Iowa Related
Ferentz comments on Jacody Coleman, Julian Vandervelde
Kirk Ferentz wishes Jacody Coleman the best of luck as he transfers from Iowa. Ferentz also states that Julian Vandervelde did in fact have surgery as a result of an injury. The hope is that Vandervelde is back early in the season though he may miss some playing time. No mention on Jewel Hampton from the coach though.
On Iowa - Hampton Update
Marc Morehouse has a little bit more info on Hampton. Knee injury - confirmed; Severity - unknown; MRI - today; Golden Harvest - what's the Golden Harvest?...I'll have to do some digging. It's not really much of an updated, but hopefully we will know more soon.
Press-Citizen - Hawks amp up early recruiting
This is a pretty long read, but it interesting. The Iowa Football coaching staff is taking a more aggressive approach to early recruiting and it is paying off.
At least it's college football related
CNN Money - Playoffs = $$$$
According to CNN Money, a college football playoff could mean big bucks for cable companies. ESPN already inked a huge deal with the BCS. Kirk Ferentz is also mentioned in the article so go ahead and read it.
Not even college football related
Lance Armstrong in 3rd
Since I mentioned Tiger Woods and Roger Federer over the weekend while they both once again were victorious, I decided to throw in a link to another dominant athlete, Lance Armstrong. Coming back from retirement Armstrong is currently in third place in the Tour de France.
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Houdini's Death
How did Harry Houdini die? Good question...it was a mysterious death, but ultimately it was from a punch to the stomach.