Mark Gronowski gets a D grade for his performance against Iowa State

Iowa State defensive line Tamatoa McDDonough (58) and defensive back Ta’Shawn James (19) take down Iowa Hawkeyes quarterback Mark Gronowski (11) during the last second of the fourth quarter quarter in the Cy-Hawk football at Jack Trice Stadium on Sept. 6, 2025, in Ames, Iowa | Nirmalendu Majumdar/Ames Tribune / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn ImagesAnother game, another abysmal effort in the passing attack by the Iowa offense.

Iowa quarterback Mark Gronowski and the Iowa offense have failed to put together any semblance of a competent passing game over the first two games of the season, which does not bode well for the future.

After throwing for only 44 yards in the first game, Gronowski chalked…