The Iowa Hawkeyes have had a bad begin to their 2022 season—particularly on the offensive facet of the ball. After sneaking via South Dakota State to a slender 7-3 win in Week 1, the Big Ten tournament fell to Iowa State closing Saturday, 10-7.
Quarterback play has been a huge issue of the Hawkeyes’ struggle. Through the first two video games of the season, senior starter Spencer Petras has solely 201 passing yards, zero touchdowns and two interceptions with a 45.1 completion percentage. He additionally has -24 dashing yards.
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Redshirt junior Alex Padilla is the subsequent and solely different choice on the Iowa QB depth chart.
Petras is nonetheless listed as the team’s beginning quarterback in this weekend’s matchup in opposition to Nevada, with head educate Kirk Ferrantz lately suggesting that the choice may additionally now not be unanimous amongst the Iowa coaching staff. Is.
When requested about any dissenting opinion, he said, “It’s now not some thing I would share…”.
Padilla noticed motion in eight fits closing season. As a redshirt sophomore, he logged 636 passing yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions with a 49.1 completion percentage. He additionally noticed a flamboyant TD.
