Iowa football is less than two weeks away from its home opener against Wyoming, and the quarterback situation is yet to be set in stone.

Head coach Kirk Ferentz said neither junior Tyler Weigers nor sophomore Nathan Stanley has pulled away from the other in the race to the starting position.

Since both quarterbacks have minimal game experience, the decision as to who will get the starting role will come down to who the coaches think will move the ball the best.

“Sometimes it’s not always scientific. A lot of times it’s not,” Ferentz said. “You judge the body of work and you go with it… It’s a delicate balance. We’ll keep an open mind. You don’t want whoever is in there looking over their shoulder every snap. That’s not healthy.”

Ferentz said a starter would be named by Aug. 28.

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According to offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz, though, people should not be surprised to see both players getting snaps.

“Both guys have competed and made it a difficult decision. But we’re coming down the home stretch. We need to do what’s best for the football team,” Brian Ferentz said. “It’s just going to come down to what we feel is best for the team, what gives us the best chance to win… We’d be silly to think we wouldn’t need both guys before it’s all said and done.”

Rugamba serving one-game suspension

Ferentz announced on Tuesday that defensive back Manny Rugamba will miss the first game of the season.

Rugamba is suspended for one game due to a violation of team policy.

The sophomore is one of the only members of the secondary with collegiate experience, so young talent will have to step up. Sophomore Michael Ojemudia will take Rugamba’s place on the field Sept. 2, according to Ferentz.

Although Rugamba will not have an active role to start, the coaches are counting on him to help out on the sidelines in the meantime.

“I think Manny’s done a great job. He’s owned up to what’s going on and I think he’s going to look forward to this as a learning process,” defensive coordinator Phil Parker said. “I think he’s taking it as a challenge to himself as a leader, being on the scout team, and helping our offense out for the first game.”

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A plethora of running backs

While senior Akrum Wadley is the obvious choice to get the most repetitions in at the running back position, there are plenty of new comers and younger players who may get to see time on the field.

James Butler, a graduate transfer from Nevada could be one to help out on the field, as well as freshman Ivory Kelly-Martin.

“Ivory’s done a nice job, I can tell you that much. He’s demonstrated the ability to catch the ball, he’s demonstrated the ability to run it, he’s been pretty good at blitz pickup and showed some physical toughness there,” Brian Ferentz said. “He’s demonstrated some value on special teams as well, and I think that’s always a big thing for young guys in getting closer to the field.”

Ferentz also said that they are working with the possibility of spreading backs such as Wadley and Butler out to make them downfield targets as well.

“We’ll play the best 11 guys we can get on the field at any time. We’ll play them and we’ll get them in as many spots as we can,” Ferentz said. “We’ve been very cognizant of getting guys like Akrum out in space… [Butler] is capable of going out there.”