Somewhat overshadowed by second day of the Big Ten Media Days was the news of a new recruit committing. Torrey Campbell, a running back/defensive back, from Florida became the 12th member of Iowa's 2011 recruiting class. He is rated 3-stars by both Scout and Rivals.

Campbell in High School

Campbell attends Barron Collier High School in Naples, FL. The Cougars were 9-2 last year and won their division. Campbell plays both sides of the ball for the Cougars. On offense he's a running back and on defense a defensive back. Though, most of his time thus far has been on offense. Barron Collier runs a spread attack and uses multiple running backs, but Campbell still finished the season with 552 rushing yards.

Stats:

• 2008 Rushing - 159 rushes for 999 yards, 9 TDs
• 2009 Rushing - 73 rushes for 552 yards, 6 TDs
• 2009 Defense - 10 tackles, 2 passes defended

Ferentz Speaks

Suspensions:
Jewel Hampton and Broderick Binns will serve a 1 game suspension at the beginning of the year for off-season alcohol-related charges. That means they'll miss the Eastern Illinois game, but will be back against ISU. Ferentz didn't mention Jordan Bernstine at all, so he may be in the clear.

Injuries:
Only one reported, so that's good. It's OLB Ross Petersen who is currently out with a torn pec.

Rumors Quashed:
Before Ferentz spoke with the press today there were a couple of big rumors floating around. The first is that A.J. Derby had decided to move to linebacker from quarterback in an attempt to see the field sooner. The second is that defensive coordinator Norm Parker is planning on retiring after this season. Ferentz said that both of these rumors were news to him, though didn't outright deny their truthfulness. We'll have to file these under "wait and see".

One other rumor was indirectly addressed as Ferentz said that all the members of the team are in good standing academically. That means Brandon Wegher is still on the team and has good enough grade. So no, he's not transferring to South Dakota State or anywhere.

On Friday, Iowa added its second linebacker commit in a row as Cole Fisher became just the 4th defensive player of Iowa's 2011 commits. Fisher is an Omaha, Nebraska native and has been a Husker fan all his life. His father, Todd, player for Nebraska back in the early 1980s and his brother, Sean, is expected to be the starting strong-side linebacker for the Huskers this fall. So, for Iowa to get Fisher right out of Nebraska's backyard is nice...even though Nebraska hadn't offered him yet. Fisher is rated 2-stars by Scout and 3-stars by Rivals.

Fisher in High School

Fisher attends Millard North High School in Omaha, NE. It's the largest school in Nebraska and has a really strong football program that won a couple of State Titles earlier this decade. However, the Mustangs went just 5-5 last year losing in the first round of the playoffs.

Fisher plays running back and free safety for Millard North. Though he plays on both sides of the ball he excels on defense and was a 1st Team All-State selection last year as a defensive back.

Stats:

• Defense - 80 tackles (I couldn't find much...)

Quick Thoughts:
Fisher was rolling along getting some interest from schools when he tore his ACL during basketball season. Iowa had offered Fisher before his injury and as the coaches have shown in the past, stayed committed to Fisher. As a result, Iowa picked up a nice commit. Fisher should be ready to play for Millard North this fall, though he still needs to be cleared by the doctors, and maybe it'll be easier to find some information on him then.

There are just 36 more days until the start of Iowa's football season, and I've only previewed Eastern Illinois thus far. So, let's get moving on this preview...for today: Iowa State.

The Game

Opponent: Iowa State
Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA
Kickoff: 2:30 PM - September 11, 2010
TV: ABC Regional (ESPN2 elsewhere)

The Basics

Location: Ames, IA
Head Coach: Paul Rhoads
Mascot: Cyclone
Conference: Big XII
2009 Record: 7-6 (3-5)

It's been a busy week in my neck of the woods. In terms of site stuff I have been working on some of the behind the scenes scripts just getting it cleaned up a little. There probably won't be any noticeable changes, but the site my load a slightly faster. Anyway, some good news and bad news today...I'm a good news first type of person, so here it goes.

Tickets! There are tickets available!
Iowa sold over 59,000 sets of season tickets for this year, so with visitor tickets, special group tickets, packaged tickets, etc... that doesn't really leave a lot of seats for single game sales. However, there are a few tickets left for the Eastern Illinois and Ball State games. And by few, I really mean few. They went on sale earlier today and I tried seeing what tickets would be available and I wasn't able to get more than a single ticket to either game. So act fast! I'd also suggest trying to get the kid tickets...there may be a few more of those and they are only $25 instead of $55.

The Magic Bus has its permit denied
Regarded as one of the best tailgating spots for Iowa football games, the Magic Bus has been denied a permit to operate. Needless to say, the whole future of the Magic Bus is currently in jeopardy and if it does survive in some capacity it's unlikely to be same. This is not the first blow to the tailgating atmosphere this off-season as earlier this summer Sally Mason stated she wanted to clean it up and that there will probably be changes this fall. I doubt anything drastic will happen, but it'll be interesting to follow.

Bullets:

• Ricky Stanzi on Manning Award Watch List - The Manning Award goes to the best quarterback. If he cuts down on the INTs he could have a shot. This year's class of QBs isn't quite what it was last year with Tebow and McCoy as the clear favorites.
• Stanzi, Clayborn, and Klug at Big Ten Media Days - This is semi-old news, but these 3 seniors will be representing the Hawkeyes at the Big Ten Media Days next week. The most interesting thing to come out of this event will likely be an update on the suspensions being handed down to Hampton, Binns, and Bernstine.

Update: All tickets are now sold out. If you still need some, you can find Iowa Football tickets on Stubhub.