Mark Gronowski confirmed Iowa football starting QB, clean bill of health entering 2025
South Dakota State transfer Mark Gronowski is the Hawkeyes' starting quarterback for 2025 and enters the season with a clean bill of health that kept him out of spring practices. The talented signal caller is a reason for excitement around Iowa, as there is a belief he could be the best QB Iowa has had in many years, which could be the missing puzzle piece for a special season.
The news, albeit nearly a foregone conclusion already, came from Pete Nakos of On3.
Gronowski joins Iowa after an illustrious career for the South Dakota State Jackrabbits that saw him win the Walter Payton Award as the best FCS player in the country and win two national championships. A proven winner, he brings the ability to air it out with over 10,000 passing yards and isn't afraid to run the ball as a threat on the ground.
Mark Gronowski will be paired with Iowa offensive coordinator Tim Lester, who enters his second season with the Hawkeyes after dragging the unit out of the doldrums last year and infusing some success into a unit that was desperate for it.
'You don't necessarily get to pick the exact guy you want in the transfer portal. You take the guys who are on there. When you're recruiting the country, there are 10,000 to choose from. In the portal, there are like seven guys who have experience and play at this level. We got one of the seven," Lester said about Gronowski choosing the Hawkeyes out of the transfer portal.
Iowa and Gronowski will get things underway in less than two weeks when they host the UAlbany Great Danes in Kinnick Stadium for their Week 1 opener at 5 p.m. CT on Saturday, August 30th.
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