Nov. 27, 2010
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IOWA CITY, Iowa — The nationally ranked Iowa Hawkeyes play at Minnesota today in a game that kicks shortly after 2:30 p.m. Iowa time. And Kirk Ferentz is hoping the Gophers’ Troy Stoudermire doesn’t get his kicks playing against the Hawkeyes.
Stoudermire is the last in what Ferentz believes has been a long line of exceptional kick returners in the Big Ten Conference in 2010. And, as luck would have it, the schedule makers saved the best for last.
A junior from Dallas, Stoudermire currently leads the Big Ten in kick returns with an average of 27.9 yards per return…less than a yard better than Iowa’s Derrell Johnson-Kouliaos and enough to warrant the attention of Iowa’s head coach.
“They’ve got the best one in the conference. There are a ot of good ones, but he’s the best,” Ferentz said Tuesday during his visit with the media.
“If we’re smart, we’ll (kick it away from him). It’s not like we cover very well. As I said, we’ve got a lot of good ones in our league and I think he’s the best. He’s proven it on paper and on the field.”
Stoudermire had a big day against the Hawkeyes two years ago when Iowa was rolling to a 55-0 victory and gave the freshman plenty of opportunities, both literally and figuratively.
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“If we’re smart, we’ll (kick it away from him). It’s not like we cover very well. As I said, we’ve got a lot of good ones in our league and I think he’s the best. He’s proven it on paper and on the field.”
Kirk Ferentz on Minnesota kick returner Troy Stoudermire
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“It was just hard to believe how well he did against us. He really went right through us,” said Ferentz.
IOWA vs. MINNESOTA
Saturday, Nov. 27 (2:30 p.m. Iowa time)
Television
The Big Ten Network will televise the game live to a national audience.
Hawkeye Radio Network
The game — and all games of the 2010 Iowa Hawkeyes — will be broadcast live on the Hawkeye Radio Network with Gary Dolphin, Ed Podolak and Rob Brooks calling the action. The pre-game show begins two hours before kickoff. For the list of Hawkeye Radio Network affiliates, click HERE.
The broadcast is also available exclusively online inside Hawkeye All-Access, the multi-media portal of hawkeyesports.com, the official world wide web site of the Iowa Hawkeyes. Subscribers to Hawkeye All-Access can also watch live and exclusive coverage of Kirk Ferentz’s post-game media conference. To subscribe to Hawkeye All-Access, click HERE. To review the offerings inside Hawkeye All-Access, click HERE.
The broadcast is also available on satellite radio compliments of Sirius and XM. For more information, click HERE.
Official Game Day Blog
Fans of the Hawkeyes are also invited to register to participate in the very popular Official Iowa Football Game Day Blog. To learn more about the blog and to register to participate, click HERE.
GameTracker
Need the most up-to-date game statistics and play-by-play? No one is faster and more accurate than the GameTracker service inside hawkeyesports.com. To access GameTracker, click HERE, then just click on the GameTracker link to the right of the Hawkeyes’ 2010 schedule.
Next Week for Iowa
Iowa travels to Minneapolis for a date with the Minnesota Golden Gophers. Game time and television plan will be officially announced late Saturday or early Sunday. A limited number of game tickets are available and can be purchased through the UM Athletics Ticket Office.