I wish I had more information here, but all that I know was from the very short release from Iowa. It's not rhabdo, if that's the first thing that you were thinking. Heiar was in a single car accident this weekend.

Here's the full release (via HawkeyeNation):

The following comment was released this afternoon by University of Iowa Football Coach Kirk Ferentz, in regard to offensive lineman Dan Heiar, who was involved in a single vehicle accident over the weekend:

"Dan Heiar was in an accident this weekend and is currently hospitalized. Our only concerns right now are Dan’s well-being and recovery."

Ferentz said more details will be released when appropriate. Heiar joined the Hawkeye program this spring after attending Iowa Western Community College. Heiar is a native of Charlotte, Iowa and attended Northeast Goose Lake High School as a prep.

Hopefully everything is okay and not too serious. Heiar was predicted to compete for a spot on the depth chart at guard. Kirk Ferentz and Co. don't usually bring in JUCO guys to ride the bench. We should get an update soon I would guess as Norm Parker and Ken O'Keefe have press conferences schedule for Wednesday.

Lowe may not transfer after all

Less than a week ago it was reported that Willie Lowe had asked to be released from his scholarship at Iowa. The way the original Joe Shad story made it sound was that Lowe was unhappy at Iowa after his bout with rhabdo.

Turns out, that's not really the case. Lowe's uncle told Randy Peterson of the Des Moines Register, that Lowe is still considering staying at Iowa and that he doesn't "have any ill will about Iowa at all." Basically Lowe is still feeling the effects from the rhabdo and wants to take the year off so he's leaving his options open.

Iowa spring game/open practice this weekend

The Iowa Hawkeyes added their first commit for 2012 yesterday. Mitchell Keppy has had Iowa high on his list since at least February (as tweeted by @ColoradoHawkeye). And it makes a lot of sense why Keppy would like Iowa. His father, Myron, was a defensive lineman who played for Hayden Fry back in the 80s. Plus, Keppy lives right outside the Quad Cities...he's just on the wrong side of the river.

Keppy visited a few other schools around the Midwest and recently visited Iowa. The Hawkeyes were the first to offer Keppy and when offered he quickly accepted becoming the first in 2012 recruiting class. Like his father, Keppy is a lineman and plays both sides for Riverdale High School. He is being brought on as an offensive lineman for Iowa.

C.J. Fiedorowicz

The second tight end spot isn't the most glamorous position on the football field. If you were watching almost any other team in the country, you probably wouldn't ever see the second tight end except maybe in goal-line. But at Iowa it is an important position. Last year, Brad Herman was number two and finished the year with 9 catches for 154 yards. The year before that it was Allen Reisner was 14 catches for 143 yards and a TD. I think you can expect an even greater contribution from the second tight end this year. Currently there is nobody healthy on Iowa's roster with any experience at fullback. Hopefully Brad Rogers will be back, but he still hasn't been cleared to practice after failing a cardio test before the bowl game. With a lack of a solid fullback, the two tight end set may be even more prevalent. Also, there is a major lack of experience at receiver besides Marvin McNutt, so the pass game might flow be a little more in the direction of the tight ends.

It has been rumored for some time that Willie Lowe was no longer part of the Iowa Football program after being absent from last Wednesday's practice that was open (at least for a little while) to the media. News finally broke last night as ESPN's Joe Shad reported that Lowe has indeed requested to be released from his scholarship in order to transfer.

Lowe was one of the Rhabdo13 and has still not fully recovered. Lowe told ESPN, "I would like to be able to sit out a year, regain my strength, feel fine and play again. But I don't know. I am still down 20 pounds and I am having headaches every few days." This comes just a week after Shaun Prater spoke publicly about his bout with rhabdo and how he has moved on. According to Marc Morehouse on twitter, "Not all the rhadbo players were practicing last week. Different guys at different stages."

We were told by Coach Ferentz at the beginning of spring practice that all 13 players had been cleared medically to play and that they'd be eased back into practice over the course of a week or so. It sounds like, while they may have been cleared, that at least some of the guys are still not fully healthy. In fact, Lowe said, "Only a few players are back to full speed that I know of. Some said this wasn't a big deal. But this was a big deal to me."

This story doesn't seem to be as over as I thought it was a week ago.