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Cotton Emerges Big as Hawkeyes Take Home Floyd: Daily Iowan Reader, October 1
Also inside: DI candidate interviews with Rep. Loebsack and Archer, fraternities 'Walk a Mile in her Shoes', UI class aims to reinvigorate downtown Las Vegas.
Cotton emerges big as Hawkeyes take home Floyd
Jordan Cotton wasn’t nervous as the ball arced toward him.
“It felt like it was up there forever,” the junior said. “I don’t think it was nerves, it was just more of an adrenaline running. I was that wide open, and I just had to come up with the ball.”
The 47-yard touchdown catch, which came on a flea-flicker in the second quarter of a 31-13 victory over Minnesota on Sept. 29, served Cotton’s début to Hawkeye Nation. He recorded 2 receptions for 44 yards, and he has 4 receptions in his last two games with a 23.25 yards-per-catch average. But his rise has come seemingly out of nowhere.
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The Mount Pleasant, Iowa, native came to Iowa in 2009 as one of three highly touted native recruits, along with Keenan Davis and Brandon Wegher. He redshirted his first year on campus and spent the next two years buried on the depth chart. The term “bust” began popping up around his name. But new offensive coordinator Greg Davis’ arrival seems to have changed that.
“With this new system, everyone has a clean slate,” Cotton said.
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Davis said it was good to see Cotton finally reach the end zone.
“To see a guy like that, who’s worked so hard and come such a long way — he deserved that touchdown,” Davis said.
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Candidate interviews: Rep. Dave Loebsack and John Archer
Loebsack: Manufacturing key to future job growth
Rep. Dave Loebsack told The Daily Iowan he believes the U.S. needs to invest in manufacturing again even if it means avoiding foreign trade agreements.
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Archer: Certainty and repatriation key to job creation
Republican candidate John Archer told The Daily Iowan that combination of repatriation, certainty from Congress, and foreign trade agreements will help address unemployment.
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UI fraternities participate in ‘Walk a Mile in her Shoes’
The UI saw 10 cases of forcible sex offenses on campus in 2011, according the Clery Report released by UI police.
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UI class aims to reinvigorate downtown Las Vegas
UI Professor Dave Gould is launching a course in which students will travel to Las Vegas and create a proposal for the community.
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Iowa field hockey rallies to defeat Ohio State; Griesbaum nabs 150th win
The Field Hawks put away two late goals to complete a second-half comeback against the Buckeyes.
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Fundraiser at Carver helped raise awareness for at-risk kids
We Are the World organized a charity event, in the form of a men’s basketball alumni tournament, for at-risk kids that debuted at Carver on Sunday
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Editorial: Election 2012 Analysis — John Archer vs. Rep. Dave Loebsack, D-Iowa
The Editorial Board sifts through the congressional contenders' policies.
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