Breathe easier, America: the Iowa Hawkeyes' luck finally ran out. Quarterback Ricky Stanzi was injured just before halftime of today's 17-10 loss to Northwestern in Iowa City. Stanzi was tackled in his own end zone by Northwestern's Corey Wootton. He sprained his right ankle and fumbled the ball. Northwestern recovered the fumble for a touchdown.Stanzi did not return to the game. Redshirt freshman James Vandenberg, who holds most of the state of Iowa's high school passing records, replaced him. Vandenberg's first pass was intercepted by the Wildcats.
ESPN cameras showed Stanzi on crutches and in a protective boot during the second half.
Both teams had quarterback trouble. Northwestern quarterback Dan Persa left the game with a hand injury. Mike Kafka came in but was clearly still nursing a hamstring injury from last week.
Vandenberg finished 9-of-27 for 81 yards with one interception. He showed promise but frequently overthrew or underthrew open receivers. The Hawkeyes travel to Columbus to face the Buckeyes next week in a game they will have to win to keep their Big Ten title hopes alive.
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11-08-2009 @ 6:14PM
teamgoldin said...
Mr. Hasty...what do you mean, "breathe easier America?"
Iowa hasn't gotten any respect all season.
A win is a win. I am so sick of all the tv and sportswriters putting us down. Nobody seems to complain when Iowa fans turn out in record numbers to away games and any Bowl game in which we play. We have played and beaten or had very competitive bowl game appearances for the last 5 years, except for the USC game in Miami. That includes teams like Florida, LSU, South Carolina etc.... What you should have said is that America can be rest assured that the SEC and Texas will be in the national championship game. Your complaint should be made toward the BCS system, not a slam against the Hawkeyes.
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11-08-2009 @ 6:51PM
Joe Batten said...
Breath Easier!!!!!!!? Talk about a bias sports writer, must be a PSU fan. What do you expect from a team who has to play with almost a full offense of 2nd, 3rd and 4th string starters? Iowa gets no freakin respect!