New Iowa QB Mark Gronowski made his first camp comments earlier this week alongside Gary Dolphin, the Voice of the Hawkeyes, on the “Fight For Iowa” podcast: pic.twitter.com/SfFt2bPlYl
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As Iowa football’s 2025 season swiftly approaches, quarterback Mark Gronowski joined the “Fight For Iowa” podcast alongside legendary play-by-play voice Gary Dolphin to speak on his vantage point of Hawkeyes summer camp.
At 6-foot-3, 230 pounds, the native of Naperville, Ill., will be in his first and final season with the Hawkeyes after transferring in from South Dakota State, where he led the Jackrabbits to a pair of FCS national championships in 2022 and 2023.
In his four seasons with South Dakota State, Gronowski passed for a total of 10,308 yards and 93 touchdowns while rushing for 1,767 career rushing yards and 37 touchdowns to close his tenure as tied for the title of the winningest quarterback in FCS history with a 49-6 record.
When Dolphin asked the quarterback about his perception of the Iowa defense throughout camp, the fifth-year senior gave much appreciation for Phil Parker’s group.
“It’s a great defense, and it’s great to go and compete against it every single day, and compete against Coach Parker, too,” Gronowski said. “He throws out some great defenses, puts out some great calls to make us work, make us think like a quarterback, and it helps us get better every day, and I love doing it.”
Dolphin then asked the quarterback about his comfort level with running Tim Lester’s offense, to which the quarterback replied that he feels confident with the various plans of attack and his ability to figure out the defense in front of him.
“I feel great. I’m heading into every single play. I know what I’m doing. I’m thinking through the entire play, and I’m understanding the defenses that we…
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Publish date : 2025-08-09 14:36:00
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