Alert Top Story COLLEGE FOOTBALL | IOWA What will Iowa’s running back rotation look like on Saturday? ethan.petrik Sep 2, 2025 Sep 2, 2025 Updated Feb 2, 2026 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save IOWA CITY — The Iowa football program entered week one with a “clearly cloudy” running back situation as four players shared two spots on the first depth chart.kAm%96 D:EF2E:@? 5:5 ?@E 86E 2?J 4=62C6C 7@C E96 w2H<6J6D W`\_[ _\_ q:8 %6?X :? 2 bc\f H:? @G6C &p=32?J[ 3FE 7@C 2 A@D:E:G6 C62D@?]k^Am kAmp== 7:G6 324<D H9@ D2H E96 7:6=5 >256 E96 >@DE @7 E96:C @AA@CEF?:E:6D] x@H2 4@==64E:G6=J CFD965 7@C b`_ J2C5D 2?5 E9C66 E@F495@H?D :? 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