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Read a great article written by Pat Harty in The Des Moines Sunday Register what veteran recruiting analyst Tom Lemming had to say about Jack Beneventi. High school quarterback Jack Beneventi annouced his verbal committment to the Iowa football team on Twitter late Thursday night. His decision...

Quarterback Ryan Boyle, who led Dowling Catholic to an unbeaten season and the Class 4-A state championship, has been named the state's Gatorade football player of the year. Boyle was a dual threat in the backfield. He passed for 1,833 yards and 21 touchdowns while throwing three...

Iowa is considered one of the leaders to sign high school senior quarterback Tyler Wiegers, who attends Country Day High School in Detroit. The 6'4" 215 lb. Wiegers already has visited Iowa and is expected to visit Penn before making a decision. He was previously committed to Rutgers. Wiegers...

A 6'6" 185 lb. junior @ Benet Academy, which is in the Chicago suburb of Lisle, Ill. He picked Iowa over Illinois and was thought to have had a scholarship offer from Notre Dame at one point. Beneventi is ranked as a four-star recruit by Scout.com and as the ninth-best quarterback nationally...

LB Jason Silva/Sylva 6'3" 250 lbs. Plymouth, MA (Dean College)--UCONN commit out of high school in 2011 over offers from Boston College & Buffalo; Offers from Massachusetts (soft verbal), Western Michigan (medium interest), Connecticutt, Florida Atlantic & Temple; Visits to Massachusetts...

I know football programs rely on JUCO transfers to help boost their program & am wondering if Iowa would consider some JUCO players, especially at LB. I mentioned a RB as well. LB Cody Poock 6'2"-6'3" 230 lbs. Spirit Lake, IA (Iowa Western)--Offers from Georgia State, Illinois, Minnesota, New...

Waukon LB Parker Hesse is the 17th commit for the Iowa Hawkeyes in the Class of 2014. A two-star prospect, who started on both sides of the ball for Waukon, leading the team to an 11-2 record and an appearance in the Class 2A state championship game. He ran for 87 yards and a TD and threw for...

Wondering where Iowa sits with the following that made the Des Moines Sunday Register Elite All-State Team: WR Allen Lazard Urbandale--Three-time Elite pick caught 49 passes for 1,065 yards and 16 TDs; An Iowa State recruit; DB last two years and WR this year. WR Alex Brammer Ames--Led the...

Dowling won 44-13 over CR Xavier for the Class 4-A championship last night. Junior QB Ryan Boyle finished with 12 of 14 passing for 283 yards, 1 INT & 4 TD's along with 21 for 82 yards rushing for Dowling. He'll be a top 2015 prospect in Iowa. Senior QB Quinton Scholer finished with 7 of 19...

The key players from CR Xavier worth watching are WR/DE Hunter Baldus, QB/CB Quinton Scholer, RB/CB Brendan Miller, RB/CB Wes Gardner, RB/LB Daniel Vega, RB/LB Sean Ickes, OT/DT Cole Turner, WR/DE Matt Nelson & WR/CB Miles Sullivan. Heard a lot about Miller, Vega, Turner, Nelson & Sullivan...

Class 4-A Finals are set with CR Xavier taking on Dowling Catholic. CR Xavier beat Bettendorf 31-7 & Dowling Catholic beat WDM Valley 17-3 in the semifinals. In the Dowling-Valley game, Mason ran 23 times for 102 yards with 25 coming on the first play of the game and he picked up 49 more on...

I'm going to the UNI-Dome tonight for the WDM Valley-Dowling Catholic semifinal game with winner taking on the winner of Bettendorf-CR Xavier. Going to see the following players: Valley--RB Tyus Mason & WR Anthony Holmes Dowling--WR/CB Rico Gafford & Jr. QB Ryan Boyle I know Bettendorf & CR...

Here are some other 2014 players that Iowa should evaluate: Troy Flutie QB Natick, MA--2,360 yards & 36 TD's; Boston College commit; Darren's boy & Doug is his uncle. David Mewborn RB Vacaville, CA Daniel Mewborn RB Vacaville, CA Will Mahar FS/WR/K Rochester, NY Jace Daniels RB Kenai, HI...

Another player I forgot about in this class: Ben Wellman RB/LB Neola, IA--2,029 yards, 22 TD's & 114 tackles.

Hitchens, Morris & Kirksey will be missed in 2014 because of their experience. It'll be interesting to see what bowl game Iowa will go to as well. Who'll step to forefront in taking over for our 3 outstanding seniors? We've got the following coming back: Spearman, Manders, Fisher, Shaull...

Harris has the best speed out of the group. Mitchell, Jr., Jones & Willies have a high upside. VandeBerg come on the scene after Wilson left the program. He seems to catch everything in sight. Would like to see what walk-ons Keane & Hadachek can do @ WR. The Hawks lose Shumpert & Cotton...

Some players shining during the playoffs that were forgotten from earlier lists: WR Ronald Nash Sioux City East 6'1" 195 lbs. 4.48 40, 275 Bench Max, 35" Vertical--Offers from Army, Northern Iowa, South Dakota & South Dakota State; Being recruited by Army & Iowa. DE Chase Kern Sioux City East...

How about giving QB Cody Sokol a shot?

How about giving the following players an opportunity: WR--Maurice Fleming, Derrick Mitchell, Jr., Andre Harris, Derrick Willies, A.J. Jones & Trev Hadachek DB--Greg Mabin, Malik Rucker, Ruben Lile & Solomon Warfield I know Rucker, Warfield, Mitchell, Jr., Harris, Willies, Jones & Hadachek...

Something needs to be done with this program. I'm a loyal Hawkeye fan, but it's hard to get excited for an upcoming game. I thought this was a game we could've won today.