After the Iowa Hawkeyes’ game against Minnesota, they left it much worse for wear than one would expect after the first game following a bye week. It was particularly rough for Iowa’s linebackers, as Jack Hockaday and Amani Jones (for the first half), joined Nick Niemann as unavailable for the game against the Indiana Hoosiers.
While Kristian Welch and Djimon Colbert have received plenty of playing time at OLB during the season, Welch will transition to MLB for this week’s showdown. Barrington Wade also figures to play much more than he did against the Minnesota Golden Gophers; Amani Hooker slid down from safety and served as the WLB in Iowa’s nickel package since Minnesota was comfortable airing it out.