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College spotlight: Jeremiha Hunter a force for Iowa

GameSetMatch — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:53:54 +0000

The Iowa football team is having a fantastic season, and junior Jeremiha Hunter of York is a key performer with the team’s defensive unit.

The Hawkeyes are 9-0 and are ranked fourth in the BCS standings and eighth in the Associated Press poll. The team has trailed heading into the fourth quarter four times, including last weekend’s 42-24 triumph against Indiana.

Hunter, who played at Harrisburg Science and Technology High School, is second on the team in tackles with 80, including 24 first hits. The 6-foot-2, 235-pound linebacker has an interception, two fumble recoveries and four pass breakups.

“I think Jeremiha has done a great job on the field,” head coach Kirk Ferentz said. “He’s a veteran player who played very well for us last year on a very good defensive football team.”

Ferentz likes what he sees off the field from Hunter as well.

Click here to read the full article – By BILL ARSENAULT of Daily Record/Sunday News

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Hawkeyes on task

GameSetMatch — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:40:59 +0000

The Iowa Hawkeyes arrived safely at the midway checkpoint of the college football season with all of their goals still intact.

The No. 11 Hawkeyes are undefeated, off to their best start in 24 years and riding a 10-game winning streak, Iowa’s longest since the pre-Kinnick era.
The Hawkeyes (6-0, 2-0 Big Ten) already have clinched postseason eligibility. They’ve positioned themselves for a run at the Big Ten title and a BCS bowl if they can continue dodging landmines along the way.

Click here to read the full article – By Andy Hamilton of Iowa City Press-Citizen

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Hawks stick with the base on ‘D’

GameSetMatch — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:47:56 +0000

The sight of a middle linebacker covering a wide receiver can make fans queasy, but it’s neither unusual nor ghastly for Iowa’s defense.

Iowa prefers to keep its base defensive alignment on the field nearly every play. It has failed Iowa in the past, like when run stuffer Mike Klinkenborg was caught covering speedy Philip Bates in the 2007 Iowa-Iowa State game. But more often than not, it succeeds.

Iowa Coach Kirk Ferentz said Iowa’s priority is stopping the run, and Iowa’s defense generally lines up with four down linemen, three linebackers and four defensive backs. Occasionally, the Hawkeyes substitute a linebacker for a lineman but rarely does the defense bring in an extra defensive back or two. That doesn’t change whether Iowa faces a pro-set offense like Penn State’s or a spread-option used by Northern Iowa, Arkansas State or Michigan.

Click here to read the full article – By Scott Dochterman of gazetteonline.com

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Iowa football: Hawkeyes wear down Arizona; Penn State is next

GameSetMatch — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 19:50:12 +0000

Adam Robinson showed through the first two weeks of this football season that he was willing to share. On Saturday, Iowa’s freshman tailback proved he could seize the moment – bursting past Arizona tacklers for a 43-yard, second-quarter run that ignited a 27-17 victory.

Robinson’s breakout performance came on the heels of Brandon Wegher’s 101-yard rushing effort against Iowa State.

Wegher, a true freshman, helped vault the Hawkeyes to a 3-0 record with a four-quarter summersault into the end zone, giving Iowa a 17-point advantage with 8 minutes, 30 seconds remaining.

He finished with 46 yards on 17 carries against the Wildcats.

Click here to read the full article – By of desmoinesregister.com

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