What Iowa's Kirk Ferentz said during Tuesday's media conference
It’s football season.
Well, it’s just about to be football season in terms of playing actual games for the Iowa Hawkeyes. Coach Kirk Ferentz is entering his 20th season as coach and his group starts the 2018 season with a 2:30 p.m. kickoff against Northern Illinois on Saturday at Kinnick Stadium.
The contest will be televised on BTN.
The Hawkeyes went 8-5 overall in 2017, but just 4-5 in Big Ten play. Ferentz met with the media on Tuesday for a press conference and discussed a number of different topics.
Linebacker play, how the offensive line will look and the way the program deals with walk-ons were all talked about, including the team’s first opponent in 2018.
You can find Ferentz’s entire transcript here.
Ferentz: 4 true freshman on defense should play: Julius Brents and Riley Moss, expect on 2-deep, Tyler Linderbaum at DT. Dillon Doyle at LB. Four new scholarships: FB Austin Kelly, TE Nate Wieting, WR Kyle Groeneweg, T Dalton Ferguson. Kelly, Groeneweg, Ferguson are seniors.
— Scott Dochterman (@ScottDochterman) August 28, 2018
Kirk Ferentz anticipates three tackles will play on Saturday: Mark Kallenberger, Dalton Ferguson, Levi Paulsen
— Scott Dochterman (@ScottDochterman) August 28, 2018
Ferentz on RBs: "Ivory has a diverse skill set. … I think you'll see all three of those guys play a role."
— Scott Dochterman (@ScottDochterman) August 28, 2018
Ferentz says at QB, Peyton Mansell is the No. 2 and Spencer Petras is the No. 3. No slash. But praised both for obvious improvement.
— Scott Dochterman (@ScottDochterman) August 28, 2018
Ferentz says Colten Rastetter will be the starting punter.
— Scott Dochterman (@ScottDochterman) August 28, 2018
