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Kirk Ferentz: ‘We’ll never know’ potential impact if Charlie Jones stayed at Iowa
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Kirk Ferentz is going up against Charlie Jones for the first time since he transferred from Iowa to Purdue. Ferentz talked about how things would have been different if Jones had stayed at the team’s weekly presser.
Jones played at Iowa from 2020-2021 and had 323 yards receiving with 3 touchdowns. In one season with Purdue, Jones has 840 yards receiving and 9 touchdowns.
Jones left Iowa following spring ball in May. Ferentz wasn’t sure what would have happened had Jones stayed.
“We’ll never know what would have happened if he was here,” said Ferentz. “We saw him make great improvement, I thought, in the spring. We were really excited about that. And then, he’s not here.”
Kirk Ferentz on Purdue WR Charlie Jones, who left Iowa after spring ball in late May: “We’ll never know what would have happened if he was here. We saw him make great improvement, I thought, in the spring. We were really excited about that. And then, he’s not here.”
— Chad Leistikow (@ChadLeistikow) November 1, 2022
At the end of the day Iowa is 4-4 and Purdue is 5-3. The two programs are not too far apart in record, but fans will get to see what team is better on the field come Saturday.
Iowa-Purdue is scheduled for a noon ET kickoff on FS1.
Grant Bricker covers the B1G for Saturday Tradition. His previous stops include the Williamson Homepage and Nashville Post.