Football. Some New, All Improved

By DARREN MILLER

hawkeyesports.com

IOWA CITY, Iowa -- New and improved describes the University of Iowa football team as it heads into the season opener Saturday against Illinois State.

“We're going to have new players playing in a lot of positions,” UI head coach Kirk Ferentz said Tuesday at a news conference in the Stew and LeNore Hansen Football Performance Center. “Certainly the tackle positions are a focal point, but they are guys that have been here a while. They're guys that we've watched grow and develop. They'll have ups and downs, but I'm confident over time they'll be quality players for us.”

The Hawkeyes also have experience returning in the form of 38 letterwinners and 14 starters.

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