
04-03-2009, 12:28 PM
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Q: At Iowa, who's replacing Shonn Greene? Was last year the start of a run, or was it a one-season wonder for the program? What's the most important position battle to watch for this spring?
A: By Jon Miller from HawkeyeNation.com - The 2009 team enters the season with as few questions as any Ferentz team has since Iowa's 11-2 Big Ten Championship season in 2002.
Jewell Hampton will be Iowa's primary ballcarrier next year, but he will likely split time with freshman Jeff Brinson. Prior to the start of last year, not many would have predicted that Hampton would have been the freshman to play, but he won out over Brinson and some others, so Brinson redshirted. Hampton averaged well over 5 yards per carry last year and found the endzone quite a bit when you consider how many times Shonn Greene scored. I am of the opinion that Hampton could have gained over 1200 yards last year, if he would have had the touches. Iowa's offensive line might not be as excellent as this year's was, which was Ferentz's second best offensive line in my opinion, but next year's crew is going to be in the discussion of Ferentz's best when all is said and done. During the Ferentz era, Iowa has had two backs splitting reps more often than not, with Fred Russell and Shonn Greene being the lone 'featured' backs. Even in 2002, which was Iowa's best year under Ferentz and the best line in school history, Russell had over 1300 yards, but Jermelle Lewis had nearly 900. I think that is what Iowa likes to do.
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