A pair of Hawkeyes exited Iowa’s 35-7 loss at No. 3 Ohio State with injury.
Senior defensive end Ethan Hurkett and junior tight end Addison Ostrenga both sustained injuries against the Buckeyes.
Immediately after the loss, Iowa head football coach Kirk Ferentz shared his early diagnosis on Hurkett and discussed why junior Hawkeye wide receiver Kaleb Brown didn’t play.
“Yeah, I think he’s okay and the other one’s just a soft tissue thing that popped up on Wednesday, so, you know, who knows. We’ll see,” Ferentz said.
Ostrenga was seen out of pads and with his right arm in a sling at Ohio State.
“Yeah, I’m not sure. He had to come out. And I don’t know if he was in a sling or not, but they had him strapped up or taped up afterwards. Hopefully, it’s nothing too bad, but couldn’t go back in the game obviously,” Ferentz said.
Brown was the only Hawkeye listed on Iowa’s pregame availability report. It was Brown’s first appearance on the availability report this season.
Brown has just one catch for 18 yards thus far this season, but the 5-foot-10, 200 pound receiver reeled in 22 passes for 215 yards with a touchdown last year.
Meanwhile, Ostrenga has 11 receptions for 63 yards with one touchdown.
Hurkett has been one of Iowa’s most disruptive defenders. The 6-foot-3, 260 pound defensive lineman has tallied 17 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, two sacks and a pair of forced fumbles.
Iowa (3-2, 1-1 Big Ten) returns to action on Saturday, Oct. 12 with a home date against Washington (4-2, 2-1 Big Ten) from inside Kinnick Stadium. The Huskies topped then-No. 10 Michigan over the weekend, 27-17.
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