Bad news sports fans. It's official, Jewell Hampton (left) will be joining Jordan Bernstine on the sidelines this year. They made the announcement today that he will redshirt this year and undergo surgery on his knee soon.
So what does this mean? Roster is down to 3 main running backs: Paki Omeara, Adam Robinson, and Jeff Brinson. For the season opener on Saturday, Paki has been named the starter.
Here's what I've gathered so far on the 3 canidates.
Paki Omeara - Junior
- former walk-on
- saw limited action last year due to emergence of Greene and Hampton
- all around athlete who has played more than one position
Adam Robinson - Sophomore
- redshirted last year as a freshman
- played high school football at Des Moines Lincoln (about 5 minutes from where I work)
- great speed, but not much else
Jeff Brinson - Sophomore
- spurned offers from Fl St, MI St,, and KS to come to Iowa
- put up gawdy numbers in high school
- struggling with ankle injury, will miss opener vs UNI
It would be great if one of these guys grabbed the bull by the horns, but the reality is that most likely the running back position will be handled "by committee". It should be interesting!
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