Ricky Stanzi

Adam Robinson ran for 109 yards and three touchdowns in the first half and No. 9 Iowa breezed past Eastern Illinois 37-7. Senior Ricky Stanzi threw for 229 yards and a touchdown for the Hawkeyes (1-0), who won their 10th straight season opener under coach Kirk Ferentz . Iowa has its highest preseason ranking in 22 years, and the Hawkeyes made quick work of the FCS Panthers on Saturday. Robinson scored on TD runs of 2 and 4 yards, and Paki O'Meara blocked a punt and returned it 42 yards to put...Read Full Story

Tweet Ricky Stanzi began his football career as a junior high signal caller for the St. Mary’s of Mentor Knights, and he will continue that career as a member of the Kansas City Chiefs.  The local Lake Catholic High School product, and former Iowa Hawkeye Quarterback, was taken with the fourth pick of in the 5th round yesterday, 135 overall. If Stanzi’s ability to continue the marked improvement he demonstrated over his four year career in Iowa continues, the ESPN future documentary...Read Full Story

The Iowa Hawkeyes got pretty far last year on a ton of good luck. That good luck came to an end when some angry Northwestern defenders shredded QB Ricky Stanzi’s ankle. They won 11 games last year, and return Stanzi as well as RB Jewel Hampton to the offense, to go along with the best front four defensively in the Big Ten. That front four makes it nearly impossible to run against this team. This is a very good football team, which has a manageable schedule. All of their 2010 rematches from...Read Full Story

Ricky Stanzi threw his third touchdown pass to Derrell Johnson-Koulianos early in the fourth quarter and Michael Meyer kicked a 30-yard field goal with 2:53 left, helping No. 15 Iowa hold off Michigan for a 38-28 win Saturday. The Hawkeyes (5-1, 2-0 Big Ten ) led the Wolverines (5-1, 1-2) by three TDs early in the fourth quarter for the second time during the game. Tate Forcier came in for Denard Robinson and threw a 45-yard pass to Junior Hemingway and his 3-yard run made it 28-21 with 6:55...Read Full Story

The Iowa Hawkeyes were counting down the final seconds in the latest in a series of improbable victories, and offensive coordinator Ken O'Keefe stood on the sideline, trying to absorb what he had just witnessed. O'Keefe turned to his defeat-defying quarterback, Ricky Stanzi. "I can't remember coaching a guy who threw four interceptions before," O'Keefe said. "Coach," Stanzi replied, "I threw five." With Stanzi, it's easy to lose count. The junior threw 14 interceptions during the regular...Read Full Story