Iowa put a bow on their spring work with one final open practice in front of fans from Kinnick Stadium. It was one last chance for the Hawkeyes to get in some work before their summer program kicks off in earnest in June.
Iowa head football coach Kirk Ferentz met with reporters after the Hawkeyes’ open practice and discussed the progress his team made throughout the spring.
“I think overall just, you know, if you look at the whole 15 days total, I think we’ve made some progress, seen some individual growth. That’s really what we talk to the guys about throughout the start, the onset of spring practice and throughout, it’s really more about what kind of individual growth can we see. We’ll worry about the cohesion part later on and I think we’ve seen a lot of areas where there is that growth. I think clearly—and today’s indicative of this—that we’ve still got a long ways to go right now.
“But overall, again, the work habits have been good, the attitude’s been good and I think our leadership’s been good. Probably a little bit, you know, maybe we’ve got a little bit more personality than most of our teams at this point. I think that’s because we’ve got some really good older players, experienced players, so that part’s all good,” Ferentz said.
With fans and media in attendance, Iowa scrimmaged and gave Hawkeye nation a glimpse into what 2022 might have in store. Here were some of the best social media reactions from the open spring practice that was for the Iowa Hawkeyes.