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Kirk Ferentz confirmed that Matt VandeBerg suffered another foot injury
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Iowa will indeed be without its top returning receiver for the rest of spring ball.
Kirk Ferentz confirmed previous reports that Iowa receiver Matt VandeBerg suffered another foot injury that would sideline him until the summer.
KF: Matt VandeBerg re-injured his foot unfortunately. He won't be out there this spring | #Hawkeyes
— HawkeyeFBNotes (@HawkeyeFBNotes) March 20, 2017
KF expects MVB to be ready in June.
— Marc Morehouse (@marcmorehouse) March 20, 2017
VandeBerg was Iowa’s leading receiver before he suffered a season-ending injury in practice after the first month of the season. Fortunately, VandeBerg was granted a medical redshirt, which brought him back for the 2017 season.
According to Ferentz, VandeBerg was actually close to returning in the Outback Bowl.
Another foot injury, however, won’t allow him to develop a connection with Iowa’s new quarterback. The Hawkeyes also have a new offensive coordinator in Brian Ferentz, who has limited options to work with at the receiver position.
Without VandeBerg, the Hawkeyes top returning receiver for spring ball is Jerminic Smith, who had 23 catches for 314 yards as a sophomore.
Iowa’s spring game is set for April 7 in Des Moines.
Connor O'Gara is the senior national columnist for Saturday Tradition. He's a member of the Football Writers Association of America. After spending his entire life living in B1G country, he moved to the South in 2015.