On Iowa with Marc Morehouse

This has been . . .

A three-hour teaching opportunity.

Wrong on big Wes . . .

Vandervelde is back in; Olsen is at tackle.

Tyler Blum is now a D-lineman, his third position.

Dezman Moses is still TE 87, but he's back at LB today.

Brett Greenwood starts at FS; Shada back to CB.

Bryan Bulaga

He's dressed and apparently healthy. He's been sidelined with a knee or shoulder since before Syracuse.

It looks like Wes Aeschliman will get the shot at right tackle today. At least that's the way things are lining up in warmups.

Richardson . . .

Offensive tackle Dace Richardson did not make the trip, according to Iowa sources.

He didn't practice Wednesday, but that's all I know.

Shada will play corner today; Greenwood will play safety.

It might be weirder with Dace . . .

All I can say is stay tuned.

Austin Scott . . .

Everyone out here is reporting that Penn State tailback Austin Scott is out for this game for unspecified reasons. So far this season, Scott has 302 yards rushing and a 4.4 yards per carry. Senior Rodney Kinlaw is the main runner, averaging 78.5 yards a game and 5.6 yards on 68 carries.

The Quad City Times guy is reporting that Iowa OT Dace Richardson will not play today. The reason could be his knee, which hasn't been right for nearly a year. Julian Vandervelde practiced this week and might be ready yo go at guard, pushing Seth Olsen back to tackle.

Linebacker Mike Klinkenborg and safety Devan Moylan did not make the trip. They'll miss their second games with concussions.

Ran into Matt Kroul's dad, John, at O'Hare. He was grumbling about getting bumped off flights. I heard that they finally made it to State College, so there's one happy ending here.