Tyler Tachman

Ben McCollum on managing Iowa's rotation/minute distribution: "When you come in a game, do you bring something that helps allow us to win the game? Like, you can't just be a good player. That's not what's going to happen this year, if that makes any sense at all. It has to be: Am I impacting winning in some capacity? Meaning: Am I rebounding? Am I defending? Am I shooting? Whatever that may be... But as we go down, certain games dictate what you're going to need from different guys."

Ben McCollum on Iowa's long-term vision for Ethan Harris: "He's a ways away from this, so bear with me here. When I watched Yaxel (Lendeborg) play, just conceptually, where he was able to bring the ball up consistently, he was able to set screens, come off screens. But you also have to remember (what) some of those guys (looked like) when they were 18 years old. He (Harris) can really, really pass it. He plays with a great level of enthusiasm and intensity. I think leveraging some of those things with his size is something that we're still trying to do."

Ben McCollum on whether Drew McKeever will play vs. VT: "I don't totally know. The best way that I describe it is, I go into the games with two different plans and then figure it out from there. That's what I did last game. That's what I'll do this game." hawkcentral.com/story/sports/c…

In a clash of football masterminds, Phil Parker got the best of Chip Kelly. Without QB Aidan Chiles, Northwestern had few answers for Iowa’s defense and was held to a season-low 10 points: hawkcentral.com/story/sports/c…

After Iowa’s 24-10 win over Northwestern, Kirk Ferentz says he is giving a game ball to Jack Campbell.