If Binns is Out, Who is In?

News broke this morning that projected starting Defensive End for the Hawkeye football team, Broderick Binns, was arrested earlier and charged with OWI. KCRG-TV reported that Ferentz was aware of the situation and that there will be punishment.

How many games will Binns be suspended? Last season Shaun Prater, starting DB, and Kyle Calloway, starting RT, each received suspensions for OWI in the off season. Prater received a two game suspension while Calloway received one. Calloway was older than 21 and operating a moped while Prater was still under 21 and operating a vehicle.

Since Binns is still under 21 years old let's assume he receives a two game suspension for the opening of the 2010 season. That means, at most, he misses the Eastern Illinois game and against Iowa State. So, who steps in?

If the coaching staff chooses to go to number two on the depth chart, the first option will most likely be Lebron Daniel. Daniel is a 6'5" 250 lb Junior DE from Cleveland, Ohio. According to his Hawkeyesports.com profile Daniel did play in all 13 games last season. He has little to no significant statistics to speak of and played mostly on special teams.

Another possible candidate that may sneak into Binns vacant spot could be Dominic Alvis. Alvis is a 6'4" 240 lb redshirt frosh from Logan Iowa. Alvis was sort of a surprise at last Summer's open practice but could still be a year or two away from seeing signifigant playing time. Hawkeyesports bio doesn't have a pic so my pal MikeyJoe made one (I take copyright infringement seriously, or am trying to):

Cody Hundertmark was listed in the two-deeps at DE last season but has since moved to the Offensive Line.

The other scenario could be moving starting Defensive Tackle, and former Defensive End, Christian Ballard to the outside spot. If this happens you could see Mike Daniels move inside. Daniels, is a 6'1" 275 lb Junior from Blackwood, New Jersey.

While we should hope that all of these guys see the field against EIU, it's Iowa State where Iowa will need a solid DE. There is still plenty of time for someone to work their way onto the field but I think the Hawks are in good shape with either Daniel or Daniels. Whichever player ends up outside is surely going to see a lot of action their way. No way EIU, or ISU for that matter, runs the ball at Clayborn.

Okay, so in other Hawkeye news:

Several Football stars honor Ed Thomas at golf event. Not just Hawkeyes turned out for this event, former athletes and coaches from around Iowa were in attendance, and for a good cause.

The Gazette team has put out their #6 Top Games of the Ferentz era.

Morehouse:My No. 6 — 2002 Minnesota

Hlas: My No. 6 game in Ferentz Era — at Penn State, 2000

Doc’s No. 6 — 2009 at Penn State

Readers’ No. 6 — 2009 Michigan State

On this day, July 9, 1918 in Adel, Iowa, was the birth of Nile Clarke Kinnick

Hawkeye Football Player Arrested

Okay, it appears it is no longer a rumor, or is it? IC Police blotter online is having some problems so no confirmation from there yet.

A post on Hawkeyelounge.com is claiming a certain Hawkeye received a OWI last night. On Twitter 1630 KCJJ tweeted that Broderick Binns was the player. The Des Moines Register cites the KCJJ tweet as it's source for this Report: Hawkeye football's Binns arrested on OWI.

Update: The Iowa City Press Citizen now has the story up complete with mugshot:
Iowa defensive end Broderick Binns charged with OWI

elsewhere, Hawks around the NFL:

Charles Godfrey will be moving to strong safety. The Cat Scratch Reader (wtf?) profiles Godfrey's move in their Panthers Position Review- Safety.

Other news,

The Twitter chatter yesterday was confirmed, Jake Duzey did commit to Iowa. In the Quad-City Times article Hawkeyes add football recruit, Duzey is being recruited as a tight end.

For more information, Rob Howe, of HawkeyeInsider has a free to all article on their scout.com website. Jake Duzey Joins Hawkeye Class of 2011

BHGP contributor HawkeyeState talks about his Favorite Hawkeye, Fred Russell.

In basketball news, 

Scott Dochterman says the Marble family bonds stay strong

Roy Marble was also mentioned in the Quad-City Times, Former Hawkeyes great Marble issues public apology. Let's cheer for Roy like we did when he took the court and hope he gets it together.

The Quad-City Times has another profile of an incoming Iowa Freshman Basketball player. This time they report that McCabe adjusts to Hawks style. It sounds like the incoming class is becoming a tight group.

And finally,

 Bleacher Report wrtier Bret Feddern takes a look at the Big Ten's best DB's. No, not Bielema and Zook, Defensive Backs. 2010 Big Ten Preseason Power Ranking: Defensive Back

The Ozone.com has the 2010 Iowa vs. Penn State game this fall as its underrated game of the week. Underrated Game of the Week - Penn State at Iowa. Perhaps on a National level but Iowa and PSU fans won't be underrating this one.

Thursday Morning: Recruiting Tease: Who is Jake Duzey?

Twitter chatter this morning is circulating around Iowa's next football verbal commitment. The rumored name appearing is Jake Duzey, WR, from Troy Michigan. Duzey is a big target at WR. MaxPreps.com's profile for Duzey lists him as 6'5" 210 lbs. Rivals has Duzey at a 4.49 40 time and 33 inch vert.

Here is a highlight from YouTube.



Meanwhile, for Hawkeye news from around the web:

The Iowa City Press Citizen rolls out another article on a not so high profile position. Susan Harmon talks about Iowa Punter Ryan Donahue in Donahue strives for consistent success.

Jon Miller, of HawkeyeNation.com, does a comparison between the 2002 Iowa Hawkeye football team and the 2010 squad. It's only a comparison of the skill positions, RB, WR, TE, and QB, and Miller does admit that there is a difference in Olines. Remember, the 2002 OLine had multiple future NFL draft picks. Other than Reiff, I don't think the same can be said for the 2010 line. Time will tell.

Continuing with the Top 10 list from the Gazette team, two of today's picks are out:

Readers’ No. 7 — 2004 Wisconsin

Mike Hlas: My No. 7 Game in the Ferentz Era: Penn State, 2009

Doc’s No. 7 — 2002 at Michigan

Morehouse: My No. 7 — 2002 Purdue


The Quad-City Times reports that Ricky Stanzi putting in time in film room. If you recall, there was another QB at Iowa that reportedly put in the extra time in the film room too. He soon lost his job to Ricky Stanzi. I guess what I'm sayin' is that it's great he is putting the time in and all, but it doesn't necessarily translate to instant success.

Elsewhere, around the web, Penn State blog LinebackerU asks its readers which team they would like to beat the most, Alabama, Ohio State, or Iowa. I'll let you read the entries.

And finally, The NFL Draft Blog has a Hawkeye in its Top 10 draft prospects for 2011.  Take a wild guess on who it is.

Wednesday Night: Another Massive Link Dump

Here we go:

Adam Rittenberg, of ESPN.com, introduced his Five who just missed the player rankings. Yesterday he selected DE Adrian Clayborn el umero uno. One of the 5 that makes it in at 26-30 on the list is Hawkeye wide receiver Derrell John...er DJK.

Andy Hamilton of the Iowa City Press Citizen finds July a good time to profile Brett Morse, Iowa Hawkeye starting fullback. Andy reminds us that the fullback isn't the most glamorous position, he says Morse part of Hawks' imposing offense. With returning starters at nearly all the skill positions we should hope Iowa will have an "imposing" offense, but time will tell.

FightforIowa.com has a blog post with an Updated Roster with Freshmen Numbers. With NCAA 2011 out in less than a week this site will come in handy.

Wes Bunting of the the National Football Post has released its Scouting Series:Iowa edition. The list of Iowa players profiled are: Brett Greenwood, Jeremiha Hunter, Christian Ballard, Karl Klug, Adrian Clayborn, DJK, and Ricky Stanzi.

Adam Jacobi of Black Heart Gold Pants has more for the EA Sports sponsored series Where I Come From: Tailgating Traditions.

A couple of former Hawkeye Quaterbacks and Heisman runner-ups are in the news. Brad Banks will be in Iowa City this weekend hosting a skills camp for kids. The Daily Iowan will have more details this Friday. Chuck Long was selected by the BTN as its Iowa icon in its Icon challenge. You can register and vote for a Big Ten icon. The winning school's icon will receive a $10,000 gift towards its scholarship fund.

Clete Campbell writes that Adrian Clayborn: I came back to win a Big Ten title! I hope that Clayborn has a season similar to Robert Gallery's 2003 campaign. Gallery too turned down NFL dollars to stick around for his senior year. As a fan of punishing pancake blocks I am thankful for it. Certainly it is selfish for a fan to want a guy to skip millions of dollars to play another season for free. I'd being lying if I tried to argue otherwise.

Ohio State blog Uweekly is looking ahead at trap games. At least I think it is an OSU blog, it may be a Hungry Hobo pizza blog for all I can tell.  Trap game? Here is their reasoning:

Trips to Iowa and Wisconsin are obviously dangerous. Given that these two schools are easily the best teams Ohio State will face in the Big Ten and that both are thirsty for revenge, no one should be surprised that any kind of championship hopes will be decided in Kinnick and Camp Randall. Wisconsin has beat Ohio State more than any other Jim Tressel Era Big Ten team and Iowa was on a beeline for the National Championship Game before Ricky Stanzi went down.

They are only a trap game in the sense that no one is talking about Ohio State's visit to either the Badgers or the Hawkeyes in as a threat to the teams' BCS title hopes, in that they don't really have any. If Ohio State strolls into either of these games with a shiny record expecting a coronation, they could leave themselves vulnerable to a heart-wrenching defeat. It's easier to be complacent against these teams than, say, Penn State, because neither team has beaten Ohio State in five years.

 Georgia Tech bloggers at From the Rumble Seat enjoyed getting pounded by Iowa last January so much they selected the 2010 Orange Bowl as their #1 "Best Loss." Something about "reality checks" and "exposed." If you really think about it, the 2002 Orange Bowl loss for Iowa against USC did wonders for the Iowa program and how the players and staff prepare for bowl games.

If you haven't heard already the Des Moines Register is inviting fans to vote on the winner for each game in 2010. So far, after nearly 2000 votes per game, the fans have Iowa at 11-1. Holy meltdown if there is a loss to other than Ohio State.

I was going to talk about ISU giving Nick Nurse $175 g's for a days work but honestly, who gives a shit?

John Bohnenkamp, writer for the Burlington Hawk Eye, writes about incoming Hawkeye basketball player Devyn Marble in Iowa past, future together. Devyn of course is the son of former Hawkeye legend Roy Marble.

and finally,

Hawkeye Football coach Eric Johnson tweeted that Iowa has another committment. No news on who yet but I'll update this blog once a name surfaces.

Hawks in the NFL, PTL, and other News

Lot's of talk around the web of former Hawks in the NFL.

Mike Florio of NBC Sports tells the world what we Hawk fans already knew, Shonn Greene won't be running out of bounds. 

There is more chatter about former corner back Amari Spievey. Mlive writer Tom Kowalski writes the Lions need rookie Amari Spievey to push for starting spot in training camp.

Former Center Rob Bruggeman is working hard to move from the practice squad to the 53 man roster. The Omaha World Herald has a mention in its NFL news here: Ex-Hawkeye seeks job in Atlanta.

A.J. Edds is on the bubble for a LB spot in Miami. The Phinsider does add that they think Edds will be the frontrunner for one of the backup LB spots.

In basketball news, Scott Dochterman profiles Cully Payne. In Carver now a House of Payne Dochterman states that new coach Fran McCaffrey's style fits Cully perfectly.

Steve Batterson of Hawkmania writes that Jarryd Cole is practicing patience. 

Incoming Freshman Malsahn Basabe continues to earn praise from PTL onlookers. The Daily Iowan reports that Basabe continues to dominate. Basabe went for 36 and 18 last night.

Speaking of PTL, Hawkeyedrive.com has a recap of last nights action. Apparently they have a playoff and a champion.

Some random Hawkeye football links:

The Daily Iowan reports that Larry Station set for Hall of Fame induction. Station will be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame during ceremonies July 17-18. Station was my late grandfather's favorite Hawk. If there was someone he wanted me to grow up to be like, it was Station. Not just for his athletic ability but for his work in the classroom.

Husker fans have a few NFL prospects on their roster this upcoming season. Hidden inside this article is this:

Amukamara’s score of 7.3 tells NFL franchises that he is, at worst, first-round caliber.

The Huskers’ No. 1 cornerback last year recorded 64 total tackles in 2009, 41 of them solo. He also led the Huskers with 11 pass breakups and was second on the team with five interceptions, including one that he followed with a darting return to the 1-yard line to set up the only touchdown in a 10-3 win over Oklahoma.

Rated just as highly was Clayborn, the muscular and disruptive defensive end for the Hawkeyes who’s already been named to multiple preseason All-America teams. The 6-foot-4, 285-pound Clayborn had 70 total tackles, 11½ sacks and four forced fumbles as a junior.

That's right, Clayborn is rated a 7.3. For the record, preseason 2009 the same rating service had Ndamukong Suh at 7.0.

The Gazette team has today's #8 game in the Ferentz era:

Mike Hlas:My No. 8 Game in the Ferentz Era: Iowa State, 2002

Readers’ No. 8 (tie) — 2004 Ohio State, 2004 Outback and 2000 Michigan State

Morehouse:My No. 8 — 2005 Capital One

Doc’s No. 8 — 04 Outback Bowl

The Claybourne Supremacy

Who does Adam Rittenberg of ESPN's Big Ten Blog like as the #1 player in the Big Ten for 2010? You got it, THE BORG. In honor of this great achievement I've been giving folks the one finger wave all day. Usually I save this for trips to Southern Iowa or Northern Missoura but it's the index off the steering wheel for everyone today.

Clayborn was the fourth Hawkeye to make Rittenberg's list. The second in the top 5 (Tyler MF'n Sash came in at #5). He gives a complete run down of his reasons why on today's blog.

Elsewhere, around the web:

Have you given much thought to what If the Big XII were chicks…. ? I think the entry for Iowa State is pretty accurate:

Iowa State is the drunken fat chick at the end of the bar that is just happy to be out of the house. The other girls are nice to Iowa State , mostly because they all look better standing next to her. Iowa State is the type who gets stuck with the huge bar tab at the end of the night and goes home alone unless some really wasted chubby chaser ends up tagging her.

Black Hearts Gold Pants wants you to Better Know An Iowa Football (Non-) Opponent 2010: Illinois Fightin' Illini (Part One) . They bring up great Nick Bell memories.

KCRG-TV has a video up discussing Iowa's new walk-ons for the 2010 basketball season.

The Quad-City Times reports that Hawkeyes coach eager to recruit for 2011. According to the report, today is the day the first of the 10-day evaluation periods begin for potential recruits in the 2011 and 2012 classes.

The Gazette team has their #9 Top Iowa Football games in the Ferentz era. Here is a quick look at each selection:

Doc’s No. 9 — 2008 vs. Penn State

Mike Hlas: My No. 9 Game in the Ferentz Era: Michigan-Iowa, 2003

Marc Morehouse:My No. 9 — 2009 Michigan State

Readers’ No. 9 — 2001 Alamo Bowl

Monday:Iowa Hawkeye News and Links

Cedar Rapids Gazette writers Scott Dochterman and Mark Morehouse are profiling their top 10 games in the Ferentz era. Last week I posted that Morehouse was taking a fan poll compiling by vote a top 10. I put together a rough list that Hawkeye State of BHGP pointed out was flawed. I had forgotten Iowa's waxing of Michigan on 2002 (for the record I removed 2002 Purdue). Obviously, there are no wrong answers here, each game holds some value to each and everyone for whatever reason. I choose a game or two that was special to me because I was in attendance. After that I moved in Michigan I came up with this top 10:

10. 01 Alamo Bowl
9. 03 Michigan
8. 05 Capital One
7. 02 Michigan,
6. 09 PSU
5. 04 OSU
4. 08 PSU
3. 04 Wisconsin
2. 09 MSU
1. 2010 Orange Bowl

Doc’s No. 10 — 2006 Alamo Bowl

Morehouse's No. 10– 2001 Indiana

Gazette Readers’ No. 10 — Michigan 2003

Mike Hlas: My No. 10 game from the Ferentz Era: Purdue 2002

elsewhere,

The Sioux City Journal is talking about Iowa's Oline. In this piece, Vandervelde lone veteran on inexperienced Iowa offensive line, we learn that everyone is working hard and that young guys are "excited" about potential playing time. Nothing earth shattering.

Bleacher Report writer, as owner of Hawkeyes.net, Bret Feddern asks Where Does Ricky Stanzi Rank Among Iowa's All-Time Quarterbacks? Excellent question. Let's hope Stanzi stays away from hay bale tossing this summer and has an injury free senior season.

Bleacher Report writer Kevin Trahan writes a story on Why 2010 Will Define Kirk Ferentz's Career at Iowa. A lot of bickering and bantering can be read at HawkeyeLounge.com here.

Black Hearts Gold Pants reminds us with Welcome to "Where I Come From" Week, Presented by EA Sports that NCAA 2011 College Football will be releasing soon. I'll be just done with finals and firing up the PS2. Yeah, I said PS2.

Hawkmania takes a look at Iowa's Tight End position and the new recruits today in Hawks add pair of recruits.

LinebackerU, a Penn State blog, takes a look at its "arch nemesis" Iowa as the look ahead at the 2010 schedule.

And finally, one of my favortie sites on the Web, HawkeyeHistory.com, has announced a site upgrade. According to Hawkeye History's twitter feed:

"We now have starters/key players for each season back to 1979 on the site"