Punting is winning is a common phrase that you will hear in Iowa City during football season. The phrase was born from Head Coach Kirk Ferentz's conservative play style and propensity for using the punting game to set up the defense.
The Hawkeyes lean on their special teams to keep them in games and flip the field to allow the defense to have great field position.
Former Iowa punter Tory Taylor embodied the perfect Iowa punter with his big leg and ability to pin opposing offenses into poor starting positions. Taylor was so dynamic that the Chicago Bears selected him with the No.