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2023 ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM: QB Mark Gronowski, South Dakota State, Jr.,...Gronowski, who also was named the league's Offensive Player of the Year as a freshman during the 2020-21 spring season, ended the regular season leading the Football Championship Subdivision in passing efficiency with a mark of 184.08. The junior quarterback from Naperville, Illinois, completed 68.5 percent (159-of-232) of his passes for 2,359 yards and 23 touchdowns against only three interceptions. He rushed and passed for touchdowns in the same game seven times this season and tossed at least one touchdown pass in 10 of 11 games. - South Dakota State Football

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QB Mark Gronowski, Iowa
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11/27/23 - Mark Gronowski, rSr/2026, Iowa, 6-2, 235 (DS#15 QB) + More +

2023 MISSOURI VALLEY CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: QB Mark Gronowski, South Dakota State, 6-3, 225, Jr., Naperville, Ill. (Neuqua Valley High)...Leads FCS in passing efficiency (184.08)...completed 68.5 percent (159-of-232) of his passes for 2,359 yards and 23 touchdowns against only three interceptions...averaging 234.5 yards of total offense per game...rushed and passed for touchdowns in seven games this season...threw a TD pass in 10 of 11 games...first-team all-MVFC in 2020-21 spring season, second-team selection in 2022...two-time team captain (2022, 2023). - Missouri Valley Football

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QB Mark Gronowski, Iowa
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03/07/23 - Erick All, rSr/2024, Iowa, 6-4, 252 (DS#11 TE) + More +

Erick All, a former all-Big Ten honorable mention, had 38 catches for 437 receiving yards in 2021. A back injury that required surgery cut his 2022 season short. His 38 catches in 2021 were the most for a Michigan tight end since Jake Butt had 46 in 2016. "I feel like I'm more of a natural pass-catcher, route-runner," All said. "But I want to be all-around. I want to be a great blocker as well." Now, All is one of the top two tight ends at a school that has had a 50-plus-catch tight end in back-to-back seasons. "They definitely have a recipe with these tight ends," All said. All also has the benefit of already having a rapport with new Iowa quarterback Cade McNamara, who also transferred from Michigan after the 2022 season. "It's always great to have someone around that you're close with and have known for a while," All said. All and McNamara were roommates at Michigan although they are not living together at Iowa. "We grew out of that," All said. - Iowa Press Citizen

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TE Erick All, Iowa
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02/15/23 - Seth Anderson, rSr/2026, Iowa, 5-11, 187 (DS#119 WR) + More +

Seth Anderson committed to Iowa via the transfer portal after two years at Charleston Southern. Anderson, the son of former NFL wideout Willie "Flipper" Anderson, led the Buccaneers with 612 receiving yards and seven touchdown receptions in 2022. - The Gazette

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WR Seth Anderson, Iowa
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02/09/23 - Nick Jackson, rSr/2025, Iowa, 6-1, 228 (DS#16 ILB) + More +

On Wednesday, Iowa football added one more piece to its team during the early NCAA transfer window; and it's at a position of need. Virginia linebacker Nick Jackson announced his decision to transfer to the Hawkeyes over Oklahoma. He will graduate this spring and join Iowa in the summer as a graduate transfer. He's regarded as a four-star transfer portal player according to 247 Sports. Jackson, a middle linebacker listed at 6-foot-1, 235 pounds, was a four-year contributor and three-year starter at Virginia, where he accumulated 352 total tackles including 100-plus tackles in each of the last three seasons.

His 2022 season was his best to-date with 103 tackles, five sacks and four pass deflections. He is entering Iowa's program with three all-ACC selection honors. Jackson is the seventh transfer portal addition for the Hawkeyes and the first defensive player. The next available window for players to enter into the NCAA transfer portal is May 1-15 at the conclusion of teams' spring practice periods. - Iowa City Press-Citizen

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ILB Nick Jackson, Iowa
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02/01/23 - Nick Jackson, rSr/2025, Iowa, 6-1, 228 (DS#16 ILB) + More +

Virginia's Nick Jackson is a three-time all-conference linebacker who entered the NCAA transfer portal after last season. He's still there. Jackson is just one of over 120 players who entered the NCAA transfer portal this offseason and have not found a new program yet going into Wednesday's national signing day, per a source with access to the database. Many of those, including the contingent from UVa and Virginia Tech, are backups and role players. But a few, like Jackson, were starters in 2022, while others, including Artis and Virginia running back Ronnie Walker, the former Hopewell High star, and defensive back Chayce Chalmers, saw decent playing time. Jackson was a three-time All-ACC selection who posted over 100 tackles each of the past three years. - Roanoke Times

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ILB Nick Jackson, Iowa
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01/30/23 - Daijon Parker, rSr/2024, Iowa, 6-5, 315 (DS#999 OT) + More +

Offensive tackle Daijon Parker, previously committed to Virginia, flipped to the Iowa Hawkeyes after an official visit this weekend. Parker entered the transfer portal from Saginaw Valley State, where he appeared in 21 games. He is a graduate transfer with one year of eligibility. Parker was one of the most sought-after players in the transfer portal with more than 25 offers, including Virginia, Washington State and Tulane among others. At 6-foot-6 and 300 pounds, Parker's size and experience is a perfect fit on Iowa's young offensive line that struggled throughout the 2022 season. - Hawkcentral.com

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OT Daijon Parker, Iowa
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01/30/23 - Rusty Feth, rSr/2024, Iowa, 6-3, 306 (DS#36 C) + More +

The Iowa Hawkeyes picked up their second addition from the NCAA transfer portal Sunday when Miami of Ohio center Rusty Feth committed to the Hawkeyes. Feth's addition signals yet another acknowledgment from the football coaching staff that the offensive line's poor performance in 2022 was unacceptable. Iowa struggled to protect its quarterbacks, allowing 277 sack yards (ranking 120th out of 131 FBS teams) - a stat that is saying something considering the Hawkeyes attempted only 349 passes, 100th in the country. The Hawkeyes also averaged 2.92 yards per carry, 127th in FBS. - Hawkcentral.com

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C Rusty Feth, Iowa
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01/09/23 - Daijon Parker, rSr/2024, Iowa, 6-5, 315 (DS#999 OT) + More +

Iowa football has been active in the transfer portal in the early weeks of its off-season, and the Hawkeyes added another crucial commitment on Saturday. Offensive tackle Daijon Parker, previously committed to Virginia, flipped to the Hawkeyes after an official visit this weekend. Parker entered the transfer portal from Saginaw Valley State, where he appeared in 21 games. He is a graduate transfer with one year of eligibility.

Parker was one of the most sought-after players in the transfer portal with more than 25 offers, including Virginia, Washington State and Tulane among others. At 6-foot-6 and 300 pounds, Parker's size and experience is a perfect fit on Iowa's young offensive line that struggled throughout the 2022 season. Parker will likely slide in at right tackle, a particular weak spot this season, and solidify that position opposite Mason Richman, an All-Big Ten honorable mention selection at left tackle. Parker is the fifth portal commitment to Iowa, joining quarterbacks Cade McNamara and Deacon Hill, tight end Erick All and wide receiver Seth Anderson. - Iowa City Press-Citizen

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OT Daijon Parker, Iowa
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01/08/23 - Mark Gronowski, rSr/2026, Iowa, 6-2, 235 (DS#15 QB) + More +

A different Dakota is celebrating a national championship nearly two decades after the border-state rivals moved up together to the Division I level. "I continue to think back in 2004 and wondering how it was going to work out. Well, this is pretty sweet how it's worked out," coach John Stiegelmeier said after South Dakota State won its first Football Championship Subdivision title Sunday. Mark Gronowski threw three touchdowns and ran 51 yards for another score as the Jackrabbits won 45-21 win over North Dakota State, which lost for the first time in its 10 FCS title game appearances since the move from NCAA Division II. As a true freshman two seasons ago, Gronowski tore the ACL in his left knee on the opening series of the Football Championship Subdivision title game. Now nearly 20 months after a loss in that unprecedented spring finale, and after the quarterback missed the entire 2021 season, the Jackrabbits (14-1) beat their border-state rival for the biggest prize in coach John Stiegelmeier's 26th season at his alma mater. "It's really a storybook ending for us," Gronowski said. "We made a memory," Stiegelmeier said. "I live through our players and I always will, always have. And so my joy is great today because their joy is great."

Amar Johnson rushed for 126 yards and Isaiah Davis had 119 for his ninth 100-yard game this season, and both scored touchdowns for South Dakota State. Gronowski, who completed 14 of 21 passes for 223 yards, had his scoring run on the third play of the second half to stretch the lead to 38-14. "We knew NDSU was going to fight until the end of the game, and we knew that we had to come out in the second half and just start fast, score early," Gronowski said. "That's what we did there on that play." Cam Miller was 17-of-26 passing for 256 yards with two TDs and two interceptions for the Bison (12-3), who went from Fargo to Frisco for the 10th time in 12 seasons. "So tough to lose," Bison coach Matt Entz said. "Not something we like to do, not something we're going to make a habit of at NDSU. But I'm more concerned about our players right now...They'll bounce back, I know that." The Jackrabbits have won the past four meetings between the Missouri Valley Football Conference rivals, all in less than two years. - South Dakota State/AP College Football

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QB Mark Gronowski, Iowa
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01/07/23 - Noah Shannon, rSr/2024, Iowa, 6-0, 285 (DS#87 DT) + More +

Iowa defensive lineman Noah Shannon will use his extra COVID-19 year of eligibility to stay for a sixth football season, he announced Friday afternoon on social media. "I'm excited to get back to work with my teammates," Shannon said on Twitter. "I can't wait to swarm Kinnick in front of the best fans in the nation." Shannon has started every game of the last two seasons at defensive tackle. He had 8.5 tackles for loss and two sacks in 2022. - The Gazette

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DT Noah Shannon, Iowa
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01/07/23 - Mark Gronowski, rSr/2026, Iowa, 6-2, 235 (DS#15 QB) + More +

South Dakota State quarterback Mark Gronowski thought he had just twisted his ankle on the opening series of an unusual FCS title game two springs ago. It turned out to be much worse than that. Nearly 20 months after tearing the ACL in his left knee on a 3-yard run, and then missing the 2021 fall season that quickly followed, Gronowski is back in North Texas for another title shot. The Jackrabbits play Missouri Valley Football Conference rival and perennial Football Championship Subdivision champion North Dakota State on Sunday. "Most people only get one chance to play in a national championship, if ever. Just to have the second opportunity and get a kind of chance to redeem myself and redeem the entire team, it's a blessing," Gronowski said Friday from a room overlooking the field where he got hurt in May 2021. "I just remember walking in the first time, just being like "Wow," like I'm excited for this moment and I can't wait to be in this game. And that's kind of the feeling I have again right now."

The Jackrabbits (13-1) have won 13 in a row since a 7-3 loss at Big Ten team Iowa to open this season. That streak includes a 23-21 comeback win at defending champ North Dakota State in October - the same score of South Dakota State's title game loss to Sam Houston State, which blew a 10-point lead before its winning touchdown with 16 seconds left. Gronowski was a true freshman during that pandemic-affected season when South Dakota State and veteran coach John Stiegelmeier made their first FCS title game. After the quarterback's 3-yard keeper on the first play and a 16-yard pass, he got hurt in a pile at the end of another 3-yard run before a third-down incompletion on his last snap. In what is now his sophomore season, Gronowski has thrown for 2,743 yards and 23 touchdowns with only five interceptions. He also has 11 rushing scores. "Mark's comeback and his contribution to our football team is far greater than what you see on the field or in the stats. He's our best leader," said Stiegelmeier, in his 26th season at his alma mater. - AP College Football

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QB Mark Gronowski, Iowa
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01/05/23 - Joe Evans, rSr/2024, Iowa, 6-1, 246 (DS#30 OLB) + More +

A day after powerful defensive lineman Lukas Van Ness announced his departure for the NFL Draft, the Iowa football program got another pass rusher back. Joe Evans, who has 18 career sacks and started all 13 games this past season, announced on Wednesday that he would return to the Hawkeyes as a sixth-year senior. The former walk-on from Ames has become one of Iowa's top defensive players. He decided to give college one more year before entering the NFL draft in 2024.

"I have been honored to suit up with the best teammates I could have ever hoped for - guys who are more than teammates, they are like brothers that I will be standing with the rest of my life," Evans said in a statement posted to his Twitter account on Wednesday. "When I sat down with my family to make a decision for next year, the answer was clear: I am excited to announce that I will be back next year in black and gold. I cannot pass up the chance to be a part of this team and this program again, to swarm out with my teammates and coaches in front of such great fans." Evans had six sacks and four quarterback hurries this past season and logged 40 tackles overall. Evans, a 6-foot-2, 246-pound defender, was voted second-team All-Big Ten Conference by the league's coaches, a sign of the respect he has among those who know football best. With Evans returning, it's likely that he and tremendous junior-to-be Deontae Craig are starters off the edge next season. - Iowa City Press-Citizen

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OLB Joe Evans, Iowa
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01/04/23 - *Lukas Van Ness, rSo/2023, Iowa, 6-5, 272 (DS#3 DE) + More +

After two dominant years on Iowa's defensive line despite never getting a college start, Lukas Van Ness is going to the NFL. Van Ness, a redshirt sophomore for the Hawkeyes, will forgo the final two years of his eligibility. The 6-foot-5, 275-pound native of Barrington, Illinois, sent out his announcement on social media Tuesday. "My time at Iowa was very special, and I will always be a Hawkeye," Van Ness posted. "It was not an easy decision to leave the University of Iowa with remaining eligibility. It has been a lifelong dream of mine to play in the NFL."

Van Ness said he plans to complete his degree at Iowa, but his days as a Hawkeye player are done. He was the other major third-year Iowa player with an NFL decision; punter Tory Taylor announced after Saturday's 21-0 win in the Music City Bowl that he would return for his fourth year. Van Ness had 13 sacks in his time at Iowa while being a versatile chess piece on Kelvin Bell's defensive line. He was an undersized defensive tackle a year ago and logged seven sacks, tying Joe Evans for the team lead. This year, he moved to defensive end during spring practice but wound up moving inside to help out with depth after Yahya Black's foot injury. Van Ness was often dispatched in obvious passing situations. - Iowa City Press-Citizen

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DE *Lukas Van Ness, Iowa
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01/02/23 - Tory Taylor, Sr/2024, Iowa, 6-4, 223 (DS#1 P) + More +

Tory Taylor has been called the most valuable player on Iowa's football roster at times. Without a doubt, he certainly is the program's "MVP" - most valuable punter - since Reggie Roby in the early 1980s. Taylor was already a popular Hawkeye with his punting exploits. And now, he'll be even more beloved by his fans. Taylor has decided to return for his senior year and put off NFL dreams for another year. "Even though the time was probably right to leave, I will be coming back next year," Taylor said Saturday after Iowa's 21-0 win against Kentucky in the Music City Bowl. "Just really looking forward to it. It's going to be a special year."

Already 25 years old, Taylor gave serious thought to making the jump to a professional career. He said Saturday that he was "85/15" or "80/20" a month ago that he would probably go to the NFL. But he was excited by incoming quarterback Cade McNamara and the chance to be a part of a successful Hawkeye team for one more year. The affable Australian also has learned that there are maybe one to three open punting slots a year at the NFL level. Even with someone of his pedigree, there's no guarantee that he would be on an NFL gameday roster nine months from now. "I really think this team can go far, and I want to be a part of it," Taylor said. "There's a couple things I want to tweak with my game. ...From a specialists point of view, there's not going to be anyone better than myself, (long snapper) Luke (Elkin) and (kicker) Drew (Stevens). So I'm really looking forward to that." - Iowa City Press-Citizen

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P Tory Taylor, Iowa
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