Mason Richman started 12 games last season for Iowa at left tackle as a redshirt freshman. Now, he knows what to expect from Big Ten football as he enters his second season of starting work with the Hawkeyes.
The 6-foot-6, 296 pound offensive tackle out of Blue Valley High School in Leawood, Kan., is one of five players with returning starting experience for Iowa. The Hawkeyes also return starting right guard Connor Colby and Jack Plumb. Colby started the final 11 games, while Plumb started each of the final seven games of the season.
Iowa brings back Justin Britt and Nick DeJong, too. Britt started the first three games of 2021 at right guard and DeJong the first seven at right tackle. All of that has to make Iowa offensive line coach George Barnett excited about what his group’s potential could be in 2022.
Richman met with Hawk Central and the Iowa media to discuss his newfound comfort level heading into 2022, his thoughts on the Hawkeyes’ offensive line and what he’s emphasizing for himself this season.