Kirk Ferentz is entering his 25th season as Iowa’s football coach and says the feeling enter fall camp never changes. The Hawkeyes hit the practice field on Wednesday to begin preparations for their September second opener against Utah State.

Ferentz added 13 newcomers, including Michigan transfer Cade McNamara at quarterback, in hopes of improving an anemic offense that ranked 130th out of 131 FBS teams during last year’s 8-5 campaign. The Hawkeyes were picked to finish second in the west division in the Big Ten preseason poll.