The excitement is building for the college football season. We are 25 days away from Iowa's first home game against UAlbany on August 30.
The Hawkeyes will look different on both sides of the football after multiple key players left the program for the NFL, and there will be several new faces in the locker room.
The Hawkeye defense will have to replace the high level of production from linebacker Jay Higgins and Yahya Black.
After a down year by Iowa standards, the Hawkeye defense will bounce back, and no one worries about Iowa's defense as long as Phil Parker is on the sidelines.