2024 on-field success as a football coach: Iowa special teams rank 13th in the nation in kickoff returns (25.05)... Kaden Wetjen is No. 1 nationally in combined kick return yards (751), 11th in KO returns (25.3) and 13th in punt returns (12.9)... blocked a kick against Washington – second straight year team has blocked a field goal... coached true freshman Rhys Dakin to top 20 in the nation in punting average (45.0)... Drew Stevens is 50th in field goals per game (1.2) and 43rd in FG percentage (.800)... the Hawkeyes had one of the top special teams units in the country in 2023... punter Tory Taylor was the recipient of the 2023 Ray Guy Award, was a unanimous consensus All-American and was named Big Ten Punter for a second time (2020)... founded the LeVar Woods Football Academy, teaching fundamentals and techniques to youth and high school athletes... participates in the annual football program blood drive... Hawkeye IMPACT Mentoring with coaching staff and student-athletes... UI Dance Marathon: Football staff and athletes are annually involved in this student-organized event that has raised millions of dollars for local Stead Family Children’s Hospital
