It is going to be another long season for Kirk Ferentz. Not just because the second-year Iowa coach has an extra game on his schedule, but because of the results of that additional game. And the games thereafter.
Any game is a big game.
When you are 1-10, they are all big. That's part of the growing process. Quarterback Scott Mullen had been growing while serving as the understudy to Randy Reiners. Now that Reiners has graduated, it is Mullen's chance to run the offense. In his first game as a starter, Mullen completed 10 of 26 passing attempts for 76 yards with one interception against Kansas State.