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IOWA HAWKEYES • FEDEX ORANGE BOWL MEDIA GUIDE FEDEX ORANGE BOWL GUIDE 2010 IOWA BOWL GUIDE This bowl guide was compiled and edited by the University of Iowa Sports Information Offi ce to assist the media in their coverage of the 2009 Hawkeyes in the upcoming FedEx Orange Bowl. It is intended to supplement, not duplicate, the 2009 Iowa football media guide. Special thanks go to those writers whose work appears in this booklet and UI designers Matt Ellison and Mindy Heidgerken. MEDIA INFORMATION Iowa media covering the 2010 FedEx Orange Bowl should apply for credentials (thru your sports editor/director) at the bowl’s online credential service at http://www.sportssystems.com/bcs. Once on the site, directions are self explanatory. Your Orange Bowl media contacts are Larry Wahl, Vice-President of Communications, and V.J. Monzon, Communications Coordinator. The bowl’s phone number is 305-341-4700 and the FAX number is 305-341-4750. The Orange Bowl address is: 14360 NW 77th Court Miami Lakes, FL 33016 MEDIA HEADQUARTERS The media headquarters is the Marriott Harbor Beach Resort & Spa, 3030 Holiday Drive, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316. The press headquarters room will be located in the convention center of the Marriott Harbor Beach Resort & Spa. The telephone number is 954-525-4000. Hotels are booked on-line via the bowl’s credential request form. The media rate is $185, plus tax, for a single or double. All team and bowl materials will be available in the headquarters, as well as daily practice reports, schedule updates, notes and quotes. Hours of operations are from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. ET, beginning Wednesday, Dec. 30 through Monday, Jan. 4, and 9 a.m. to 1p.m. CT on Tuesday, Jan. 5. TABLE OF CONTENTS CREDENTIAL DISTIRBUTION Iowa Notes ____________________________2-17 All media credentials may be picked up at the Offi cial Media Headquarters, in the convention Awards & Honors ________________________18 center of the Marriott Harbor Beach Resort & Spa. On game day, media credentials may be claimed Rosters & Depth Chart ____________________20-24 at the Media Will-Call (located at Gate H at Land Shark Stadium) beginning at 4 p.m. ET. Proper identifi cation is required at pick up. NO MEDIA CREDENTIALS WILL BE MAILED. Coach Kirk Ferentz _______________________26-27 IOWA HEADQUARTERS Iowa Football Staff ______________________28-29 The Iowa team, coaches and administrative staff will be headquartered at the Fontainebleau Resort Player Bios ____________________________30-72 and Spa. The address is 4441 Collins Ave., Miami Beach, FL, 33140. The telephone number at the 2009 Game Summaries ____________________74-85 Fontainebleau is 305-538-2000 and the FAX number is 305-674-4607. Game Starters __________________________86 MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES 2009 Statistics _________________________87-108 There will be media opportunities almost every day while in the Miami area. A more detailed media schedule will be distributed when fi nalized. A general bowl media schedule (subject to Iowa Bowl History _______________________110-123 change) will be available online at the bowl’s website, http://orangebowl.com. Iowa Records __________________________124-137 PRACTICE LOCATIONS Clippings _____________________________138 The University of Iowa will practice at Barry University (same site as 2003 Orange Bowl). All Iowa practices are closed to the media. Georgia Tech will practice at Nova Southeastern University. Directions to practice sites of both teams will be available at media headquarters. TELEPHONE DIRECTORY NAME TITLE PHONE CELL PHONE E-MAIL Phil Haddy Iowa SID 319-335-9411 319-430-6365 [email protected] Steve Roe Iowa Assoc. SID 319-335-9411 319-430-6346 [email protected] Matt Weitzel Iowa Asst. SID 319-335-9411 319-621-0991 [email protected] Aaron Blau Iowa Asst. SID 319-335-9411 319-450-5103 [email protected] Dean Buchan Georgia Tech SID 404-894-5445 404-295-8703 [email protected] Mike Huff Georgia Tech Asst. SID 404-894-5445 918-289-6144 mhuff @athletics.gatech.edu Larry Wahl Orange Bowl, Vice-President 305-341-4700 305-613-3196 [email protected] V.J. Monzon Orange Bowl, Comm. Coord. 305-341-4737 305-582-8363 [email protected] 2010 FEDEX ORANGE BOWL GUIDE • IOWA HAWKEYES | 1 IOWA HAWKEYES • FEDEX ORANGE BOWL MEDIA GUIDE FEDEX ORANGE BOWL NOTES IOWA TO MEET GEORGIA TECH IN ORANGE BOWL Iowa (10-2, 6-2) will meet Georgia Tech (11-2, 7-1) of the Atlantic Coast Conference in the 2010 FedEx Orange Bowl. The Orange bowl will be played Jan. 5 at 7:05 p.m. (CST) in Land Shark Stadium (72,230) in Miami, FL. A sellout is expected. The Hawkeyes tied for second in the Big Ten standings. Georgia Tech earned the Atlantic Coast Conference title with a 39-34 win over Clemson Dec. 5 in the ACC championship game. ON THE TUBE FOX (HD) will televise the game to a national audience. Dick Stockton, Charles Davis and Laura Okmin will call the action. Final Big Ten Standings RADIO BROADCAST Team Big Ten Pct. Overall Pct. The FedEx Orange Bowl will be broadcast on the Hawkeye Radio Network. Gary Dolphin handles the play-by-play, with color Ohio State 7-1 .875 10-2 .833 commentator Ed Podolak and sideline reporter Rob Brooks. The Hawkeye Radio Network includes more than 40 stations throughout IOWA 6-2 .750 10-2 .833 the state. Penn State 6-2 .750 10-2 .833 Wisconsin 5-3 .625 9-3 .750 The Orange Bowl can also be heard on The BCS on ESPN Radio. Sean McDonough, Matt Millen and Holly Rowe will call the action for Northwestern 5-3 .625 8-4 .667 ESPN Radio. Michigan State 4-4 .500 6-6 .500 HAWKEYE HUDDLE AT FEDEX ORANGE BOWL Purdue 4-4 .500 5-7 .417 Minnesota 3-5 .375 6-6 .500 The National I-Club and the UI Alumni Association invite all fans to the “Hawkeye Huddle” on Monday, Jan. 4, at the Miami Beach Illinois 2-6 .250 3-9 .250 Convention Center. The Orange Bowl Hawkeye Huddle is open to all Iowa fans and includes cash refreshments and snacks, Hawk Shop Michigan 1-7 .125 5-7 .417 merchandise, special guest speakers, the Iowa Marching Band, UI Spirit Squad and Herky. Indiana 1-7 .125 4-8 .333 Ticket purchasers will be notifi ed of the Huddle event details by an insert when tickets are mailed. In addition, a press release will be sent out at a later date with details. For more information, contact the National I-Club offi ce at (800) 648-6973, or the UI Alumni Iowa Non-Conference Opponents Association at (800) 469-2586. Team Record-Next Game IOWA IN BCS RANKINGS Northern Iowa 7-4, season completed Iowa is ranked 10th in the BCS rankings and Georgia Tech is ninth. Iowa was ranked as high as fourth earlier this season, its highest Iowa State 6-6, Insight Bowl BCS ever. The Hawkeyes were ranked fi fth during the fi nal three weeks of the 2002 season. Arizona 8-4, Holiday Bowl The BCS rankings are a combination of the Harris Interactive poll, the USA Today coaches poll and computer rankings. Iowa is 10th Arkansas State 4-8, season completed in the computer rankings and 11th in the coach’s poll and the Harris poll. Iowa was fi rst in the computer poll in the Oct. 25 rankings. Prior to this season, Iowa appeared in the BCS top 25 on 24 occasions, including eight weeks in both 2002 and 2003, seven weeks in Hawkeyes in the Polls 2004 and one week in 2006. Iowa was ranked as high as 11th in 2003 and 2004 and 23rd in 2006. Date A C H B Result Pre. 22 21 - - - - - - W, 17-16 9/8 rv rv - - - - - - W, 35-3 IN THE RANKINGS 9/14 rv rv - - - - - - W, 27-17 Iowa is ranked 10th in the Associated Press rankings and 11th in the USA Today coaches’ poll. The Hawkeyes are 10th in the BCS 9/21 rv rv - - - - - - W, 21-10 Standings and 11th in the Harris Poll. 9/28 13 17 14 - - - W, 24-21 Georgia Tech is ninth in the BCS and AP rankings and 10th in the coach’s poll. 10/5 12 14 11 - - - W, 30-28 10/12 11 12 11 - - - W, 20-10 Iowa ranked as high as sixth in the coaches poll and eighth in the AP earlier this season, the highest for the Hawkeyes since they were 10/19 7 8 7 6 W, 15-13 third in both the AP ranking and the coaches poll in December, 2002. 10/26 7 8 7 4 W, 42-24 Around the Big Ten, Ohio State is eighth in both polls, Penn State is 11/9 and Wisconsin is 24/22. In addition, Arizona is 22/23 and 11/2 8 6 7 4 L, 10-17 Northwestern is listed among teams receiving votes. 11/9 15 13 12 10 L, 24-27 (OT) In pre-season rankings, Iowa was ranked 10th by College Football Insider, 15th by The Kickoff Magazine, 20th by Phil Steele’s College 11/16 15 15 14 13 W, 12-0 Football Preview, 21st in USA Today coach’s poll, 22nd by the Associated Press, 23rd by Athlon Sports and 24th by Sports Illustrated. 11/23 13 13 13 11 - - - Iowa is ranked 19th in the latest Sagarin Ratings and Georgia Tech is ninth. 11/30 9 10 10 9 - - - 12/07 10 11 11 10 - - - IOWA JOINS ANOTHER TOP 20 A=Associated Press; C=Coaches; H=Harris; B=BCS Iowa has earned 69 wins since the start of the 2002 season, which ties as the 16th highest total in Division I football.