According to several reports, the Iowa Hawkeyes will be without top running (which is a stretch to say considering they lost their entire running game with the loss of Albert Young and Damien Sims) with the questionable situation regarding Jevon Pugh.

Despite still being listed on the Hawkeyes roster, Pugh does not seem to be a current student at the University.

This comes at a time when the actions of top receiver Dominique Douglas and Anthony Bowman struck a blow to the Hawkeyes' 2007 season, opening the door for lots of young receivers to get plenty of playing time. And then, one of the young bright stars to emerge out of that young group of receivers, James Cleveland, is dismissed from the team for drug issues - along with top backup QB Arvell Nelson.

The struggling offense will receive a small boost with the return of TE monster Tony Moeaki and the return of Shonn Greene who was temporarily dismissed from the team. But losing Pugh leaves the Hawkeyes with freshman running backs looking to get a lot of carries.

Are they trying to pin the future of the Iowa program on the (inadequate) arm of Jake Christensen? I think it is time to usher in the Ricky Stanzi era, or atleast remove the crown from Christensen's head and force him to earn the starting QB job.

- Mr Pressbox