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Football. Wallace Talks Linebackers

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IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Seth Wallace presented a midterm spring synopsis of the University of Iowa linebacker corps Wednesday and the Hawkeyes who are healthy are receiving a lot of one-on-one attention…and a lot of practice repetitions.

Off-season rehabilitation to junior Ben Niemann and sophomore Jacob Sobotka leaves Wallace with seven linebackers. Niemann started all 14 games at outside linebacker in 2015.

In a strange way, the situation makes for a double dose of good news for the Hawkeyes. Wallace said Niemann and Sobotka are ahead of schedule with rehabilitation and the linebackers on the field are getting plenty of exposure.