RB Jewel Hampton9(#22) continues to be plagued by injury
Iowa’s RB Jewel Hampton was slated to fill the shoes of NFL bound Shonn Greene. However, there is still uncertainty regarding his knee. Hampton has not been practicing with the team and coach Ferentz stated he is going to stay off his leg for “a little bit.” During Kids Day at Kinnick stadium this past Saturday, Hampton was wearing a sleeve on his right knee and appeared to be in good spirits, but not moving well.
The question remains, how long is “a little bit.” Hampton had a phenomenal freshman season behind Greene averaging 5.1 yards per carry and scored seven touchdowns. If he doesn’t play in Iowa’s season opener against Northern Iowa on September 5th, expect to see redshirt freshman RB Jeff Brinson or RB Paki O’Meara to share the load.
For Iowa’s sake, let’s hope Hampton can shake off the injury bug before Iowa faces its nasty trio of teams in rival Iowa State, Arizona, and Penn State.
