Senior quarterback Dustin Ward will get his first start of the season Saturday at Iowa after replacing freshman Chris Pazan in the second quarter of Saturday’s 36-10 loss to Minnesota. Ward completed 17-of-32 passes for 221 yards and one touchdown against the Gophers. . . . With the Illini’s two leading runners out with injuries–E.B. Halsey has a sprained knee and Pierre Thomas a severely bruised lower leg–freshman Marcus Mason may make his first college start against Iowa. . . .
Sophomore Steve Weatherford was named the Big Ten special-teams player of the week for his punting Saturday. Weatherford’s seven punts traveled 315 yards, an average of 45 yards. His 66-yard punt was the longest of his career.
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