Next Man In

Haven't we seen this before?  Iowa comes into the season with a stable of running backs, leaving fans wondering how the carries will be handed out?  Then one guy leaves the team for personal reasons, another gets injured and all of sudden, a position of strength has become a glaring weakness.  In the last four days, Iowa fans have been hit with a cold dose of reality, first they lose to Arizona, which by itself is a gut punch, but in the process Jewel Hampton has been lost for the season.  For the second year in a row, Hampton has torn his ACL, this time on his left knee.  Couple that with Brandon Wegher leaving the team in fall camp for personal issues and Iowa is on thin ice in their backfield.  To top it off, the two backs that were second and third string for the opener have both been injured on special teams and are unavailable for this weekend.  Meet true freshman Marcus Coker and De'Andre Johnson.  Coker came to Iowa with plenty of accolades and probably would have been playing earlier if it hadn't been for a shoulder injury in camp.  He is more of a bruiser in the backfield being great at between the tackles runs.  In my opinion you will also see the red shirt pulled off of De'Andre Johnson, more of a speed back, who can come in for a change of pace back from Coker and Robinson.