Maryland-Iowa Preview Capsule

He has nine on the season all by himself. He was named the Big Ten offensive player of the week after rushing for 204 yards on 26 carries and four touchdowns, tying a school record for touchdowns that Canzeri set the previous week. That is why it is a good think junior quarterback C.J. Beathard is far from Christian Hackenberg in talent.

Iowa: CB Desmond King: Hills has also thrown seven interceptions.

After five years of virtual irrelevance, Iowa has elevated its national profile.

The 10th-ranked Hawkeyes are off to a 7-0 start to the season and look to avenge a 38-31 loss at Maryland last season.

University of Iowa head football coach Kirk Ferentz will meet with media Tuesday at 1:15 p.m. (CT) in the All-American Room in the Stew and LeNore Hansen Football Performance Center to discuss Saturday’s Big Ten Conference battle against Maryland.

Key returners: Senior Jarrod Uthoff, who averaged 12.4 points last season, is expected to play an even bigger role within the offense. “Before the season started, people were saying the opposite, and now they’re all of a sudden thinking we should go undefeated and all that stuff”.

“It’s hard. But I try not to let my thoughts get too global”, running back Akrum Wadley said. Things get worse when you understand that much of Hills’ completions in the pass game are a result of pass action passes instead of traditional drop back throws. “We don’t want to settle for anything less”.

But the Hawkeyes have already matched last year’s win total – and they finish the season playing teams simply hoping to become bowl eligible. It was the Terrapins’ first game under interim coach Mike Locksley, who took over after Randy Edsall was sacked following a loss to Ohio State. The Terps have a veteran defensive line, and they’ll have to have a huge game to give Maryland a shot. “There’s definitely going to be opportunities for the receivers to make plays”.