Iowa football has a few staples that never change. Zone blocking. Run first offense. Starting tight ends making the NFL. 4-3 cover 2 defense.
Well, maybe some things do change. Despite a history of running essentially the same defense for almost the entirety of Kirk Ferentz ‘s 20 years at Iowa, Phil Parker has found a variation he likes better given the changing landscape of college offenses.
That change comes with a need for more defensive backs and likely fewer linebackers. In the class of 2020, the staff is likely to only take one. That’s exactly the number of linebacker prospects they had in town for this weekend’s big official visit weekend.