This was the best turnover margin in the B1G. The Hawkeyes were 11th in the country in turnover margin in 2021 with +11. Will Iowa have a better turnover margin than last season? The floor for this team should be 6-7 wins. If Petras/Padilla ends up having a breakout season, and if either Williams is the answer in the run game, this team could be capable of winning 10-11 games. The problem lies on the offensive side of the ball. Fortunately, Iowa knows that the defense should be taken care of. Roster turnover can be a killer in college football. It’ll be up to Campbell to prove just how great he can be. One thing’s for certain, Iowa may need his leadership on defense once again if there’s any chance of the Hawkeyes repeating as B1G West champs. Can he repeat those numbers and even surpass them? Going into his senior year, he’ll look to finish strong. His numbers included 140 tackles, 1 sack, 5 pass deflections and 1 interception. Jack Campbell had a monster breakout season for Iowa in 2021. Can Jack Campbell have an even better year in 2022? The problem is, the B1G West looks particularly tough and balanced this year, with Purdue, Wisconsin, Nebraska and Minnesota all on the rise. The receiving yards leader, tight end Sam LaPorta, is still in Iowa City as well. They are also returning some key pieces in the secondary, with Riley Moss and Jermari Harris coming back. Iowa still has Jack Campbell, who led the team in tackles (140), and Joe Evans, who was the team’s sacks leader (7). However, the Hawkeyes have a lot of talent coming back on both sides of the ball. Losing players like Tyler Goodson, Tyler Linderbaum and Dane Belton is always going to hurt your chances at a division title. Does Iowa have enough talent to repeat as West champs? Padilla had 636 yards passing with 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions, while Petras had 1,880 yards passing with 10 touchdowns and 9 interceptions.Īs it stands currently, Petras is listed as the 1st-team QB on the Iowa athletics website. However, both of them struggled quite a bit, too. Will it be Alex Padilla or Spencer Petras? Petras is the more experienced of the two, and started for the majority of the 2021 season. This is a question that has been bugging Iowa fans since last season. Neither QB excelled, to say it nicely, and something needs to change for Iowa to compete for a B1G title. The Hawkeyes finished 9th in that stat in the B1G with 180.1 yards per game, with Petras getting the bulk of the playing time. Iowa had a middle-of-the-pack finish when it came to passing yards per game in 2021. Whether Alex Padilla or Spencer Petras is at the helm, Iowa needs to find some consistent QB play. Brian Ferentz is set to do double-duty as the team’s OC/QB coach in 2022. Iowa will be keeping its QB coaching duties in the Ferentz family. The two young RBs could excel in Kirk Ferentz’s offense if it all pans out. Gavin ran for 305 yards on 65 carries last year Leshon for 69 on 21. The Hawkeyes may end up using the Williamses, both sophomores, in an RB tandem. The Hawkeyes don’t have a lot of other options with Ivory Kelly-Martin graduating after getting the 3rd-most carries among Iowa’s backs in 2021. Gavin Williams trailed only Goodson in carries last year, so he appears to be the next man up. It’s time for Gavin Williams and Leshon Williams to embrace their roles in the Iowa backfield. Goodson gave Iowa what running threat it had last year, but now he’s with the Green Bay Packers. How will Iowa replace Tyler Goodson this season? That and other Hawkeyes issues follow in our list of 10 key questions facing the program in 2022.
Quarterback play has topped the list of concerns for several years running, and Brian Ferentz moving from coaching TEs to QBs may or may not be the solution. There is the tough task of replacing RB Tyler Goodson’s production, the QB battle, and staff changes. So, like every year since then, this season opens with plenty of questions to be answered. However, the Hawkeyes still haven’t won a B1G title since 2004. Anchored by its perennially stout defense, Iowa won another B1G West title last season.
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