Iowa football: O-line and DB gets shakeup in Rutgers depth chart

IOWA CITY, IOWA- AUGUST 31: Defensive back Michael Ojemudia #11 of the Iowa Hawkeyes runs back an interception during the second half against the Miami Ohio RedHawks on August 31, 2019 at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa. (Photo by Matthew Holst/Getty Images)
IOWA CITY, IOWA- AUGUST 31: Defensive back Michael Ojemudia #11 of the Iowa Hawkeyes runs back an interception during the second half against the Miami Ohio RedHawks on August 31, 2019 at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa. (Photo by Matthew Holst/Getty Images)
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IOWA CITY, IOWA- AUGUST 31: Defensive back Michael Ojemudia #11 of the Iowa Hawkeyes runs back an interception during the second half against the Miami Ohio RedHawks on August 31, 2019 at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa. (Photo by Matthew Holst/Getty Images)
IOWA CITY, IOWA- AUGUST 31: Defensive back Michael Ojemudia #11 of the Iowa Hawkeyes runs back an interception during the second half against the Miami Ohio RedHawks on August 31, 2019 at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa. (Photo by Matthew Holst/Getty Images)

The Iowa football team has their first B1G game of the season Saturday, and there are a few shakeups on the depth chart heading into the game vs Rutgers.

Regardless of injury, the Iowa football team’s two-deep often has a few switches and changes during the first month as the coaching staff tries to figure out what the best approach is going forward after seeing these guys in real games.

And despite a commanding win over a below-average Miami of Ohio team, there were bound to be a few differences on this week’s depth chart, especially considering Alaric Jackson’s knee injury, which will force him out of the contest versus the Scarlet Knights.

Before we jump into our reactions and observations from this new depth chart, here’s a quick shot of what the new depth chart is, courtesy of Scott Dochterman.

So let’s jump into it. Here are our four observations for this new two-deep depth chart for the Iowa football team.