Find someone who loves you as much as former Michigan TE Jake Butt loves the Iowa football program.
The Big Ten Network wrapped up its training camp tour with a stop in Iowa City and gave us a small glimpse of what the Hawkeyes looked like as fall camp comes to a close. Excluding a struggling offense, the squad looked solid across the board and is ready to prove a lot of people wrong this season. The AP ranked Iowa as the preseason No. 22 overall team in college football, but if you listened to what Jake Butt had to say, you would think that ranking would be a lot higher.
Jake Butt heaped praise on the Iowa program, is impressed with the OL, RBs, and TEs
Former Hawkeyes have talked at length about why Iowa has better prepared them for the NFL, and it is easy to see why. The program runs like a professional organization, and the player development is elite. Former players aren't the only ones who have noticed, and the praise keeps coming in for Kirk Ferentz and the program.
I love being around Iowa football. I love being around the staff and watching them practice. It’s a professional program. I have no idea what to expect from the QBs this year, and wouldn’t draw major conclusions from one practice anyways.
— Jake Butt (@Jbooty88) August 25, 2026
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After visiting Iowa City with BTN, Jake Butt published a book on why he loves the Iowa program, regardless of the unknown quarterback situation. He hopes the program will get more consistent quarterback play, but even if they don't, the program is well-positioned for success this season. Butt said he "loves" being around the program and that they are run like a professional organization. He also had very high praise for the offensive line, calling them mean, tough, and deep, while also claiming Iowa has two high draft picks at tight end, and the defense will be "what we've come to expect" from Phil Parker.
He finished his novel about the Iowa program by claiming that there might not be a program in the country that is better at knowing its strengths and weaknesses relative to its opponents, and that each week's game plan is tailored to winning. There aren't any egos in the program, and you can doubt them "at your own peril." That is extremely high praise for someone who played college football at the highest level and is very revealing of where some members of the media believe Iowa is.
The biggest revelation from Butt's early assessment of the program is that you can doubt Iowa at your own peril, signaling that the program could be ready to surprise people this season. It's only preseason, but the hype is building.
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