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  08/05/22 - OT Mason RichmanrSr/2025, Iowa

  No position group dealt with the confluence of injuries, attrition and inexperience quite as much as the offensive line last year. Last summer, it appeared Iowa might have the best interior line nationally with center Tyler Linderbaum starting alongside guards Kyler Schott and Cody Ince. Schott then broke his foot jumping off a hay baler one week before preseason camp, and injuries hampered Ince so badly that he chose to retire this offseason. Linderbaum, of course, won the Rimington Award as the nation's top center and was an Outland Trophy finalist. Last fall, the Hawkeyes plugged in redshirt freshman Mason Richman at left tackle and Connor Colby set the program mark for starts by a true freshman lineman with 11 at right guard.

Right tackle constantly was in flux between Jack Plumb and Nick DeJong. The shuffling hampered the running game until the Citrus Bowl, when the Hawkeyes rushed for a season-best 5.8 yards per carry and 175 yards. "We were hanging on up front with Cody out, and you got Shooter in and out," Kirk Ferentz said. "I think we're really a different group, and I thought … the most improvement we made as a team probably was up front on both sides by November. We can always get better, but I think we're on the right path." Richman and Colby - now sophomores - are borderline fixtures at their current spots. - The Athletic


rSr/2025 OT Mason RichmanIowa
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