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IOWA CITY – Connor Colby started 11 games on the offensive line as a true freshman for Iowa last fall.

Five questions the Iowa football program will look to answer during spring practices which begin Wednesday in Iowa City and culminate in an open public practice on April 23:

Essentials WHAT Michigan vs Iowa   WHERE Homesure Lending Stadium Indianapolis, IN WHEN 8:17 Eastern, Saturday THE LINE M -11 TELEVISION FOX (Johnson/Klatt) TICKETS good luck WEATHER it's indoors Overview Michigan versus Iowa was well down the list of possible Big Ten Championship games, but Iowa had to pull out a game against Nebraska in which they trailed 21-9 in the second half, and then Wisconsin had to gack it up against Minnesota, oh and also Michigan had to beat Ohio State. That trifecta hit, and so see above. This version of Iowa is basically Wisconsin minus some key parts, li...

Previously: Iowa Defense  On Wednesday we covered the watchable part of Iowa football, the defense. Now we have to discuss the offense, which has been horrendous this season. The Hawkeyes are gaining under 300 yards of total offense per game this season, ranking 123rd out of 130 FBS schools in that metric. Their scoring is significantly better, but it's spiked by defensive/special teams points. Take those out and it's ugly. 110th in passing offense, 106th in rushing offense, 103rd in 3rd down conversion rate. SP+ ranks them 92nd in offensive efficiency, only marginally better tha...

Essentials WHAT Michigan vs Iowa   WHERE Homesure Lending Stadium Indianapolis, IN WHEN 8:17 Eastern, Saturday THE LINE M -11 TELEVISION FOX (Johnson/Klatt) TICKETS good luck WEATHER it's indoors Overview Michigan versus Iowa was well down the list of possible Big Ten Championship games, but Iowa had to pull out a game against Nebraska in which they trailed 21-9 in the second half, and then Wisconsin had to gack it up against Minnesota, oh and also Michigan had to beat Ohio State. That trifecta hit, and so see above. This version of Iowa is basically Wisconsin minus some key parts, li...