Andrew Schulze is probably the least known first team player off of the Hawkeye Football depth chart. However, he plays a position absolutely vital to the success of the team. Schulze is the long snapper. In 2008 he handled every deep snap on special teams including punts, PATs, and field goals. Impressively, he was near perfect with not a single snap fumbled or kick not attempted.
High School:
Andrew Schulze attended Downers Grove South High School in Woodridge, IL. As a Mustang, Schulze played defensive end and tight end. His senior year, he helped lead the team to a 8-3 overall record, good for second place in the West Suburban (Gold) Conference and a state playoff birth. Schulze’s play earned him First Team All-Conference honors. Schulze played baseball in high school as a pitcher and catcher.
You can see pictures of Schulze in action for the Mustangs here and here and here. Look for number 88.
College:
Schulze was not really recruited at all. He came to Iowa as a walk-on in 2006 and redshirted his freshman year. To start 2007 Schulze was still not listed on the depth chart but quickly propelled to the starter as the long snapper for PATs and field goals in the second game of the year against Syracuse after the incumbent long snapper, Clint Huntrods, was dismissed for, according to the old BHGP, being too awesome (i.e. urinating in public). Anyway, Schulze embraced his chance to play and handled the deep snaps on PATs and field goals for the remainder of the season.
Last season, Schulze solidified himself as the starting long snapper and took over the responsibility on punts as well. As mentioned before, he snapped the ball on every punt, PAT, and field without a single errant snap. That is 51 punts, 47 PATs, and 24 field goal attempts without a mistake. He was a key to the success to the 96% PAT success rate and 79% on field goals. He was also an important piece of winning field goal against Penn State (though the snap was slightly high, it was still easily handled by Donahue).
So, for the upcoming 2009 season watch out for Andrew Schulze and don't be surprised when you see every long snap right on the money into Donahue hands.
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Commit #10 fo 2010 - Andrew Donnal
The Iowa Hawkeyes picked up another offensive lineman today. Andrew Donnal verbally committed to play for the Hawkeyes and is the tenth player to do so for the 2010 class. Donnal is a highly ranked offensive tackle out of Whitehouse, Ohio. His 4 star rating on Rivals is better than any of the other Iowa commits thus far for 2010.
High School:
Andrew Donnal attends Anthony Wayne High School. In 2008, the Generals went 5-5 in the Northern Lakes League. The pinnacle moment of the season was an astounding 5 overtime game against the Clay Eagles that the Generals ended up winning.
As a junior Donnal played tackle on offense and defense. It was his second year starting at offensive tackle and his play earned him First Team All-Conference honors. I couldn't find any meaningful statistics on Donnal's play, but found that he ran a 4.91 forty at the Ohio State junior camp this summer. That is pretty quick for a 6'7" 280 pound lineman. In his highlight video you can see his quickness and strength on both sides of the ball. On offense he was an absolute force as a run blocker. He consistently pushed back the defender 5 yards off the line of scrimmage leaving the running back big wholes. On defense he often was in the backfield knocking down passes or getting the sack. He even blocked a couple of kicks.
Donnal has also been a standout as a center in basketball and in the shot put and discus on the track team.
Quick Glance:
High School:
Andrew Donnal attends Anthony Wayne High School. In 2008, the Generals went 5-5 in the Northern Lakes League. The pinnacle moment of the season was an astounding 5 overtime game against the Clay Eagles that the Generals ended up winning.
As a junior Donnal played tackle on offense and defense. It was his second year starting at offensive tackle and his play earned him First Team All-Conference honors. I couldn't find any meaningful statistics on Donnal's play, but found that he ran a 4.91 forty at the Ohio State junior camp this summer. That is pretty quick for a 6'7" 280 pound lineman. In his highlight video you can see his quickness and strength on both sides of the ball. On offense he was an absolute force as a run blocker. He consistently pushed back the defender 5 yards off the line of scrimmage leaving the running back big wholes. On defense he often was in the backfield knocking down passes or getting the sack. He even blocked a couple of kicks.
Donnal has also been a standout as a center in basketball and in the shot put and discus on the track team.
Quick Glance:
| OT Andrew Donnal - Whitehouse, Ohio | |
|---|---|
| Recruiting: | |
| Rivals | 4*, #16 OT |
| Scout | 3*, #33 OT |
| Other Schools | Michigan, Michigan State, Wisconsin, Illinois |
| Stats: | |
| Size | 6'7", 280 lbs |
| 40 Time | 4.91 sec |
| Bench | 305 lbs |
Another Iowa day on the Big Ten Network
The third and final (I think) Iowa Day on the Big Ten Network is airing today. There are a wide variety of sports being shown today, but there are 2 football games to watch.
1:00 PM - Iowa at Penn State (2002)
10:30 PM - Iowa vs. LSU (2005 Capitol One Bowl)
1:00 PM - Iowa at Penn State (2002)
10:30 PM - Iowa vs. LSU (2005 Capitol One Bowl)
Links For Iowa - July 11, 2009
Iowa Related
Iowa Hawkeyes 2009 College Football Odds
Point-Spreads.com puts the over/under on the Hawkeyes at 8 wins. If I were a betting man I would take over. They put the odds for Iowa to win the Big Ten at +500 and for Iowa to win it all at +6600.
Jewel Hampton is just glad to know you care
Nothing new here. As we found out yesterday Jewel Hampton will not require surgery and will play the first week of the season. I just thought the headline was funny.
Iowa adds Missouri State to the schedule for 2013
A few days ago I was announced that Iowa would be playing Hayden Fry's old school North Texas in 2015 and 2017. Now, Missouri State has been added to the schedule. The Bears will visit Kinnick Stadium in 2013. Iowa's future non-conference opponents are:
2010 - Eastern Illinois, Iowa State, Arizona, and Ball State
2011 - Iowa State and Pittsburgh
2012 - Northern Iowa and Iowa State
2013 - Missouri State and Iowa State
2014 - Northern Iowa, Ball State, Iowa State, and Pittsburgh
2015 - North Texas, Iowa State, and Pittsburgh
Google Trends #100
16 Blocks
16 Blocks is some suspenseful action crime drama from 2006 . I've never seen it, let alone heard of it, but it has Mos Def in one of the leading roles, so it can't be bad, right?
Iowa Hawkeyes 2009 College Football Odds
Point-Spreads.com puts the over/under on the Hawkeyes at 8 wins. If I were a betting man I would take over. They put the odds for Iowa to win the Big Ten at +500 and for Iowa to win it all at +6600.
Jewel Hampton is just glad to know you care
Nothing new here. As we found out yesterday Jewel Hampton will not require surgery and will play the first week of the season. I just thought the headline was funny.
Iowa adds Missouri State to the schedule for 2013
A few days ago I was announced that Iowa would be playing Hayden Fry's old school North Texas in 2015 and 2017. Now, Missouri State has been added to the schedule. The Bears will visit Kinnick Stadium in 2013. Iowa's future non-conference opponents are:
2010 - Eastern Illinois, Iowa State, Arizona, and Ball State
2011 - Iowa State and Pittsburgh
2012 - Northern Iowa and Iowa State
2013 - Missouri State and Iowa State
2014 - Northern Iowa, Ball State, Iowa State, and Pittsburgh
2015 - North Texas, Iowa State, and Pittsburgh
Google Trends #100
16 Blocks
16 Blocks is some suspenseful action crime drama from 2006 . I've never seen it, let alone heard of it, but it has Mos Def in one of the leading roles, so it can't be bad, right?
Injury Updates - Jewel Hampton and Erin Andrews
No surgery for Hampton
Okay, so the collective Hawkeye fan base might have blown things slightly out of proportion (me included). Today, Gary Dolphin announced on the radio that Kirk Ferentz told him Jewel Hampton does not need surgery and will be ready to play for the first game of the year against UNI. This is very good news. Besides Hampton, there is basically no experienced running back on Iowa's roster. The question now will be whether or not Hampton will be the starter on day 1, or if the coaches will try to ease him back in. Either way, lets be thankful this happened in the summer and he has plenty of time to recover.
In other injury news....
Erin Andrews Hit By Foul Ball
I think I'm a day late on this, but everyone's favorite sideline reporter Erin Andrews was hit by a foul ball off the bat of Mets player Alex Cora. Apparently she had to go to the hospital and everything after taking a baseball square in the chin. Reports today are that she's okay, so we can all sigh with relief.
Okay, so the collective Hawkeye fan base might have blown things slightly out of proportion (me included). Today, Gary Dolphin announced on the radio that Kirk Ferentz told him Jewel Hampton does not need surgery and will be ready to play for the first game of the year against UNI. This is very good news. Besides Hampton, there is basically no experienced running back on Iowa's roster. The question now will be whether or not Hampton will be the starter on day 1, or if the coaches will try to ease him back in. Either way, lets be thankful this happened in the summer and he has plenty of time to recover.
In other injury news....
Erin Andrews Hit By Foul Ball
I think I'm a day late on this, but everyone's favorite sideline reporter Erin Andrews was hit by a foul ball off the bat of Mets player Alex Cora. Apparently she had to go to the hospital and everything after taking a baseball square in the chin. Reports today are that she's okay, so we can all sigh with relief.