Apologies for the two week hiatus. I just moved into a new apartment and have been without the internet until yesterday. I was actually getting a decent number of readers each day before the move, so now I’ll get to see if I have the ability to resurrect a blog.
Fall Football camp has officially begun, meaning the season is just around the corner (23 days til UNI!). Every year that I have followed Iowa Football, injuries have been a part of fall camp and unfortunately, this one is no different.
Junior cornerback Jordan Bernstine broke his ankle yesterday in practice and will miss the 2009 season. He still has a redshirt year, however, so he has 3 remaining years to play 2 seasons of football for Iowa.
Jordan Bernstine at Friday's Media Day (courtesy of Yashar Vasef and Sam Jadali
This is especially painful because he was expected to start the first two games opposite potential All-American Amari Spievey while sophomore Shaun Prater serves his suspension for an OWI this spring.
Iowa will have to rely upon either career backup Chris Rowell, sophomore Willie Lowe, or redshirt freshman Greg Castillo against Northern Iowa and Iowa State. True freshman Micah Hyde may also contend for Bernstine’s spot, depending on how quickly he can pick up the defense.
If I had to guess, I’d say that we will see Willie Lowe starting the Northern Iowa game. Lowe saw playing time as a true freshman last season and collected a pair of tackles.
Darkhorse 
