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12/01/22 - Noah Shannon, rSr/2024, Iowa + More +

2022 ALL-BIG TEN FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): Noah Shannon,...Logan Lee has collected 48 tackles, with 7.5 tackles for loss and three sacks. Noah Shannon is right behind with 44 tackles, including 8.5 tackles for loss and two sacks. Shannon is a senior and Lee is a junior. - Iowa Football

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DT Noah Shannon, Iowa
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12/01/22 - Joe Evans, rSr/2024, Iowa + More +

2022 ALL-BIG TEN FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): Joe Evans,...Joe Evans has 37 tackles from his end position, while Lukas Van Ness has 34 stops while playing both end and tackle. Van Ness leads the team with 9.5 tackles for loss, while he and Evans both have six sacks to share the team lead. Evans is a senior, while Van Ness is a sophomore. - Iowa Football

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OLB Joe Evans, Iowa
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12/01/22 - Mason Richman, rSr/2025, Iowa + More +

2022 ALL-BIG TEN FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): Mason Richman,...Richman started all 12 games at left tackle as the veteran among Iowa's young offensive line. He has 21 career starts, all at left tackle. He saw action in three games as a true freshman in 2020 and was still able to redshirt. - Iowa Football

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OT Mason Richman, Iowa
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11/30/22 - Sam LaPorta, Sr/2023, Iowa + More +

2022 BIG TEN KWALICK-CLARK TIGHT END OF THE YEAR: Sam LaPorta, Iowa,...University of Iowa senior tight end Sam LaPorta has been named the Kwalick-Clark Big Ten Tight End of the Year to highlight Iowa's offensive honors on the all-conference teams. The Big Ten announced the offensive awards Wednesday. LaPorta earned first-team All-Big Ten honors from both league coaches and media after being named third team as a junior. LaPorta is also one of three tight ends named as finalists for the John Mackey Award, which goes to the top tight end in the nation.

LaPorta leads Iowa in both receptions and receiving yards, totaling 53 receptions for 601 yards and a touchdown. LaPorta was injured in the first quarter of the win at Minnesota and did not play against Nebraska. LaPorta's career totals include 148 receptions for 1,730 yards to rank 15th in career receiving yards. Among tight ends, LaPorta ranks first in career receptions and second to Marv Cook in receiving yards. - Iowa Football

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TE Sam LaPorta, Iowa
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11/29/22 - Jack Campbell, rJr/2023, Iowa + More +

2022 BIG TEN NAGURSKI-WOODSON DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Jack Campbell, Iowa,...Campbell earned first-team honors for a second straight year after recording 118 tackles in 12 games. The Cedar Falls, Iowa, native is a finalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy and the Butkus Award as the nation's top linebacker. He is the third Hawkeye under Ferentz to be named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year, joining lineman Daviyon Nixon (2020) and linebacker Josey Jewell (2017) and the second Hawkeye to be voted the Butkus-Fitzgerald Big Ten Linebacker of the Year (Jewell, 2017). - Iowa Football

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ILB Jack Campbell, Iowa
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11/29/22 - Jack Campbell, rJr/2023, Iowa + More +

2022 BIG TEN BUTKUS-FITZGERALD LINEBACKER OF THE YEAR: Jack Campbell, Iowa,...University of Iowa senior linebacker Jack Campbell has been named the Nagurski-Woodson Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year and the Butkus-Fitzgerald Big Ten Linebacker of the Year to highlight Iowa's defensive honors on the all-conference teams. The Big Ten announced the defensive awards Tuesday and will announce offensive awards Wednesday. Campbell earned first-team honors for a second straight year after recording 118 tackles in 12 games. - Iowa Football

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ILB Jack Campbell, Iowa
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11/28/22 - Cade McNamara, rSr/2025, Iowa + More +

Michigan quarterback Cade McNamara has entered the transfer portal, team spokesman Dave Ablauf confirmed on Monday. McNamara had a season-ending injury to his right knee on Sept. 17 against Connecticut, one game after J.J. McCarthy won the starting job. McCarthy will lead the second-ranked Wolverines against Purdue on Saturday night in the Big Ten championship game in Indianapolis, needing a win to earn a spot in the College Football Playoff. Last year, McNamara helped Michigan end an eight-game losing streak to rival Ohio State and go on to win the conference championship for the first time since 2004. The third-team All-Big Ten player in 2021 threw for 2,576 yards with 15 touchdowns and six interceptions.

McNamara, who is from Reno, Nevada, can potentially play at another school for two seasons. He redshirted as a freshman in 2019 and the NCAA has given any student-athlete from the 2020-21 school year an extra year of eligibility. Coach Jim Harbaugh allowed McNamara and McCarthy to start a game this season before deciding who would be the first-string quarterback. That did not sit well with the returning starter. "I would definitely say it's pretty unusual," said McNamara, sounding surly, after a win over Colorado State in his last start. "It was kind of a thing that I wasn't expecting. By the end of camp, I thought I had my best camp and put myself in a good position." Earlier this month, McNamara posted a picture of himself in a wheelchair with a brace over a protective wrap on his right leg after being under the care of Los Angeles Rams and Dodgers team doctor Neal ElAttrache. - AP College Football

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QB Cade McNamara, Iowa
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11/22/22 - Seth Anderson, rJr/2026, Iowa + More +

2022 BIG SOUTH OFFENSIVE FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Seth Anderson, WR, Fr., Charleston Southern,...Seth Anderson (Suwanee, Ga.) is a finalist for the Stats Perform FCS Jerry Rice National Freshman of the Year Award, and led the Buccaneers with 612 receiving yards to rank first among all Big South freshmen and seventh overall in the league, in addition to tying for the top spot with seven TD receptions. He was fifth in the Big South with 42 receptions, scored a touchdown in six of his 10 games played, and opened his career with eight receptions, 131 yards and two scores against Western Carolina.

Anderson recorded receptions of 40+ yards in four different games, with a season-long of 48 in the Bucs' victory over Robert Morris. A two-time Big South Freshman of the Week honoree this season, Anderson is the first Charleston Southern player honored with the Offensive Freshman of the Year award since its inception in 2018. He received four first-place votes and 24 points in the voting, ahead of Gardner-Webb running back Jayden Brown (three first-place votes and 22 points) and Campbell rusher NaQuari Rogers (three first-place votes and 20 points). - Big South Football

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WR Seth Anderson, Iowa
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11/21/22 - Jack Campbell, rJr/2023, Iowa + More +

NOV 21 BIG TEN DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Jack Campbell, Iowa, LB - Sr. - Cedar Falls, Iowa - Cedar Falls,...Finished with 10 tackles, an interception and forced fumble in Iowa's 13-10 road win at Minnesota...With two minutes remaining, Campbell picked off a tipped pass and returned it 30 yards to the Minnesota 45 to set up Iowa's game-winning field goal that kept its Big Ten West title hopes alive...Recorded a game-high 10 tackles, marking the seventh time he had 10 or more tackles this season...The Academic All-Big Ten honoree earns the second Defensive Player of the Week accolade of his career and his first of the season...Last Iowa Defensive Player of the Week: Kaevon Merriweather (Sept. 26, 2022). - Big Ten Football

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ILB Jack Campbell, Iowa
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11/19/22 - Jack Campbell, rJr/2023, Iowa + More +

Drew Stevens made a 21-yard field goal with 28 seconds left to lift Iowa over Minnesota for a 13-10 victory on Saturday, after the Hawkeyes forced two late turnovers to take control of the Big Ten West with their eighth straight win over the Gophers for the Floyd of Rosedale trophy. Jack Campbell caused a fumble and came up with an interception off a tipped pass to thwart Minnesota drives in the closing minutes for Iowa (7-4, 5-3), which would repeat as division champions and return to the conference title game by beating Nebraska next week. Iowa got a break before the game when No. 3 Michigan came back to beat Illinois and push the Illini out of first place. Purdue stayed tied at the top, but the Hawkeyes own the tiebreaker after beating the Boilermakers two weeks ago.

Mohamed Ibrahim trampled a dominant Hawkeyes defense by rushing for a career-high 263 yards and a touchdown on 39 carries, but the sixth-year star lost just his second fumble of the season with 5:07 remaining on a third-and-4 run that would've given the Gophers a first down at the 9. Campbell knocked the ball out, and Deontae Craig recovered it. Minnesota (7-4, 4-4) forced a three-and-out and took over at its 45 with 4:11 to go, when Ibrahim ripped a 19-yard run off the right side to put the Gophers right back in scoring range. But on third-and-7 from the 33, Athan Kaliakmanis - making his third career start - threw a slant to fellow redshirt freshman La'Meke Brockington that Riley Moss reached to deflect. Campbell snagged it in the air, returned it 30 yards and almost scored - but his right foot was ruled out at the 45. Spencer Petras, who scored on a first-quarter quarterback sneak and went 15 for 24 for 221 yards, hit Luke Lachey for 33 yards on the next play. That put the Hawkeyes well within range for their freshman kicker, who made a 38-yarder in the first quarter. Matthew Trickett hit a 27-yard field goal in the third quarter for Minnesota, but he pulled a 34-yard try wide right with 38 seconds left before halftime. - Iowa/AP College Football

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ILB Jack Campbell, Iowa
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11/12/22 - Cooper DeJean, Jr/2024, Iowa + More +

Cooper DeJean returned an interception for a touchdown and set up another score with a 41-yard punt return as Iowa defeated Wisconsin 24-10 on Saturday. The Hawkeyes (6-4, 4-3 Big Ten) moved into a tie for the Big Ten West lead with their third consecutive win. Iowa, ranked 129th nationally in total offense, had just 142 yards and averaged 2.1 yards per play, but took advantage of plays made by its defense and special teams. DeJean, a sophomore cornerback who also had 10 tackles, had a 32-yard interception return late in the first half that gave Iowa a 14-3 lead. Then, with the Hawkeyes holding a 14-10 lead in the third quarter, DeJean's punt return gave Iowa the ball at the Wisconsin 18-yard line. Five plays later quarterback Spencer Petras scored on a 1-yard dive.

Iowa's first touchdown also followed a special teams play in the second quarter. Deontae Craig blocked a punt by Wisconsin's Andy Vujnovich and Jay Higgins recovered at the Badgers' 17-yard line. Kaleb Johnson scored on a 4-yard run two plays later to give Iowa a 7-3 lead. Wisconsin (5-5, 3-4), which had 227 yards of offense, scored first on a 32-yard field goal from Nate Van Zelst. Graham Mertz threw a 51-yard touchdown pass to Keontez Lewis with 52 seconds left in the first half to cut Iowa's lead to 14-10. Iowa's Drew Stevens had a 44-yard field goal with 2:54 left in the game for the final points. Petras, who threw for just 94 yards, was sacked six times. Mertz threw for 176 yards but was sacked four times. - Iowa/AP College Football

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CB Cooper DeJean, Iowa
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11/08/22 - Nick Jackson, rSr/2025, Iowa + More +

OCT 31 ACC LINEBACKER OF THE WEEK: Nick Jackson, Virginia, LB, Atlanta, Ga.,...Keyed a stellar defensive performance by Virginia in Saturday's 14-12 overtime loss to Miami as the Cavaliers extended their streak of not allowing an offensive touchdown to eight quarters ... Made 14 tackles including one 0.5 tackle for loss ... Also credited with a pass break up ... It was his 19th career double-digit tackle ... The UVA defense held Miami to 272 yards of total offense and forced eight Hurricane punts ... That was the fewest yards of total offense for a Hurricane team since 266 versus Alabama in the 2021 season opener ... Miami had only one play in the game of more than 20 yards (23). - ACC Football

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ILB Nick Jackson, Iowa
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11/07/22 - Kaleb Johnson, Jr/2026, Iowa + More +

NOV 7 BIG TEN OFFENSIVE PLAYER AND FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Kaleb Johnson, Iowa, RB - Fr. - Hamilton, Ohio - Hamilton,...Recorded his first career 200-yard game (second career 100-yard game), finishing with 200 yards on 22 attempts with one touchdown in Iowa's 24-3 road win at Purdue...Johnson is the first Hawkeye freshman since Marcus Coker in 2010 to have two 100-yard rushing games and his 200 rushing yards are the 18th-most in a single game in program history and the second-most by a Hawkeye freshman all-time...Had a career-long 75-yard touchdown run on the second play of the second half, Iowa's longest rush since Tyler Goodson's 80-yard touchdown run against Wisconsin in 2020...Earns his first career Offensive Player of the Week award...Last Iowa Offensive Player of the Week: Ihmir Smith-Marsette (Dec. 14, 2020)...Earns the first Freshman of the Week honor of his career...Last Iowa Freshman of the Week: Drew Stevens (Oct. 31, 2022). - Big Ten Football

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RB Kaleb Johnson, Iowa
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11/05/22 - Kaleb Johnson, Jr/2026, Iowa + More +

Kaleb Johnson ran for 200 yards on 22 carries, including a touchdown, and Spencer Petras passed for two touchdowns to power Iowa past Purdue 24-3 on Saturday. Purdue's Aidan O'Connell struggled to find his rhythm on a windy day, completing just 20 of 43 passes for 168 yards and two interceptions. Both teams are now 5-4 and 3-3 in the Big Ten. Leading 17-3 at halftime, it took Iowa just 17 seconds in the second half to push the lead to 24-3 on Johnson's 75-yard touchdown run. After starting the game 2 of 6, Petras finished 13 of 23 for 192 yards with two touchdowns.

The Hawkeyes took a 7-0 on Petras' 16-yard TD pass to Sam LaPorta, his first TD catch of the season, in the first minute of the second quarter. After Kaevon Merriweather intercepted O'Connell, Iowa scored when Petras connected with Nico Ragaini for 29 yards to push the lead to 14-0. The Boilermakers drove to the Iowa 26 before Seth Benson's interception at the 15-yard-old snuffed out the drive. The Hawkeyes picked up a first down on the Purdue 1 before three straight plays for a loss forced the Iowa to settle for a 26-yard field goal by Drew Stevens. Purdue's only score came on Mitchell Fineran's 34-yard field goal with 1:40 left in the second quarter. - Iowa/AP College Football

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RB Kaleb Johnson, Iowa
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10/31/22 - Drew Stevens, Jr/2026, Iowa + More +

OCT 31 BIG TEN FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Drew Stevens, Iowa, K - North Augusta, S.C. - North Augusta,...Made a career-high four field goals, connecting from 29, 24, 54 and 25 yards in Iowa's 33-13 victory over Northwestern...The 54-yarder is tied for the seventh-longest in program history and is the longest by a Hawkeye since 2015 (Marshall Koehn, 57 yards)...Is 11-of-12 on field goal attempts this season, the most field goals by a true Iowa freshman kicker since Mike Meyer in 2010...Earns the first Freshman of the Week honor of his career...Last Iowa Freshman of the Week: D.J. Johnson (Sept. 16, 2019). - Big Ten Football

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