Tennessee starting quarterback Joe Milton announced his decision to opt-out of the Citrus Bowl against Iowa on Wednesday afternoon. The college football postseason game will be played on Monday.
Nico Iamaleava is going to start for the Volunteers and the Hawkeyes are completely unprepared
Senior defensive back Quinn Schulte admitted that his team has been getting ready for Milton and only Milton after their first practice in Orlando. Iowa is completely unfamiliar with Iamaleava.
The Hawkeyes have not looked at his tape. They have not planned for his style of play. Nothing.
Head coach Kirk Ferentz and 12-year defensive coordinator Phil Parker are back to square one with four days before game day. Everything that their team has done to get ready for Milton is thrown out of the window. While some of the strategy of how to stop the two different quarterbacks might translate, because at the end of the day it is still the same Tennessee offense, they have to start over.
The news of the quarterback switch had Schulte shook
