Iowa Hawkeyes 2023 Positional Breakdown: Scouting the quarterbacks

It’s the story of the offseason for Iowa. Our positional preview series begins with a new and improved look under center for the Hawkeyes.

Iowa football desperately needs better quarterback play in 2023. Thank you, Alex. I’ll keep going with “Things every Iowa fan already knows” for $400, please.

Seriously, the struggles Iowa has seen over the past couple years at the quarterback position are not a real big secret. Fans have been complaining for years about the lack of an aerial attack, jealous of the high-scoring offenses all around them in college football. Last year the team became a meme across college football fandom for just how bad the offense was, particularly the passing attack.

Things cannot continue this way. You know it, I know it, and fortunately, head coach Kirk Ferentz knows it. There’s a reason why Iowa finally figured out that they need an upgrade at the position, searching for answers in the transfer portal. Probably a year too late, but at least they finally figured it out.

Now, quarterback actually poses a bit of excitement for Hawkeye fans heading into the season. Fans will look to finally have an offensive attack worth cheering about, and it all starts with the quarterback.