The Iowa football team figures to compete for another B1G West title this season, but they lost a lot of production to the NFL Draft. Guys like T.J. Hockenson, Noah Fant, Amani Hooker, and Anthony Nelson were all selected by NFL teams.
That does not factor in what the team lost to graduating players. Parker Hesse, Jake Gervase, and Nick Easley have all moved on and the team will need to fill the voids left by those key contributors.
Kirk Ferentz will be entering his 21st season as the head coach.