Iowa releases availability report ahead of game vs. Troy

The availability report for the Iowa Hawkeyes ahead of a game against Troy on Saturday is out, with the team entering the contest relatively healthy.

Only three players appear on this week’s injury report for the Hawkeyes, although all three players have officially been ruled out for the contest. You can view the complete injury report below.

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Iowa Availability Report vs. Troy

WR Seth Anderson – Out
LB Kelby Telander – Out (Season)
LB Jayden Montgomery – Out

That’s a pretty good sign for an Iowa team that will be looking to bounce back from a surprising loss to Iowa State last weekend. At the very least, the Hawkeyes will have virtually all hands on deck to try to turn things around.

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Iowa hoping for 2002-like turnaround

Just two games into the 2024 season, head coach Kirk Ferentz’s team has a loss next to its name. Iowa, at the time No. 21 in the AP Poll, suffered a stunning and heartbreaking defeat at home to Iowa State last weekend.

It’s not the first time a veteran-laden Hawkeyes team with big aspirations has dropped the Cy-Hawk game despite enjoying success on the ground and a first-half lead. In 2002, Iowa staked itself to a 24-7 advantage before intermission — then Iowa State rattled off 29 straight points over the final two quarters and beat the Hawkeyes despite the home team rushing for more than 200 yards.

Sound familiar? Last week, Iowa rushed for more than 200 yards in Kinnick Stadium and took a 13-0 lead into the break. Actually, Ferentz’s Hawkeyes were up, 19-7, late in the third quarter. That’s when Iowa State stormed back, first with a 75-yard, catch-and-run touchdown from wideout Jaylin Noel and then with consecutive long field goals from Kyle Konrardy, including a 54-yarder with six seconds left that sealed a 20-19 upset victory.

“Coincidentally, Brad Banks was here on Sunday in the office,” Ferentz said Tuesday, referencing Iowa’s decorated quarterback from his 2002 team.

“He was at the game and came through, and we got to spend some time with him. We talked about that game. I always said the great thing about Brad’s story, and part of that team’s story, is how he did respond. Everybody knows Brad Banks [Big Ten] Player the Year and runner-up to the Heisman, and he obviously played really well all season long. But it wasn’t an easy path. … That third quarter [against Iowa State] especially was really rough. I share that story a lot with our players annually.”

“Nobody feels worse after a game, in that case, than him,” Ferentz continued, alluding to Iowa’s 36-31 loss in the rivalry 22 years ago. “But he went back to work. Brad’s pretty unflappable. That’s one characteristic he really embodies. Two weeks later, we’re in the very same situation. We got a big lead at Penn State, and all of a sudden that fourth quarter disappeared, and we’re in overtime. And I would suggest a big part of the reason we won that game was Brad’s performance in overtime.”

A six-yard passing touchdown from Banks to wide receiver C.J. Jones on 3rd-and-Goal put the Hawkeyes ahead, and then they turned Penn State over on down the following possession.

That triumphant victory was one of nine straight Banks and his 11-win Iowa squad won in 2002.

“It’s one of those stories I cover annually with the team,” Ferentz said. “That’s the right idea. Like, that’s what you’re looking to do, and then the rest is history. … So those are things we talk about in camp. That’s part of the curriculum, if you will.

“And just during the season you’re going to encounter disappointments, and that’s one of the more disappointing losses I’ve ever been involved with on a personal basis. But life goes on, and it’s what you do in response that really matters.”

That’s the message to this year’s Iowa team, and we’ll see how well they take to it on Saturday against Troy.

On3’s Andy Backstrom also contributed to this report.