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Hawkeyes’ Drew Ott denied fifth season with football team

logo_iowa_hawkeyesIOWA CITY – The University of Iowa has been notified that the medical hardship waiver appeal, filed on behalf of student-athlete Drew Ott , has been denied by the NCAA.

Coach Kirk Ferentz:
“First and foremost, really disappointed for Drew. Drew has done such a great job, and it’s a tough situation. Beyond that, I am disappointed with the decision and also disappointed at the process.

Going back to Drew, I can’t say enough about him as a player, team member, and just how he’s handled what I think is a very challenging circumstance and situation over the last couple months. But if you look back last fall, how he handled going through some injuries and what happened after he was injured, taken out of the field of play, just how he upped his investment with our football team, upped his leadership and I didn’t think that was possible but he did. He found a way to even add and contribute more, so he was a huge part of our success and really appreciative of that; all the coaches are, I know all of his teammates are, as well.

Again, I was a little bit hopeful and mildly optimistic this ruling would go the other way. It didn’t. The good thing is, the comforting thing is, I know he’s got a bright future and he’s going to do well in whatever he chooses to do moving on.

A couple things about Drew: He’s extremely smart, he’s very, very talented athletically, outstanding football player. He’s truly a team-first guy. And then his mental toughness is off the charts.

So needless to say, we are sorry that he won’t be with us for his full senior year next year but again very, very appreciative of all he’s done and certainly very, very confident he’ll do extremely well in the future.

So we certainly wish him all the best, and again thank him everything he’s done for our football team, our program, over the last several years.”

Drew Ott:
“It’s unfortunate I didn’t get my ruling to go the other way to get another year, but very thankful for the coaches and everyone here to help with my rehab and things like that. So I’m very thankful for Hawkeye Nation staying with me, and it’s been a lot of fun. It’s really confusing. There’s just a lot of steps that they have to go through and things like that. So hopefully they can get that a little more streamlined for the next person.

Either way I’m excited to play football next year, whether it’s here or with another team. I’ve just got to rehab and do things like that, so I’m pretty confident I’ll succeed in whatever happens. Just waiting for the decision.”

Drew Ott at Iowa:
Suffered season and career ending knee injury in 29-20 win over Illinois in sixth game of the season . . . tied for sixth in the Big Ten in QB sacks (7.5) in 2014 . . . one of 13 seniors named to 2015 Leadership Group . . . one of four sophomores named to 2013 Leadership Group . . . one of seven true freshmen to see action in 2012.

In 2015:
Permanent Team Captain, defense . . . “Extra Heartbeat” Award, defense . . . Academic All-Big Ten . . . Big Ten Conference Sportsmanship Award . . . named to CoSIDA Academic All-District 6 first team . . . 2015 Preseason Honors – – One of six players in West Division selected as Big Ten Players to Watch . . . named to Nagurski Award Preseason Watch List . . . preseason second team All-Big Ten by Athlon Sports and Phil Steele . . .

Career totals include 57 solo tackles and 64 assists for a total of 121 tackles. Also had 26 tackles for loss (-122 yards), 15.5 sacks (-96 yards), one pass interception, three pass break-ups, 12 QB pressures and five forced fumbled. Also had a punt return touchdown vs. Nebraska in 2014.

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