Overview
- Iowa has not named a starting quarterback and is splitting practice reps between transfer quarterbacks Hank Brown and Jeremy Hecklinski while giving backup Jimmy Sullivan some work.
- Coach Kirk Ferentz said he will “let this thing play out” and that a starter could become apparent in August or be decided during the season depending on performance.
- Both Brown and Hecklinski arrived via the transfer portal and have limited game experience at Iowa and previous schools, a key reason staff are evaluating them cautiously.
- Ferentz, in his 28th season, emphasized program stability as nearly 40 percent of the roster is new and said he is not focused on retirement.
- Iowa will use camp drills, public practices and early-game situations as the deciding evidence and observers should watch those events and the opener against Northern Illinois for signs of who will take the job.