Iowa Set For Kickoff Festivities

July 29, 2005

IOWA CITY – Three senior pre-season all-star candidates and Head Coach Kirk Ferentz will represent Iowa at this year’s Big Ten Kickoff festivities in Chicago next week. The event begins Monday and concludes Tuesday with the Big Ten Kickoff Luncheon.

Linebackers Abdul Hodge and Chad Greenway will join wide receiver Ed Hinkel at the prestigious event. Over 300 media will be in Chicago to interview players and coaches from all the Big Ten teams.

Ferentz also announced today that defensive lineman Richard Kittrell, defensive back Jonathan Zanders and wide receiver Tyler Fanucchi would not be on the 2005 Hawkeye football roster.