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Iowa’s Defensive Question Mark: Does Returning Experience Even Matter? One of the biggest questions facing Iowa heading into 2026 is personnel: the Hawkeyes return just three defensive starters from the 2025 squad. Iowa’s defense has been consistently excellent for so long that many fans, analysts, and media outlets are falling back on the same refrain…
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Iowa’s Defensive Question Mark: Does Returning Experience Even Matter? One of the biggest questions facing Iowa heading into 2026 is personnel: the Hawkeyes return just three defensive starters from the 2025 squad. Iowa’s defense has been consistently excellent for so long that many fans, analysts, and media outlets are falling back on the same refrain…
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