When Iowa takes the field to play Kentucky in the 2022 Citrus Bowl, the Hawkeyes will do so without the aid of star running back Tyler Goodson. The junior back announced earlier this month that he will skip his senior season in favor of the declaring for the NFL draft, as well as opt out of participating in Iowa’s New Year’s Day bowl game.
Goodson’s departure is certainly well-earned after giving Iowa three excellent seasons in which he twice earned All-Big Ten honors and thrice finished as the Hawkeyes’ rushing leader. While many Hawkeye fans were undoubtedly hoping to have Goodson back in the black and gold next year, Iowa’s coaching staff will have to look elsewhere for solutions to help jumpstart an ailing ground attack that averaged the fourth-fewest rushing yards per game in the Big Ten last season (119.