IOWA OPENED 2015 WITH A NEW QUARTERBACK. C.J. Beathard was named starter for the 2015 season in January and led Iowa to 12 consecutive wins beginning his career as a starter 13-0 before losing the final two games of the 2015 campaign. He replaced two year starter Jake Rudock, who went on to lead the Michigan Wolverines to a 10-3 season and became one of the "most statistically successful quarterbacks in Michigan history" as their one-and-done starter. It was change that worked for both schools.
Wins aside, Beathard's numbers were slightly better than Rudock in 2014.