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.