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USA Today
6 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Iowa football: Three breakout candidates for 2025 season
Like every other sport, college football is a team game. You could argue that more than any other sport, college football requires an entire team to contribute to succeed. And that's most definitely the case for the Iowa football team entering the 2025 season. The Hawkeyes have many well-known and established stars on their 2025 roster. From preseason All-Americans like Logan Jones and Gennings Dunker to fan-favorites like Kaden Wetjen and Rhys Dakin. All of those players will be critical to Iowa's success this season. But, they can't do it alone. They'll need the rest of the roster to step up and match their level. This includes players who may be flying under the radar right now, just waiting to break out. Who exactly are those players for the Hawkeyes in 2025? Let's take a look at three breakout candidates for Iowa football this season. Reece Vander Zee Iowa fans have been waiting a long time for a star wide receiver to break out. The last wide receiver to eclipse 1,000 receiving yards in a season was Marvin McNutt back in 2011. The Hawkeyes have had great receivers like Matt VandeBerg, Ihmir Smith-Marsette, and Brandon Smith since then, but none of them have passed that 1,000-yard mark. I think Vander Zee could do that at some point during his Iowa career. The 6-foot-4, 207-pound sophomore made some splash plays as a true freshman last season, catching 14 balls for 176 yards and three touchdowns. He only played in nine games due to injury and played with a rotating carousel of middling quarterbacks. Vander Zee has the size and speed to be a matchup nightmare on the outside, and another year in Tim Lester's West Coast system should help. Add in some better and more consistent quarterback play, and I think Vander Zee could be in for a huge 2025 season. Maybe not 1,000 receiving yards this season, but I think he'll establish himself as a great wide receiver with the potential to reach that mark in the coming years. Derek Weisskopf Derek Weisskopf was a stud in high school. The 6-foot-3, 235-pound redshirt freshman linebacker was an Adidas All-American at Williamsburg High School. As a senior, he was the Gazette's Co-Player of the Year and District MVP, as well as being invited to the Shrine Bowl. Weisskopf was a four-star signee in Iowa's 2024 class, the 197th-best prospect in the country and the top recruit in Iowa's class. Weisskopf's resume certainly speaks for itself, but that's not the biggest reason why I'm predicting him to break out in 2025. The linebacking room is thin entering this season following the departures of Jay Higgins and Nick Jackson. While Weisskopf is listed as a backup to Jaxon Rexroth right now, there will be an open battle for playing time. And I think Weisskopf could be on the field more than many fans might expect. With that additional playing time, don't be surprised if Weisskopf shows why he was so highly touted coming out of high school. I think Hawkeye fans have their next great linebacker on the roster in Weisskopf, and he'll get to show off his talent this fall. Zach Lutmer If you asked me the player I'm most confident in to break out this season, my answer would be Zach Lutmer. The 6-foot, 205-pound sophomore safety impressed a ton on special teams last season and will now get the chance for an increased role on defense. Lutmer had 14 tackles last season and snagged his first career interception against UCLA. And I think the sky is the limit for Lutmer. Lutmer is currently projected as the backup to Koen Entringer (who I think will have a great season), with senior Xaver Nwankpa on the other side. I think Lutmer will be hard to keep off the field, and I wouldn't be surprised to see a lot of three-safety sets in 2025 with Lutmer, Entringer, and Nwankpa on the field at the same time. I think Lutmer has the mindset, physical traits, and knowledge of the game to be a great safety at Iowa. I'm predicting a breakout for Lutmer and for him to be the Nwankpa replacement in 2026. The coaches think highly of him, his teammates respect him, and I think many Iowa fans will learn Lutmer's name in 2025. Contact/Follow us @HawkeyesWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Iowa news, notes and opinions. Follow Zach on X: @zach_hiney
Business Journals
17-07-2025
- Health
- Business Journals
Direct link found between Coldwater Creek and cancer rates, Harvard researchers say
A newly released study by a team of researchers at Harvard University appears to show a direct correlation between radioactive material in Coldwater Creek and increased cancer rates. After years of fighting for answers as to how Coldwater Creek impacted the lives of the people around her Just Moms STL co-founder Dawn Chapman admits it's bittersweet news. 'We need to be able to look each other in the St. Louis region and say there are no more exposures happening,' Chapman said. 'I don't think we can say that today.' GET TO KNOW YOUR CITY Find Local Events Near You Connect with a community of local professionals. Explore All Events Researchers studied more than 300,000 baby teeth collected for the St. Louis Institute-Later Life Health study between 1959 and 1970. 'It gives us little fossil record as to what they were exposed to back in those early days,' said Marc Weisskopf, professor of environmental epidemiology and physiology at Harvard's School of Public Health. Weisskopf and his research team were able to determine that while roughly 24% of people in the St. Louis region will develop cancer the rates near Coldwater Creek are much higher. 'People really close to the creek, within a kilometer, were about 40% more likely to have cancer at any sort,' Weisskopf said. 'If you focus on those that are considered more radiosensitive they were about 85% more likely to have cancer.' Weisskopf said he's already applying for grant funding for a second, more intensive study of the contamination in Coldwater Creek. 'We can actually use those teeth and measure the remnants of that long-ago radiation that were in the teeth, and get much more precise about this and say not just, 'Did you happen to live close to the teeth?' but, 'What level of radiation is in your tooth, and what is your risk of cancer later on,' said Weisskopf. Chapman said the study is a call to action for more extensive testing and cleanup to be done in the Coldwater Creek area. "We need to get out there and clean Coldwater Creek up in two to five years,' Chapman said. 'No more of this slow-paced business. Now that we have RECA it's time to stop the exposures, so that we don't need it ongoing." Just last week, Congress expanded the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) to people in north St. Louis County. If you live near Coldwater Creek, there is a town hall next Thursday, July 24, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the James Eagen Gymnasium in Florissant to discuss the help available. Go here for KSDK's full report. The St. Louis Business Journal contributed to this report.
