MIAMI, Fla. — The No. 10 Iowa Hawkeyes held their final team practice on Sunday at Barry University before taking the field to face No. 9 Georgia Tech in the 2010 FedEx Orange Bowl.
In his final on-site gathering with the media, Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz described how Sunday’s practice functioned as the equivalent of what a Thursday practice would be like during a normal game week.
He also stressed how attention to detail would be important for his players when they play Tuesday night.
Meanwhile, Ferentz said he anticipates both Adam Robinson and Brandon Wegher to be healthy enough to give Iowa a one-two punch in the backfield it has lacked since the Hawkeyes’ 15-13 win at Michigan State.
He added senior offensive lineman Dace Richardson is expected to play Tuesday, but it hasn’t been established whether or not Richardson will start with the first unit.
On the academic front, Ferentz reported that no one on the team has been ruled ineligible for Tuesday’s game.
He also singled out two players he feels have played under the radar this season.
One Hawkeye was junior defensive lineman Karl Klug, who became a first-year starter after the graduations of Mitch King and Matt Kroul.
The other was redshirt freshman offensive lineman Riley Reiff, who initially filled in for junior Bryan Bulaga for three starts before finding himself in the regular rotation upon Bulaga’s return from a thyroid condition.
Iowa will hold a team walk-thru at Land Shark Stadium on Monday before taking the field against Georgia Tech Tuesday evening.
— by Brendan Stiles
