Iowa Hawkeye's Spring Game

This Saturday, April 17th, our beloved Hawks take the field at Kinnick Stadium to scrimmage each other in the annual Spring Game. Admission is free, but the university is asking everyone to bring can food items to donate for a good cause. Game starts at 1pm, gates open at 11:30am, so for all of you who are still in IC and not in Ames showing the Cyclones how to drink at Veishea, grab your cooler and brats and head down to Melrose for some spring tailgating action before the scrimmage. We haven't seen our boys in action since the BCS Orange Bowl victory over the Yellow Jackets of GA Tech back in January, so here's a look at Saturday's two deeps:

SE - DJK/Sandeman
WR - McNutt, K. Davis
QB - Stanzi, Vandenberg
RB - Rogers, White
FB - Morse, Leppert
TE - Reisner, Herman
LT - Reiff, Tobin
LG - Vandervelde, Orne
C - Koeppel/Ferentz, Boffeli
RG - Gettis, Hundertmark
RT - Zusevics, Van Sloten
K - Murray/Mossbrucker

DE - Clayborn, Daniel

DT - Klug, Nardo

DT - Ballard, Daniels

DE - Binns, Forgy

OLB - T. Nielsen, Petersen

MLB - Tarpinian, B. Davis
WLB - Hunter, Johnson
CB - Prater, Castillo
CB - Hyde, Bernstine
SS - N. Nielsen, Steinbrecher
FS - Swanson, Donatell
P - Donahue, Guthrie

Coaches are holding out players from the scrimmage just to be safe. Starting running backs Jewel Hampton and our boy Adam Robinson, wide receiver Paul Chaney, and safties Tyler Sash and Brett Greenwood. Brandon Wegher recently suffered a shoulder injury and is out as well, but is hoping for a fast recovery. A-Rob is almost back to 100% after his shoulder surgery in the off-season, and Bernstine is finally healthy and working for his cornerback position.

Looks like we'll have some heated position battles at a couple spots on the offensive line, cornerback, and runningback. Hampton is back from a season long injury last year and will be competing with A-Rob for the top spot. Our depth at running back is great, but utilizing all of our playmakers will be hard. There has been talks of moving Wegher to a defensive back position, but no moves have been made by Ferentz yet, so we'll see how the season plays out.

As always, stacked on D with arguably one of the best defensive coaches Norm Parker, and easily the best defensive front line in the nation with Clayborn, Ballard, Klug, and Binns. We reloaded at linebacker with Nielson and Tarpinian after losing Edds and Angerer due to graduation. All-American Tyler Sash is looking to top last season's heroics with his partner in crime Brett Greenwood.

Receiver rotation is looking great bringing back DJK, McNutt, and Sandeman. Sophomore Keenan Davis will take huge strides this year and make big plays for the Hawks. Tight end Allen Reisner has some of the best hands on the team and is a huge playmaker when he releases from the line.

America's favorite gunslinger Ricky Stanzi is back under center and will control his own destiny all year. Let's hope he can be more consistent and accurate this year with his passes. We all know he is a winner, but he still has a lot to prove. James Vandenberg stepped up huge last year in his absence and will be ready to go if needed.

ESPN currently has Iowa at the #9 position in wayyy early preseason polls. Check out the full rankings and analysis on each team here: Top 25

Can't wait for this Fall to come around, it's the best time of the year! I-O-W-A LET'S GO HAWKS!