Taking Flight- Iowa Hawkeyes

[Herky]

DYNASTY INFO

NCAA 13

Platform- 360

Rosters- BuffEye's NCAA 13 Dynasty Rosters (Also using Oraeon1224's injury ratings.)

Sliders- mkharsh33 All American Sliders (9 min quarters)

Recruiting Difficulty- All American

Imported Northern Iowa from Teambuilder. (Credit to TDavis for his updated UNI file.)

Players Red-Shirted due to real injuries.
RB Barkley Hill (FR)
CB Jordan Lomax (SO)

RB Jordan Canzeri not on the depth chart to begin the season. May play later in the year but not red-shirted.

[Herky]

JAMES THE LEADER
Iowa fans know Vandenberg is their man for 2012



QB James Vandenberg...A product of Keokuk, Iowa, Vandenberg rewrote the state passing records in high school and is one of the most decorated quarterbacks to ever step foot onto the Hawkeyes' campus. With Ricky Stanzi entrenched as the starter at quarterback, Vandenberg redshirted in 2008. However when Stanzi went down with an injury in 2009, he was thrown into action as a redshirt freshman and almost led an upset of top-10 ranked Ohio State in Columbus (Iowa lost by a field goal in overtime). After spending the 2010 season as Stanzi's back-up once again, Vandenberg finally became the full-time starter last season as a junior with mixed results. He finished with 3,022 passing yards, and a 25-to-7 TD-to-INT ratio, but struggled to come through in some clutch situations and had only one 300+ passing yard performance. Vandenberg returns for his senior season in 2012 and while he's far from flashy, he might be the most consistent Big Ten signal-caller. But Iowa coaches (and scouts) are hoping for more of a killer instinct out of Vandenberg this season as too often he appeared to be thinking too much, leading to his middling 56.9% career completion percentage. Although he doesn't stand out as "elite" in any one category, he does have the size and arm talent to at least warrant consideration as a draft pick next April, but will need a productive senior year to boost his late round draft stock.

2012 Iowa Hawkeyes
#	OFFENSE	POS	HT	WT	CLASS	HOMETOWN
16	James Vandenberg	QB	6-3	212	Senior	Keokuk, IA
15	Jake Rudock	QB	6-3	200	Freshman (RS)	Weston, FL
9	Cody Sokol	QB	6-2	215	Junior	Phoenix, AZ
12	CJ Bethard	QB	6-2	180	Freshman	Franklin, TN
32	Damon Bullock	HB	6-0	195	Sophomore	Mansfield, TX
33	Jordan Canzeri	HB	5-9	180	Sophomore	Troy, NY
4	Greg Garmon	HB	6-1	200	Freshman	Erie, PA
3	Barkley Hill	HB	6-0	210	Freshman	Cedar Falls, IA
26	Michael Malloy	HB	6-0	180	Freshman	Sioux City, IA
38	Brad Rodgers	FB	5-10	230	Junior	Toledo, OH
45	Mark Weisman	FB	6-0	225	Sophomore	Buffalo Grove, IL
6	Keenan Davis	WR	6-3	215	Senior	Cedar Rapids, IA
11	Kevont Martin Manley	WR	6-0	205	Sophomore	Pontiac, MI
83	Steven Staggs	WR	6-3	195	Senior	Oskaloosa, IA
17	Jacob Hillyer	WR	6-4	205	Freshman (RS)	Socorro, TX
8	Don Shumpert	WR	6-3	190	Junior	St. Louis, MO
23	Jordan Cotton	WR	6-1	185	Junior	Mount Pleasant, IA
81	Tevaun Smith	WR	6-2	190	Freshman	Toronto, CN
28	Maurice Fleming	WR	6-0	185	Freshman	Chicago, IL
86	CJ Fiedorowicz	TE	6-7	265	Junior	Crystal Lake, IL
85	Zach Derby	TE	6-3	240	Senior	Iowa City, IA
82	Ray Hamilton	TE	6-5	248	Sophomore	Strongsville, OH
68	Brandon Scherff	LT	6-5	310	Sophomore	Denision, IA
78	Andrew Donnal	LT	6-7	302	Sophomore	Montgomery, OH
73	Ryan Ward	LT	6-5	275	Freshman	North Chicago, IL
60	Matt Tobin	LG	6-6	290	Senior	Denision, IA
50	Drew Clark	LG	6-4	288	Junior	Marion, IA
58	Eric Simmons	LG	6-3	295	Sophomore	Marion, IA
53	James Ferentz	C	6-2	284	Senior	Iowa City, IA
59	Conor Boffeli	C	6-5	290	Junior	West Des Moines, IA
63	Austin Blythe	RG	6-3	275	Freshman (RS)	Washington, IA
65	Jordan Walsh	RG	6-4	270	Freshman (RS)	Glendale Heights, IL
74	Mitch Keppy	RG	6-5	290	Freshman	Moline, IL
70	Brett Van Sloten	RT	6-7	292	Junior	Decorah, IA
76	Nolan MacMillian	RT	6-6	290	Junior	Toronto, CN
#	DEFENSE	POS	HT	WT	CLASS	HOMETOWN
99	Joe Gaglione	LE	6-4	264	Senior	Norton, OH
94	Riley McMinn	LE	6-7	245	Freshman (RS)	Roselle, IL
79	Dominic Alvis	RE	6-4	265	Junior	Le Mars, IA
49	Melvin Spears	RE	6-2	255	Freshman (RS)	Allen, TX
54	Steve Bigach	DT	6-3	282	Senior	Cleveland, OH
71	Carl Davis	DT	6-5	310	Sophomore	Sterling Heights, MI
56	Faith Ekakitie	DT	6-3	275	Freshman	Lake Forest, IL
97	Darian Cooper	DT	6-2	280	Freshman (RS)	Elkridge, MD
90	Louis Trinca Pasat	DT	6-3	270	Sophomore	Chicago, IL
93	Mike Hardy	DT	6-5	270	Sophomore	Appleton, WI
67	Jaleel Johnson	DT	6-4	300	Freshman	Westmont, IL
75	Dean Tsopanides	DT	6-2	240	Freshman	Torrington, CT
20	Christian Kirksey	LOLB	6-2	220	Junior	St. Louis, MO
39	Travis Perry	LOLB	6-2	230	Freshman (RS)	Urbandale, IA
51	Laron Taylor	LOLB	6-0	215	Freshman	Detroit, MI
44	James Morris	MLB	6-2	230	Junior	Iowa Falls, IA
52	Quinton Alston	MLB	6-1	224	Sophomore	Somerset, NJ
31	Anthony Hitchens	ROLB	6-1	224	Junior	Lorain, OH
55	Marcus Collins	ROLB	6-0	215	Sophomore	Yeadon, PA
36	Cole Fisher	ROLB	6-2	218	Freshman	Omaha, NE
43	Jim Poggi	ROLB	6-2	218	Sophomore	Townson, MD
18	Micah Hyde	CB	6-1	190	Senior	Fostoria, OH
19	BJ Lowery	CB	5-10	190	Junior	Cincinnati, OH
2	Greg Castillo	CB	5-11	187	Senior	Mercerville, NJ
27	Jordan Lomax	CB	5-10	190	Sophomore	Westminster, MD
22	Torrey Campbell	CB	5-11	183	Freshman (RS)	Naples, FL
14	Kevin Buford	CB	5-10	170	Freshman	Canton, MI
7	Sean Draper	CB	6-0	180	Freshman	Cleveland, OH
5	Tanner Miller	FS	6-2	201	Junior	Indianola, IA
37	John Lowdermilk	FS	6-2	203	Sophomore	Kettering, IA
#	SPECIAL TEAMS	POS	HT	WT	CLASS	HOMETOWN
96	Mike Meyer	K	6-2	185	Junior	Dubuque, IA
98	Connor Kornbrath	P	6-6	215	215	Bridgeport, WV

HIGH HOPES FOR FIEDOROWICZ

TE C.J. Fiedorowicz goes up for a grab. (EA Sports)

Iowa fans have to come to rely on consistently excellent play from the tight end position. The Hawkeyes have produced a strong line of All-Big Ten performers and NFL draft picks, including guys like Dallas Clark, Tony Moeaki, Brandon Myers, Erik Jensen and Scott Chandler. Last season was a down year for tight end production in Iowa City, at least until C.J. Fiedorowicz started getting revved up late in the fall. Perhaps it was merely a prelude to a breakout campaign for the former stud recruit who looks poised for a big junior year. "I've been working the last two years to be at this point," he told ESPN.com. "I've got a lot of confidence, but I guess I'll have to wait until the season comes around to really prove myself." Fiedorowicz stood out this spring for the Hawkeyes, as head coach Kirk Ferentz said he was "clearly at a different level." The combination of feeling comfortable with the staff's expectations for him and a new offense that should feature the tight end had Fiedorowicz excited about the possibilities. New offensive coordinator Greg Davis, who coached Green Bay Packers tight end Jermichael Finley at Texas, raved about Fiedorowicz's skills this spring while promising to use him in the passing game. "I love his new style of offense," Fiedorowicz said. "It's easy to listen to him, with where he came from and having all that success. Tight ends are in every play, and we caught hundreds of balls this spring. We have deeper routes, more detailed routes, and I love it. I think we'll definitely be throwing more than we have in the past.

[Herky]

Iowa Hawkeyes 2012 Schedule
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT
Sep 1	at Northern Illinois	Won, 20-15
Sep 8	vs Northern Iowa	Won, 52-10
Sep 15	vs Iowa State	Lost, 34-31
Sep 22	vs Central Michigan	Won, 21-14
Sep 29	vs Minnesota	Won, 34-17
Oct 13	at #11 Michigan State	Lost, 40-21
Oct 20	vs Penn State	Won, 38-35
Oct 27	at Northwestern	Lost, 36-21
Nov 3	at Indiana	Won, 34-31
Nov 11	vs Purdue	Lost, 45-35
Nov 17	at Michigan	Lost, 41-14
Nov 23	vs Nebraska	Won, 31-21
Dec 27	at Northern Illinois	Won, 31-17

[Herky]

Hawkeyes release depth chart for football season opener

Iowa released a football depth chart for its season-opening game against Northern Illinois which illustrates just how young the Hawkeyes will be this season.

Four true freshmen, 10 redshirt freshmen and 14 sophomores are among the 52 players listed on the depth chart released by Iowa this afternoon.

The group includes one true freshman who is listed as a starter for the Sept. 1 game at Chicago’s Soldier Field, punter Connor Kornbrath.

The other first-year Hawkeyes to earn spots on the chart are running backs Greg Garmon and Michael Malloy as back-ups to Damon Bullock at running back and Kevin Buford, who is listed on the depth chart at right corner.

The only redshirt freshman to earn a starting spot at this point is Austin Blythe, a 6-foot-3, 275-pound right guard from Williamsburg, Iowa.

There are a handful of sophomores listed as starters on what will be the youngest team Kirk Ferentz has fielded at Iowa in his 14 seasons.

Brandon Scherff at left tackle, Kevonte Martin-Manley at receiver, Bullock at running back and Mark Weisman at fullback are listed on offense while the sophomores listed as starters on defense include Carl Davis at left tackle and Louis Trinca-Pasat at right tackle.

Iowa Hawkeyes Depth Chart - 2012
Regular Offense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
WR	Keenan Davis	Jacob Hillyer	Don Shumpert
TE	CJ Fiedorowicz	Ray Hamilton	Zach Derby
LT	Bradon Scherff	Andrew Donnal	Nolan MacMillan
LG	Matt Tobin	Eric Simmons	Andrew Donnal
C	James Ferentz	Conor Boffeli	Andrew Donnal
RG	Austin Blythe	Jordan Walsh	Eric Simmons
RT	Brett Van Sloten	Nolan MacMillan	Andrew Donnal
WR	Kevonte Martin-Manley	Steven Staggs	Jordan Cotton
QB	James Vandenberg	Jack Rudock	Cody Sokol
FB	Brad Rodgers	Mark Weisman
HB	Damon Bullock	Greg Garmon	Brad Rodgers	Michael Malloy
Base 4-3 Defense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
LDE	Joe Gaglione	Rilley McMinn	Melvin Spears
LDT	Carl Davis	Steve Bigach	Dean Tsopanides
RDT	Louis Trinca Pasat	Darian Cooper
RDE	Dominic Alvis	Melvin Spears	Rilley McMinn
WLB	Christian Kirksey	Travis Perry	Jim Poggi
MLB	James Morris	Quinton Alston	Jim Poggi	Marcus Collins
SLB	Anthony Hitchens	Marcus Collins	Jim Poggi
CB	Micah Hyde	BJ Lowery	Greg Castillo	Kevin Buford
SS	Nico Law	Tom Donatell	Tanner Miller
FS	Tanner Miller	John Lowdermilk	Micah Hyde
Special Teams
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
K	Mike Myer
P	Connor Kornbrath
PR	Michah Hyde	Keenan Davis
KR	Keenan Davis	Jordan Cotton

[Herky]

THEY'LL TAKE IT!
Chicago, IL (AP) Hawkeyes would not be denied in season opener, win 20-15 over Northern Illinois. Iowa did lose FS Tanner Miller with a broken tailbone in the 3rd quarter. He is expected to be out for 7 weeks.

Iowa Hawkeyes at Northern Illinois Huskies
Sep 1, 2012	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Iowa Hawkeyes (1-0)	7	7	0	6	20
Northern Illinois Huskies (0-1)	6	3	0	6	15

Team Stats Comparison
	IOWA	NIU
Total Offense	317	354
Rushing Yards	167	196
Passing Yards	150	158
First Downs	16	15
Punt Return Yards	18	16
Kick Return Yards	81	94
Total Yards	416	464
Turnovers	0	0
3rd Down Converstion	7-15 (46%)	2-11 (18%)
4th Down Conversion	0-0	0-1
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-1
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	2-1-1 (100%)	2-0-2 (100%)
Penalties	4-35	6-41
Posession Time	22:56	13:04

Iowa Hawkeyes PASSING C/A YDS TD INT J. Vandenberg 13/19 150 2 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD D. Bullock 30 166 5.5 0 G. Garmon 10 6 0.6 0 J. Vandenberg 3 -12 -4.0 0 B. Rodgers 1 7 7.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD K. Martin Manley 4 35 8.7 0 C. Fiedorowicz 4 71 17.7 1 K. Davis 2 14 7.0 0 R. Hamilton 2 8 4.0 0 J. Hillyer 1 22 22.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK B. Van Sloten 1 1 M. Tobin 1 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD J. Morris 9 0 0 0 A. Hitches 7 0 0 0 N. Law 6 0 0 0 G. Castillo 6 0 0 0 D. Alvis 4 1 0 0 C. Kirksey 3 0 0 0 B. Lowery 3 0 0 0 T. Miller 3 0 0 0 J. Lowdermilk 3 0 0 0 C. Davis 3 2 0 0 T. Campbell 2 0 0 0 K. Buford 2 0 0 0 J. Gaglione 1 0 0 0 M. Hyde 1 0 0 0 Q. Alston 1 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG M. Meyer 2/2 2/2 8 41 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 C. Kornbrath 6 205 34.1 4 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD J. Cotton 4 81 20.2 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD K. Davis 2 14 7.0 0 M. Hyde 1 4 4.0 0

Northern Illinois Huskies PASSING C/A YDS TD INT J. Lynch 13/19 158 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD J. Lynch 16 83 5.1 0 J. Womble 16 89 5.5 0 C. Miller 2 6 3.0 0 J. Wells 1 18 18.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD D. Brown 4 100 25.0 1 J. Wells 2 14 7.0 0 J. Schepler 2 -4 -2.0 0 M. Moore 2 18 9.0 0 P. Ashford 2 13 6.5 0 C. Miller 1 17 17.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK L. Pegram 3 1 M. Battaglia 2 0 J. Schepler 2 - R. Brown 1 1 M. Krempel 1 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD T. Clark 15 0 0 0 D. Durante 12 0 0 0 V. Jaques 7 0 0 0 J. Ward 7 1 0 0 J. Bass 5 0 0 0 A. Wells 5 0 0 0 N. Jefferson 4 0 0 0 S. Progar 4 1 0 0 J. Faustin 4 0 0 0 D. Stone 4 0 0 0 A. Baxter 3 0 0 0 S. Evans 3 0 0 0 V. Nelson 1 0 0 0 M. Cotton 1 0 0 0 S. O'Neal 1 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG M. Sims 3/3 0/0 9 46 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 R. Nier 4 166 41.5 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD M. Moore 3 71 23.6 0 D. Brown 1 23 23.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD M. Moore 2 16 8.0 0

[Herky]

Iowa Gets Their First Commit!

Iowa Hawkeyes Recruiting - 2012
NAME	POS	CLASS	HOMETOWN	HT	WT	CALIBER
Jamaal Williams	FS	HS	Franklin, OH	6-3	191

[Hender3]

This looks promising. I will be following!
Keep it up!

[Herky]

HUMILIATION!
Iowa takes the Panthers to the woodshed. Hawkeyes Overpower Northern Iowa in Season Opener, 52-10


(Iowa's Keenan Davis hauls in a 30 yard TD pass from James Vandenberg.)


(Hawkeye defensive back Kevin Buford with the interception that he returned for a TD.)

Northern Iowa Panthers at Iowa Hawkeyes
Sep 8, 2012	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Northern Iowa Panthers (0-2)	7	3	0	0	10
Iowa Hawkeyes (2-0)	14	14	17	7	52

Team Stats Comparison
	UNI	IOWA
Total Offense	323	435
Rushing Yards	102	172
Passing Yards	230	263
First Downs	18	16
Punt Return Yards	25	28
Kick Return Yards	127	72
Total Yards	484	535
Turnovers	2	1
3rd Down Converstion	3-14 (21%)	6-10 (60%)
4th Down Conversion	1-2 (50%)	0-0 (0%)
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	2-1-1 (100%)	3-2-1 (100%)
Penalties	6-50	4-35
Posession Time	17:42	18:18

Northern Iowa Panthers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT S. Kaiser 19/37 230 0 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD C. Anderson 11 42 3.9 0 S. Keiser 11 20 1.8 1 D. Johnson 6 40 6.6 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD B. LeMaster 5 84 16.8 0 C. Anderson 3 19 6.3 0 K. Vereen Jr 3 26 8.6 0 S. Figueroa 3 39 13.9 0 D. Howard 2 13 6.5 0 T. Sinkfield 2 45 22.5 0 D. Johnson 1 4 4.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK D. Howard 3 0 S. Figieroa 3 0 K. Harris 2 2 C. DeHoedt 2 0 T. Sauer 1 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD G. Scott 11 0 1 0 S. Tim 7 1 0 0 W. Wellington 6 0 0 0 J. Swain 6 0 0 0 D. Edem 6 0 0 0 T. Clark 6 0 0 0 V. Sonie 4 0 0 0 J. Gacke 4 0 0 0 C. Albrecht 4 0 0 0 C. DeHoedt 3 0 0 0 C. Jepsen 2 0 0 0 T. Sievertsen 2 0 0 0 M. OBrien 2 0 0 0 J. Farley 1 0 0 0 Z. Fuller 1 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG T. Sievertsen 1/1 1/1 4 31 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 T. Sievertsen 7 259 37.0 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD C. Anderson 4 66 16.5 0 T. Sinkfield 3 61 20.3 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD C. Anderson 2 25 12.5 0

Iowa Hawkeyes PASSING C/A YDS TD INT J. Vandenberg 11/16 242 3 1 J. Ruddock 1/1 21 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD D. Bullock 20 102 5.1 1 M. Weisman 12 42 3.5 1 G. Garmon 4 37 9.2 0 J. Ruddock 1 -2 -2.0 0 J. Vandenberg 1 -7 -7.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD K. Davis 5 146 29.2 2 C. Fiedorowicz 2 44 22.0 1 R. Hamilton 2 34 17.0 1 K. Martin Manley 1 13 13.0 0 J. Hillyer 1 5 5.0 0 D. Bullock 1 21 21.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK M. Tobin 1 0 B. Van Sloten 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD N. Law 9 0 0 0 A. Hitchens 7 0 1 0 J. Lowedermilk 6 0 0 0 J. Morris 6 0 0 0 M. Hyde 4 0 0 0 K. Buford 4 0 1 1 J. Poggi 4 0 0 0 T. Campbell 3 0 0 0 Q. Alston 3 0 0 0 J. Gaglione 3 1 0 0 B. Lowery 3 0 0 0 M. Collins 3 0 0 0 C. Kirksey 2 0 0 0 C. Davis 2 1 0 0 S. Bigach 1 1 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG M. Meyer 1/1 7/7 10 36 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 C. Kornbrath 3 124 41.3 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD K. Davis 2 52 27.0 0 J. Cotton 1 18 18.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD M. Hyde 5 28 5.6 0

Highlights
UNI's S. Kaiser intercepted by K. Buford
http://www.easports.com/media/play/video/137831761

Iowa's J. Vandenberg pass to C. Fiedorowicz for 32yds
http://www.easports.com/media/play/video/137831045