An interesting story on Ricky Stanzi from the AP that we couldn't fit in the dead-tree edition...
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Don't like the way Iowa quarterback Ricky Stanzi is playing? Give it a little time.
At times, Stanzi can look awful. Like last week, when he threw four interceptions in the third quarter against Indiana to help put the eighth-ranked Hawkeyes in a 10-point hole.
Then there is Good Ricky, the guy who bailed Iowa out by tossing two long TDs on consecutive throws to give his team a lead it would not relinquish in beating the Hoosiers 42-24.
Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz has long since tired of defending Stanzi and he never considered pulling him against Indiana despite all those picks.
Ferentz views Stanzi as the resilient leader of a team that keeps finding ways to win, and though Stanzi's individual numbers aren't pretty -- like the Hawkeyes -- it's tough to dispute Ferentz's belief in him.

