46:59 +0000

: Image via Wikipedia

The Iowa Hawkeyes defeated the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 24-14 last night in the Orange Bowl. Iowa finish the season 11-2. This is the second time in history and under Coach Kirk Ferentz that Iowa finished the season with 11 wins. tigerhawkblog end

This is also Iowa’s first BCS bowl win and first win against an ACC team in nine attempts.

Hawkeyes Dominates Both All Big Ten Conference Teams

P Murphy — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:12:45 +0000

The Hawkeyes are now starting to see the rewards for finishing the season 10-2. This is just the fourth time the Hawkeyes had finished with ten or more victories under coach Ferentz. tigerhawkblog end

Iowa had a league high ten players selected by the media and by the coaches for their teams. Penn State had the second high number of players selected followed by Ohio State.

Iowa also received two other rewards as well.

Coach Ferentz was named the Coach of the Year for the third time by the media. He won this honor in 2002 and 2004 seasons.

Junior offensive tackle Bryan Bulaga received the Offensive Lineman of the Year award by the conference’s coaches.

Hawkeyes earning coaches first team honors were offensive guard Dace Richardson, offensive tackle Bryan Bulaga, tight end Tony Moeaki, defensive end Adrian Clayborn, linebacker Pat Angerer as well as defensive backs Tyler Sash and Amari Spievey.

Hawkeyes earning coaches second team honors were wide receiver Derrell Johnson-Koulianos, offensive center Rafael Eubanks, and linebacker A. J. Edds.

Hawkeyes earning media first team honors were Bryan Bulaga, Adrian Clayborn, Pat Angerer, and Tyler Sash.
Hawkeyes earning media second team honors were Rafael Eubanks, Dace Richardson, Tony Moeaki, Amari Spievey, offensive tackle Kyle Calloway, defensive back Brett Greenwood.

Congratulations to all of the Hawkeyes who were named to the teams as well as Coach Ferentz for his third coach of the year award.

Next season looks very promising for the Hawkeyes with a possible run for the Big Ten Title and another chance to win ten or more games again. This should make any Hawkeye fan proud and energized for next season.

Rose Bowl No More as Iowa Loses in Epic Big Ten Championship Game

P Murphy — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:20:20 +0000

Iowa (5-2, 9-2) loses their second game of the season to Ohio State (6-1, 9-2) at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. Ohio State scored a 39 yard field goal in overtime to beat Iowa 27-24. This was an epic nail biter game for both teams. Both teams played with their hearts. tigerhawkblog end

With this win, Ohio State secures their spot at the Rose Bowl even if they lose against Michigan next week. A loss to Michigan will allow another team (Penn State, Iowa, or Wisconsin) to become Co-Champion of the Big Ten.

Iowa stills have a shot in getting an at-large BCS bid. Currently Ohio State, Iowa, and Penn State are ranked in the top 14 in the BCS poll. By the rules, if a conference has three teams that are ranked in the top 14 in the BCS poll, then the BCS selectors has to take two out of the three teams.

Iowa has the lead over Penn State for three reasons. They are as follows.
• Iowa has beaten Penn State 21 -10.
• Iowa is ranked 13th and Pen State is ranked 14th in the BCS poll.
• Penn State lost last week to Ohio State 24-7 as Iowa lost 27-24 in overtime.

THE GAME

Iowa’s offense gained the most overall yards than any other team against the Ohio State’s defense this season. As well as scoring the third most points against Ohio State. Iowa gave up 229 rushing yards while only allowing 94 passing yards.

Redshirt quarterback James Vandenberg went completed 60 percent of his passes for 233 yards with two touchdowns and three interceptions. Two of the three interception was from a deflection and a hail mary pass. This was very impressive for being his first start as a college quarterback.

Safety Brett Greenwood and wide receiver Colin Sandeman both played very well in this game for their first game back since injuries. The biggest surprise was having running back Adam Robinson back from his high ankle sprain injury.

THE INJURIES

Quarterback Ricky Stanzi is out for the rest of the season. He is working on returning before the bowl game. His surgery on his ankle was successful.

Running back Brandon Wegher did not play in the Ohio State game. He is battling sore ribs from the Northwestern game.

Linebacker Jeremiha Hunter injured his ankle during the second quarter of Ohio State’s game. He did not play in the second half and is questionable for the Minnesota game this weekend.

NEXT WEEKS GAMES

The Hawkeyes will host Minnesota (3-4, 6-5) on Saturday at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa. This is Iowa’s last chance to try to win 10 games this season as well as keeping their BCS at-large hopes alive. The Hawkeyes are favored to win by 10 points by the odds makers.

Ohio State travels to Michigan (1-6, 5-6) on Saturday. Ohio State will represent the Big ten Conference in the Rose Bowl as Michigan tries to get bowl eligible.

Iowa Loses Quarterback and Undefeated Season

P Murphy — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:33:07 +0000

Iowa (5-1, 9-1) loses their first game of the season to Northwestern (3-3, 6-4) at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City. Northwestern scored the last 17 points of the game to make it 17-10 final score. tigerhawkblog end

This loss ends the Hawkeyes nine game and 13 game winning streaks as well as a chance to play in the BCS championship game.

THE GAME

Ricky Stanzi was injured in the beginning of the second quarter. This was a very costly injury since the offense never recovered from it.
James Vandenberg replaced Stanzi at center and was able to move the ball some towards the end of the game. He had an interception and no touchdowns for the game. He will get his first collegiate start on Saturday in Columbus.

The referees missed several penalties that could cause the game to go a different way. They missed three penalties on the Hawkeyes final drive that would put them in Northwestern territory. The biggest penalty they missed was facemask that Stanzi got when he was injured in the second quarter.

The Big Ten Conference should review the referees in this game and suspend them for the rest of the season for their actions. It is so interesting that no one lists who the referees were.

My opinion is that the line judge that missed the holding of Tony Moeaki should be fired. He was 20 feet from them when this happened. It clearly shows him favoring Northwestern over Iowa. They are not to favor any team in a game.

THE INJURIES

The Hawkeyes are still battling injuries from the Michigan State and Northwestern games.

Free Safety Brent Greenwood did not play in the Northwestern game. There was no update about his concussion.

Wide Receiver Colin Sandeman did not play in the Northwestern game as well. He is still healing from his concussion and an injury to his shoulder from the same play. He has a small chance to play next week.

Running Back Adam Robinson is out for the rest of the season. He was walking with a limp and without crutches on the sideline during the game.

Quarterback Ricky Stanzi is out for the rest of the season. His surgery was successful.

NEXT WEEKS GAMES

The Hawkeyes will try to rebound this Saturday as they travel to Columbus, Ohio to take on the Ohio State Buckeyes (5-1, 8-2). The winner will win be the sole Big Ten champions and have the automatic berth in the Rose Bowl. The Buckeyes are favored to win by 16 points by the odds makers.

Northwestern travels to Illinois (2-5, 3-6) on Saturday. Northwestern is now bowl eligible and will be facing Illinois team that has won the past two games.

Iowa Rally in Fourth Quarter to Stay Perfect

P Murphy — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:58:14 +0000

Iowa (5-0 9-0) won their ninth straight game by beating Indiana (1-4 4-5) 42 – 24 at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City. This is the first time in school history the Hawkeyes won the first nine games in a single season. This victory also makes it 13 in a row dating back to last year. It has been over 365 days since Iowa has lost a game. tigerhawkblog end

THE GAME
The Hawkeyes beat Indiana after scoring four touchdowns in the fourth quarter . This is the first time since 2005 that Iowa score 28 points in a single quarter. This marks the first time since 2005 that Iowa has scored 28 points in a single quarter.
Ricky Stanzi threw two touchdown passes back to back in the fourth quarter. First one was a 92 yard reception to Marvin McNutt and the second one was a 66 yard reception to DJK. The 92 yard reception is the fourth longest in Iowa history. Brandon Wegher ran for two more touchdowns.
This is after Stanzi threw four interceptions in four possessions in the third quarter. This marks the worst quarter Iowa has played in this year. Indiana only scored ten points in the six turnovers Iowa had in the game.
Stanzi threw for a career high 337 yards to go with his career high five picks. Wegher ran for 118 yards in 25 carries with three touchdowns. These are all career highs for Wegher.
Tyler Sash added another interception to his total in the third quarter. He had an 86 yard interception that he returned for a touchdown. Sash has a total of six picks this season. Shawn Prater and A. J. Edds add two more interceptions in the fourth quarter to make the team total 18. Iowa leads the NCAA in this category.

THE INJURIES
The Hawkeyes is also still battling injuries from the physical game against the Spartans two weeks ago.
Free Safety Brent Greenwood tried playing in the Indiana game, but pulled himself out of the game. He is still feeling the effects of the helmet to helmet hit. He is saying it feels like a stinger. He is not listed on the depth chart against Northwestern.
Wide Receiver Colin Sandeman did not play in the Indiana game as well. He was hit helmet to helmet by Michigan State’s Cornerback Ware. He is not listed on the depth chart against Northwestern.
Robinson’s injury is not as bad as everyone first thought. His injury is not same injury that sidelined Tony Moeaki for three games earlier this season.

NEXT WEEKS GAMES
Iowa will try to go for ten straight wins this Saturday as they host the Northwestern Wildcats (2-3 5-4). Northwestern is going to play spoiler this weekend as they try getting bowl eligible. The Hawkeyes are favored to win by 16 ½ points by the odds makers.
Indiana hosts Wisconsin (3-2 6-2) on Saturday. Indiana is still battling to become bowl eligible as Wisconsin is already bowl eligible.