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IOWA CITY, Iowa -- The University of Iowa football team held its annual Coca-Cola Football Spring Game on Saturday, as 15,352 loyal friends and fans weathered a steady drizzle of rain to see their beloved team back on the hallowed turf inside Kinnick Stadium.

Every practice is a battle for the student-athletes who are required to bring their A-game every day to impress head coach Kirk Ferentz, who has yet to set a majority of the positions in stone.

"I don't think anyone really stood out," Ferentz said after the controlled scrimmage. "Our team has potential but we need to have consistency."

Leadership is aplenty at the quarterback position as two of the signal-callers, junior Jake Christensen and freshman Marvin McNutt, highlight the leadership team. Christensen, from Lockport Ill., started every game last season and is the front-runner to win the job again this year. Sophomore Ricky Stanzi, from Mentor Ohio, and McNutt, from St. Louis Mo., are breathing down Christensen's neck trying to win the coveted starting job.

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