The Iowa football team has begun reaping the rewards of a spectacular 10-2 regular season. Today, seven Hawkeye players were named first team All Big Ten. Also, junior offensive tackle Bryan Bulaga has been named the offensive lineman of the year and head coach Kirk Ferentz, for the third time, is...[details]
Video Reel 1 — Thursday, August 25, 2005 - #19 - K - 8 clips - 63 sec
Video Reel 2 — Thursday, August 25, 2005 - #19 - K - 9 clips - 58 sec
Video Reel 3 — Thursday, October 06, 2005 - #19 - P - 5 clips - 39 sec - Sr.
Video Reel 4 — Thursday, October 06, 2005 - #19 - K - 5 clips - 24 sec - Sr.
BIO NOTES
2008 (Sophomore): Semi-finalist for Ray Guy Award . . . second team all-Big Ten by league coaches . . . honorable mention all-Big Ten by league media . . . third team all-Big Ten by Phil Steele's College Football . . . honorable mention Sophomore all-American by CollegeFootballNews.com . . . Special Teams Award, Specialist . . . Big Ten special teams Player of the Week vs. Minnesota . . . Handled all punting duties, averaging 41.6 yards on 50 punts . . . ranked seventh in the Big Ten and 35th nationally in punting average . . . listed as first team punter following spring practice, and is holder for all placements . . . saw action in 46-3 opening win over Maine . . . had just one punt in opening win, with a 36-yard kick that was downed at the three-yardline with no return . . . saw action in 42-0 win over Florida International, averaging 36.5 yards on two punts and holding for all PAT and field goal attempts . . . both punts in win over FIU were inside the 20, with a best of 40 yards . . . handled all punting duties and held for all placements in 17-5 win over Iowa State . . . averaged 37.5 yards on four punts vs. ISU, with a long of 64 yards . . . allowed ISU no yards on no punt returns . . . handled all punting duties and held for all placements in 21-20 loss at Pittsburgh . . . averaged 41.6 yards on seven punts at Pittsburgh, with a long of 59 yards and two inside the 20 . . . allowed just two punt returns for minus five yards . . . handled all punting duties and held for all placements in 22-17 loss to Northwestern . . . averaged 43 yards on three punts vs. Northwestern, with a best of 55 yards . . . handled all punting duties and held for all placements in 16-13 loss at Michgan State . . . averaged 53 yards on three punts at MSU, with a long of 56 yards, while allowing MSU no punt returns . . . handled all punting duties and held for all placements in 45-9 win at Indiana . . . punted four times for a 44 yard average at Indiana, with a long of 56 yards and three of four kicks inside the 20 . . . handled all punting duties and held for all placements in 38-16 win over Wisconsin . . . averaged 36.8 yards on eight punts vs. Wisconsin, with a long of 41 yards, three of eight punts inside the 20 and no touchbacks . . . handled all punting duties and held for all placements in 27-24 loss at Illinois . . . averaged 44.6 yards on five punts, with a long of 51 yards and two of five kicks inside the 20 . . . handled all punting duties and held for all placements in 24-23 win over third-ranked Penn State . . . averaged 44.3 yards on three punts, with a long of 55 and two of three punts inside the 20, allowing Penn State no punt returns . . . held for game-winning field goal with one second remaining . . . handled all punting duties and held for all placements in 22-17 win over Purdue . . . averaged 33 yards on four punts on very windy day, allowing no Purdue punt returns . . . handled all punting duties and held for all placements in 55-0 win at Minnesota . . . averaged 48.5 yards on four punts, with a long of 57 yards and one kick inside the 20 . . . handled all punting duties and held for all placements in 31-10 Outback Bowl win over South Carolina . . . averaged 44 yards on two punts vs. South Carolina, with a long of 51 yards . . . team allowed just 12 returns for 60 yards in 13 games.
2007 (Freshman): Named honorable mention all-Big Ten by league coaches and media . . . named honorable mention Freshman all-American by The Sporting News . . . named to Freshman all-Big Ten team selected by The Sporting News . . . earned Special Teams Award, Specialist . . . Listed as first team punter following spring practice and is listed as holder for placements . . . handled all punting duties in opening win over Northern Illinois, along with holding for PAT and field goal attempts . . . punted eight times for 40.1 average, with a best of 57 yards and three punts inside the 20 . . . handled all punting duties in win over Syracuse. along with holding for all five PAT attempts . . . punted four times for 31.8 average, with a long of 49 yards and one kick inside the 20 and one touchback, allowing Syracuse no punt returns . . . handled all punting duties in loss at Iowa State . . . averaged 35.8 yards on six punts at Iowa State, with a long of 45 and one touchback . . . handled all punting duties in loss at Wisconsin . . . averaged 32.6 yards on nine punts, with a long of 46 yards and four kicks inside the 20 as Wisconsin had just one return for negative two yards . . . had one attempt partially blocked . . . also held for three field goal attempts and one PAT attempt . . . handled all punting duties in loss to Indiana . . . averaged 38.4 yards on five punts, with a long of 44 and two inside the 20 . . . allowed Indiana no yards on punt returns and also held on two field goal and three PAT attempts . . . handled all punting duties in loss at Penn State . . . averaged 45.2 yards on 11 punts, matching a career-best with a 57-yarder . . . four of 11 kicks were inside the 20, with two touchbacks . . . handled all punting duties in win over 18th-ranked Illinois . . . averaged 32 yards on three punts vs. Illinois, with two of three inside the 20 . . . handled all punting duties in loss at Purdue . . . averaged 42.4 yards on nine punts, including career-long of 68 yards and two punts inside the 20 . . . handled all punting duties in double OT win over Michigan State . . . enjoyed best day of career in win over MSU with 51.6 average on eight punts . . . four of eight punts covered at least 50 yards, including a career-best 82 yard punt that ranks as second longest punt in Iowa history, one yard shy of school record . . . handled all punting duties in win at Northwestern . . . averaged 43.6 yards on 10 punts at Northwestern, including a best of 76 yards and three punts inside the 20 . . . 76-yard punt ties as fifth longest in school history . . . handled all punting duties in win over Minnesota, averaging 41.4 yards on seven punts, with a best of 54 yards . . . handled all punting duties in loss to Western Michigan, averaging 39.7 yards on six punts while allowing just one return for seven yards.
2006 (Redshirt): Redshirted.
Personal: Born 3/17/88... business major... parents are Tim and Claire Donahue... high school coach was Todd Kuska.
High school honors: First team USA Today All-American... participated in the US Army All-American Game... conference offensive MVP as a senior... first team all-state and all-conference as a senior... second team Chicago Tribune all-state as a junior... Career - - holds state record for longest punt in a playoff game (90 yards) and most career PATs (147)... holds school and conference records for longest field goal (55 yards)... made 18-of-23 field goals and 147-of-154 PATs in his career... had a career punting average of 42.0... 80% of kickoffs during his senior year were touchbacks... 12-of-16 in field goals and 49-for-52 in PATs during his senior year... three-year letterwinner in football... two-year letterwinner in volleyball... also lettered in basketball and baseball.
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