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Wrote up some thoughts from watching the spring scrimmage. http://hawkeyenation.com/football/hawkeye-spring-scout-skill-positions

Took a deeper look at the Iowa Running game. http://hawkeyenation.com/football/hawkeyes-running-in-place

Posted this on Twitter, thought I'd post it here too. For the hardcore football geeks, here's an 1hour+ film review of some football scouting heavyweights looking at Brandon Scherff: http://mattwaldmanrsp.com/2014/10/17/rsp-film-room-hangout-iowa-ot-brandon-scherff-wlance-zierlein/ Lance and...

I spent a good portion of the scrimmage portion watching from the end zone angles and focusing on DB's alignment and technique. Nico Law was not suited up today, but was at practice in sweats. Whatever was keeping him out didn't look serious. Scheme wise, Iowa looked mostly the same as they have...

Lot to like about the OL depth this spring. Iowa isn't going to do anything fancy up front, it's going to be primarily zone blocking and a focus on being more physical than opposing defenses. Overall, not a lot that wasn't known coming into today; but it's always nice to reaffirm things with...

I'll be putting together my notes and thoughts in a couple of threads over the next couple of days. First I'll hit the QB battle. Rudock - Has good anticipation and is accurate most times; very consistent when he's in rhythm. Does look overly-mechanical/robotic at times and will close his hips...

I will be attending Iowa's Spring practice this coming weekend and am putting together a list of things to evaluate and pay special attention to. So far I've got: 1) Each QB's Strengths/Weaknesses 2) OL Position Battles/ 2 deep analysis 3) CB/S updates and changes 4) DE Breakdown - Any...

Couple of general observations about the defense I had from the box: 1) 1-3 quarters this defense looked far and away the best they have all season. Schemes were more aggressive, and guys were doing a better job with responsibilities. In those 3Qs the tackling was solid and contain was great on...