On Iowa with Marc Morehouse

Ran into Jim Reilly . . .

I played football at Dubuque Wahlert way, way back when and played with Jim Reilly, who went on to walk on at Iowa and eventually work himself into a team captain-type at linebacker, following in his dad's, Mike, footsteps.

Jim was in town for the game. As it turns out Jim's wife, Erica Richards, was inducted into the Iowa Hall of Fame this weekend. She played field hockey at Iowa from 1986-89.

Sorry, Hawkeye football fans, Jim and Erica have three girls. That might be good news for field hockey, however.

Dace Richardson is dressed . . .

That should make an O-line that was good last week even better down the road. Dace probably won't play tonight. He missed all of camp, so it's going to take time. A healthy Dace will be a good thing.

DanPellaHawk . . .

I did a guest turn this week for Tom Kakert's HawkeyeReport.com. In that, I totally played up to the crowd, mentioning posters in each question. Some might call it pandering. I know I would.

Anyways, in that I mentioned DanHawkPella (or is it DanPellaHawk) is the O-line's biggest critic.

DanHawk, it was just making a joke. Enjoy the game tonight! Be glad you're not a Michigan fan.

Field report

Iowa radio reporter Rob Brooks, a famous Cedar Rapids Washington basketball player, reports that the Kinnick Stadium turf looks great. I had heard reports with drainage issues, mostly dealing with the new stands in the south end zone. I walked the field before the game and it looked great. No big blowouts during warmups, either.

I think drainage with the new south end zone will need some tweaking eventually.