TJ Hall had his big “welcome to the league” moment last year in the regular season finale.
In a must-win matchup against Nebraska, Iowa was extremely shorthanded at cornerback. Already without Terry Roberts and Jermari Harris, breakout starting corner Cooper DeJean exited the contest after just a single play. Plagued by injuries, Iowa had to turn to true freshman TJ Hall in the biggest game of the year.
The assignment was an extremely tough one for Hall. He was matched up against one of the best receivers in the conference in Trey Palmer. A speedster, Palmer would break the single-season record for yards in a season for the Cornhuskers before being drafted by Tampa Bay in the sixth round. Palmer tortured the Hawkeyes’ defense with nine catches for 165 yards and two touchdowns. Both of those touchdowns came against Hall.
It was a real trial by fire situation for Hall in his first genuine playing time for Iowa, and, unfortunately, the results went against him. Only a sophomore, TJ Hall’s story is far from over at the University of Iowa despite a rocky start.
A four-star cornerback, TJ Hall is a talented player with a good bit of potential for Iowa. That game was a great learning experience for the young California native, and he will look to use those great lessons moving forward to improve. As the primary backup at corner, Hall will look to put that Nebraska game behind him with a big 2023 season.
Here is a look at Iowa corner TJ Hall.
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