The 2023 Iowa Hawkeyes offense was supposed to turn things around. Talented, proven transfers joined the unit from all over the country. Players with proven stats and abilities joined. Unfortunately, it appears that talent only gets so far when a scheme is broken entirely.
The 2022 Iowa Hawkeyes offense was historically bad. It was a mockery and a punchline for many jokes and media pundits nationally. Surely Brian Ferentz will have a new scheme and won’t try to run the unsuccessful offense once again. This wasn’t supposed to happen again.
But it is. And it is happening worse. The 2023 offense is outpacing the 2022 offense in all of the wrong categories. They are performing worse. They are taking a step back in nearly every category. The offense doesn’t crack the top-100 in any of the major statistical categories.
Take a look for yourself. This is a deep dive into the inept offensive scheme that the Iowa Hawkeyes have willingly chosen to employ and utilize.