Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz made it official by announcing Spencer Petras will be the starting quarterback for Saturday’s opener against South Dakota State.
Petras spent the second half of last season sharing time with Alex Padilla.
Ferentz says Petras outperformed Padilla in practice.
Ferentz says there is no plan to rotate quarterbacks.
Depth at receiver is a major concern for an offense that was pedestrian at best last season. Senior receiver Nico Ragaini is out for a few weeks with an injury and two walkons begin the season in the two-deep.
The offensive line struggled with some injuries during preseason camp but Ferentz feels better about the unit heading into the opener.
Ferentz says with a more experienced offensive line he feels the offense will be improved.
