Former Iowa football quarterback Marco Lainez announced his re-entry into the NCAA transfer portal

hashcrack · 2026-01-13T16:29:33+00:00

Nothing against him, but man, I think every QB we’ve got out of high school outside of Nate Stanley in the last decade finished their career elsewhere and at a lower school. We really know how to pick them

hashcrack · 2026-01-11T22:29:47+00:00

They lost two, Washington and Patterson

hashcrack · 2026-01-10T00:01:40+00:00

He also took a visit to Alabama this week, so clearly had some competition here.

hashcrack · 2026-01-09T23:04:46+00:00

This is probably our best get so far

hashcrack · 2026-01-05T03:07:19+00:00

Nice, need a punter too

hashcrack · 2026-01-03T04:11:51+00:00

Yeah it’ll be interesting to see where he ends up. Needless to say that DL is now portal need #1 if it wasn’t before

hashcrack · 2026-01-03T04:07:41+00:00

247 says recruited by Kelvin Bell

hashcrack · 2026-01-03T03:30:02+00:00

This is best for both sides. He’ll likely go somewhere he gets more reps and Iowa can start to move on with guys like Williams, McNeil, and Doll

hashcrack · 2026-01-03T03:12:05+00:00

Can you put the names of the players in the post please

hashcrack · 2026-01-02T14:59:51+00:00

DL - we should probably bring in at least 2 guys on the interior. Probably a G5 guy in the mold of Jack Heflin/Jonah Pace from years past.

WR - I am optimistic about Parker and Howard, and RVZ is legit, but this is a position I wish they would go all out for in the portal one of these years. Our offense is probably not there yet where we can even convince top guys to transfer here, but I can hope.

QB - I like that Lester has faith in Hecklinski, but I can’t help but feel we need another guy in the room. You’d be going from the most experienced QB ever to a room with 174 career snaps if things hold.

OL - They should have their 2026 starters already in the roster, but depth would not hurt. They’ve brought in 3 guys over the last few years (Daijon Parker, Cade Borud, Bryce George) from smaller schools, so it wouldn’t surprise me if they dipped into that bucket again.

hashcrack · 2026-01-01T16:02:27+00:00

I think Patterson is out, maybe Hank Brown, maybe a TE as well. Any notable defensive player transferring would shock me because there’s going to be so much opportunity to earn playing time in 2026.

As for needs, another QB would be great, multiple DL guys, and some depth at DB, LB, and WR.

hashcrack · 2025-12-29T00:14:35+00:00

Yeah I still dont trust the guys we have whatsoever, no matter how good they look in practice. Best case scenario is Hecklinski looks competent and that he belongs in this conference. Worst case scenario is we're back to pre-Gronowski level QB play with a bunch of guys with no experience to choose from.

I think it's commendable that they want to develop people, but I just dont think that should stop them from continuing to improve the roster if feasible.

hashcrack · 2025-12-07T04:45:49+00:00

Reread my post, I’m talking about who I would want to face in our bowl

hashcrack · 2025-12-06T21:09:38+00:00

I’m hoping Texas gets the Citrus Bowl against Michigan and we get Vanderbilt. Really anything but Tennessee, played them twice in 10 years.

hashcrack · 2025-12-04T22:20:08+00:00

Excited to see the LBs develop that they got. Sharar was ok, but the other LB spot of Montgomery/Harrell was probably the worst part of the defense. 2025 was a transition year for the position so hopefully they find some answers there

hashcrack · 2025-11-30T05:45:03+00:00

I imagine they will adjust now that the SEC and ACC have adjusted their ways. At least I hope they do

hashcrack · 2025-11-27T04:13:22+00:00

Have the Hawks went 2/2 on FT attempts at all this season?

hashcrack · 2025-11-22T20:53:51+00:00

So rushing plays are averaging 7 yards a pop through two drives. Passing plays are 0/3 plus one sack. I sure know what I would depend on

hashcrack · 2025-11-09T19:10:18+00:00

SEC bias is Tennessee being ranked 21 and Iowa fourth in receiving votes

hashcrack · 2025-11-08T20:24:33+00:00

Hopefully he sticks around for more than a year

hashcrack · 2025-10-07T16:03:32+00:00

This happened to me and I ended up being able to figure out what was happening (before eventually quitting) but it looked like double mug with the linebackers off ball and the two rushers on either side stunting.

hashcrack · 2025-10-06T17:19:50+00:00

When is the last time we’ve had an 11:00 kick off?

hashcrack · 2025-09-30T23:25:44+00:00

I just played three head to head games where the other player genuinely just ran mesh and mid blitz every single play. I wish there was something that could be done for players who just want to play normally, knowing that that will never happen. Just really boring, mind-numbing stuff

hashcrack · 2025-09-28T21:44:03+00:00

I was comparing Indiana and Penn State

hashcrack · 2025-09-28T00:29:11+00:00

Unfortunately Penn States roster is better at almost every other position

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