After a lifeless first half performance against Michigan State offensively, questions have emerged surrounding Iowa's decision to stick with graduate quarterback Cade McNamara as its starter. McNamara

"Red-zone weapon" might not be how some envisioned Sullivan making a major impact as a Hawkeye. But he has carved out a niche with Iowa football.

Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz today said quarterbacks Cade McNamara and Brendan Sullivan are both doing well in practice, but Ferentz is not making a quarterback change for Saturday’s game against Northwestern.

Iowa football’s Logan Jones was always told to play through the whistle, and such is what he did in the Hawkeyes’ win over Washington in Week 7, emulating the iconic scene from the 2009 movie, “The Blind Side.

Here’s what’s stood out from Iowa Hawkeyes football head coach Kirk Ferentz's press conference ahead of Saturday’s game vs. Northwestern.