The last time we saw former Hawkeyes quarterback Mark Gronowski, he was tearing up the East team at the East-West Shrine Bowl.
Following multiple stellar practices ahead of the East-West Shrine Bowl, Gronowski was named the West's starting quarterback, and he didn't disappoint.
Gronowski finished the game with 86 passing yards, completing 70 percent of his passes, while also adding 23 rushing yards.
He was named the offensive MVP of the East-West Shrine Bowl, and had scouts talking.
Even with that solid showcase performance and a solid collegiate career overall, it was not enough to secure an invitation to the premier NFL showcase event.
Gronowski was inexplicably not invited to the 2026 NFL Combine
Gronowski finished his first and only season in Iowa with1,741 passing yards and 10 passing touchdowns, while also adding 545 rushing yards and 16 touchdowns on the ground.
Gronowski finished his collegiate career as the NCAA's all-time wins leader for quarterback (58), and Iowa's program leader for rushing yards in a season by a quarterback and rushing touchdowns in a season by a quarterback.
Following his senior season with the Hawkeyes, Gronowski compiled 12,071 passing yards and 103 passing touchdowns, while also adding 2,312 rushing yards and 53 touchdowns on the ground.
Despite an impressive collegiate career, the NFL did not invite him to Indianapolis for the 2026 NFL Combine.
Putting up those numbers and still not being invited to the Combine calls into question the criteria for securing an invitation.
Gronowski should have easily been invited based on his numbers alone, not to mention that in his final two games, he was named the MVP.
Few college quarterbacks have had a better career than Mark Gronowski, and there is no reason why he should not be in Indy at the end of February.
Gronowski and fellow Hawkeye Aaron Graves are easily on the Combine All-Snubs list and will definitely have chips on their shoulders ahead of their professional playing careers.