Here is a quick look at Iowa's offensive line:
| OFFENSIVE LINE | | | |
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| The sure thing | | | |
| Seth Olsen is starting for the third straight season and is Iowa’s most consistent offensive lineman. He’s making the move from tackle to guard, his more natural position. |
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| The question | | | |
| Who’s going to start at left guard? Rafael Eubanks, last year’s starting center, started Saturday’s scrimmage, but he didn’t look good. Julian Vandervelde and Dan Doering split time last season and are in the mix again. |
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| The wildcard | | | |
| Rob Bruggeman missed all of last season after suffering a knee injury in spring practice. Coach Kirk Ferentz is very high on the former walk-on who is slotted to start at center. |
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| Final analysis | | | |
| Olsen is steady, as is left tackle Bryan Bulaga, who started the second half of last season as a true freshman. If Bruggeman is as good as Ferentz thinks and if Iowa can find an answer at left guard and right tackle, this unit should be improved. |
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| Depth chart | | | |
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| Left tackle | | | |
| Player | Yr. | Ht. | Wt. |
| Andy Kuempel | Jr. | 6-7 | 300 |
| Bryan Bulaga | So. | 6-6 | 301 |
| Left guard | | | |
| Julian Vandervelde | So. | 6-3 | 300 |
| Dan Doering | Jr. | 6-6 | 300 |
| Center | | | |
| Rob Bruggeman | Sr. | 6-3 | 287 |
| Rafael Eubanks | Jr. | 6-3 | 285 |
| Right guard | | | |
| Seth Olsen | Sr. | 6-5 | 305 |
| Travis Meade | Jr. | 6-2 | 285 |
| Right tackle | | | |
| Kyle Calloway | Jr. | 6-7 | 317 |
| Wes Aeschliman | Sr. | 6-8 | 318 |
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| Others to watch: LT Kyle Haganman, So., 6-5, 277; LG Adam Gettis, Fr., 6-4, 270; C Josh Koeppel, So., 6-1, 265 |
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| Inside the numbers | | | |
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| Iowa’s offensive line struggled mightily in 2007, giving up a Big Ten-high 46 sacks. Here is how the unit stacked up against the rest of the conference: |
| | Stat | Rank | |
| Total offense | 316.3 | 11 | |
| Rush offense | 126.2 | 10 | |
| 3rd-down | 59-187 | 11 | |
| Opp. sacks | 46 | 11 | |
| Scoring | 18.5 | 11 | |
| Time of poss. | 28:46 | 9 | |
| Position breakdowns | | | |
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| Saturday: Special teams STORY I GLANCE | | | |
| Sunday: Defensive backs STORY I GLANCE | | | |
| Monday: Linebackers STORY I GLANCE | | | |
| Tuesday: Defensive line STORY I GLANCE | | | |
| Today: Offensive line STORY I GLANCE | | | |
| Thursday: Receivers/Ends | | | |
| Friday: Running backs | | | |
| Saturday: Quarterbacks | | | |
