IOWA CITY — Ahead of Iowa football ’s Week 4 game at Rutgers, coach Kirk Ferentz met with the media to discuss the matchup, the state of the team and more.

Here’s what stood out.

Kirk Ferentz evaluates Iowa 's passing game after its best showing of the year vs. UMass

“It’s a step forward, Ferentz said, "and I think three weeks into (it), there’s been progress each week — especially from what we’ve seen in practice,” Ferentz said. “The challenge we had two weeks ago (at Iowa State ), it’s a really unique defensive scheme and unique coverages. So not a lot of clean looks. But I thought we took a step forward (vs. UMass).

"Still a lot of things we can get better at. Ball placement, at times, could be better. And then certainly. If you get your hands on the ball, we’d sure like to th

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