Iowa Hawkeyes College Football Pregame Quote, 12/30/2021

Vrbo Citrus Bowl Day for Kids at Fun Spot America

On the Day for Kids event:

It’s been a lot of fun. We’ve got three Kentucky players, us three and and kid named John. And he’s been super fun. He’s wants to go on the roller coaster and everything. But it’s just, it’s just fun being able to be a role model for him and hang out with him and make his day. And, yeah, the Kentucky guys are great. They’re running around with us and just having fun, too.

On staying prepared:

We talked about controlling your week adn having a plan ‚Äì having a mental plan and a physical plan, just so you’re not on your feet too much. But when you’re meeting you’re meeting, when you’re practicing you’re practicing, and when you’re studying, you’re studying ‚Äì and then when we get a chance to come out here and hang out with the kids and other players, you can enjoy yourself and have a little fun.

On the overall bowl experience:

Coach Ferentz always says when you earn a good bowl, you can have a good time and enjoy yourself. But like I said before, when you’re working, you’ve got to work. But when you get to have opportunities like this, it’s obviously a blessing that we could come out here and enjoy these moments.

On Kentucky quarterback Will Levis:

Yeah, obviously, he’s a great quarterback. We played him when we played Penn State, and he showed us a lot of different things that he can do and add to a dynamic offense. Obviously, we know what he’s capable of and we’ve just got to come out and make them uncomfortable and try to get him out of things he wants to do. But he’s a great player and we need to take that into account.