After an 8-5 season, the Iowa Hawkeyes are looking to return to the type of heights that saw them finish with double-figure wins and make an appearance in the 2021 Big Ten Championship game the season before.
In some ways, this spring feels like Groundhog Day with the conversations surrounding this team. The defense should again be one of the nation’s elite, but there’s all sorts of offensive questions that need to be answered.
CBS Sports recently highlighted the biggest question Iowa needs to answer this spring. Go figure, it’s whether or not the new-look offense actually looks any different.
The arrival of Michigan transfer quarterback Cade McNamara has Hawkeye fans excited about the possibility of an offensive overhaul in Iowa City. So much of that will depend on the growth of an offensive line that’s finished each of the past two seasons with the nation’s 101st and No. 124 rushing offenses (94.9)
The Hawkeyes averaged just 94.9 rushing yards per game and ranked 105th nationally in sacks allowed. There’s star power in the backfield with rising sophomore Kaleb Johnson if the offensive line can gel.
In the meantime, the questions will persist about how much improvement the Hawkeyes make offensively. That won’t stop analysts across the country from sharing their spring predictions.
College Football News published their Big Ten Football predictions and here’s what they think about how the Iowa Hawkeyes’ 2023 season will play out. Plus, a look at their prediction for the rest of the teams in the Big Ten.
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Overall Record: 8-4
Big Ten: 5-4
Sept. 2 – Utah State, W
Sept. 9 – at Iowa State, W
Sept. 16 – Western Michigan, W
Sept. 23 – at Penn State, L
Sept. 30 – Michigan State, L
Oct. 7 – Purdue, W
Oct. 14 – at Wisconsin, L
Oct. 21 – Minnesota, W
Nov. 4 – at Northwestern, W
Nov. 11 – Rutgers, W
Nov. 18 – Illinois, W
Nov. 24 – at Nebraska,…
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