Rumors have been flying around, Kirk Ferentz had his weekly presser, the new depth chart is out, the very thought of playing the mighty Hawkeyes has a certain AD shaking in his shoe...it's been an interesting couple of days to start the week.
Injuries:
First off, it makes me sick to my stomach to think Tony Moeaki is hurt again. He sprained his ankle against UNI and played through it last Saturday. Rumor has it that his ankle swelled up after that game and he's been nursing it this week. I really, really hope this is not a nagging injury all season long.
Bulaga and Castillo, who both did not play in Ames, are still "day-to-day" per Kirk Ferentz's presser. They are both on the depth chart, so that is at least hopeful.
Depth Chart:
Speaking of the death chart...here it is. As noted, Bulaga and Castillo are listed. Other news is that Wegher is now #2 at running back, and Prater coming off of suspension is listed behind Willie Lowe (who looked pretty good against ISU). Yes, DJK is still behind McNutt, but as we saw on Saturday, the depth chart for receivers doesn't matter much. They all saw time and when KOK is flashing 5 wide, there's the potential for them all to play a lot. The only other change I see is that Chaney has taken Spievey's spot as the top returned (kickoffs and punts). I think that's probably a good choice as Chaney is the fastest guy on the team and has looked much better this year.
(No) Ball(s) State:
Iowa and Ball State are scheduled to play September 25th, 2010. The Athletic Director at Ball State however, is too scared to play back-to-back games against the Big Ten (the Cardinals have Purdue the week before). The last time the two schools met Iowa won 56-0, so yeah, maybe they should be scared.