James Ferentz

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Class: Junior Hometown: Iowa City, Iowa High School: City HS

Height / Weight: 6-2 / 284 Position: OL Birthdate: 06/05/1989

Hawk-Item - - one of five juniors named to 2011 Leadership Group.

2011 Honors - - Honorable mention all-Big Ten by both league coaches and media.

2011 Preseason Honors - - Named to Rimington Trophy preseason Watch List . . .

2011 - - Started at center in all 13 games . . . started at center in 34-7 opening win over Tennessee Tech . . . started at center and played every offensive down in triple-overtime loss . . . started at center and played every offensive down in 31-27 win over Pittsburgh as offense gained 475 yards total offense . . . started at center in 45-17 win over Louisiana-Monroe as offense gained 453 yards total offense and allowed no sacks . . . started at center and played every offensive down in 13-3 loss at Penn State . . . started at center and played every offensive down in 41-31 win over Northwestern as offense gained 379 yards total offense and allowed no QB sacks . . . started at center in 45-24 win over Indiana as offense gained 456 yards total offense . . . started at center and played every offensive down in 22-21 loss at Minnesota as offense gained 446 yards total offense . . . started at center and played every offensive down in 24-16 win over 13th-ranked Michigan . . . started at center and played every offensive down in 37-21 loss to Michigan State . . . started at center and played every offensive down in 31-21 win at Purdue as offense gained 408 yards total offense . . . started at center and played every offensive down in 20-7 loss at Nebraska . . . started at center and played every offensive down in Insight Bowl loss to Oklahoma.

2010 Honors - - Coaches Appreciation Award, Offense . . . 2010 - - Listed as co-first team center following spring practice . . . started at center in 37-7 opening win over Eastern Illinois as offense gained 435 yards total offense . . . started at center in 35-7 win over Iowa State as offense gained 479 yards total offense . . . started at center and played every offesive down in 34-27 loss at Arizona . . . started at center in 45-0 win over Ball State as offense gained 562 yards total offense . . . started at center and played every offensive down in 24-3 win over Penn State . . . started at center and played every offensive down in 38-28 win at Michigan . . . started at center and played every offensive down in 31-30 loss to Wisconsin . . . started at center in 37-6 win over fifth-ranked Michigan State . . . started at center and played every offensive down in 18-13 win at Indiana as offense gained 445 yards total offense . . . started at center and played every offensive down in 21=17 loss at Northwestern . . . started at center and played every offensive down in 20-17 loss to Ohio State . . . started at center and played every offensive down in 27-24 loss at Minnesota . . . started at center and played every offensive down in 27-24 Insight Bowl win over 12th-ranked Missouri.

2009 - - Not listed on two-deep following spring practice . . . saw first action of career in 35-3 win at Iowa State as offense gained 426 yards total offense.

2008 - - Redshirted.

Hawk Item - - Named to 2008 Leadership Council.

High school honors - - First team all-state as a junior and senior... first team all-conference as a junior and senior... honorable mention all-conference as a sophomore... Career - - Team captain... also lettered four times in wrestling.

Personal - - Born 6/5/89 . . . interdepartmental studies major . . . parents are Mary and Kirk Ferentz . . . father Kirk Ferentz is Iowa's head football coach . . . one of five players from Iowa City on Iowa roster . . . attended same high school as WR Jay Chelf, QB A.J. Derby and TE Zach Derby . . . high school coach was Dan Sabers.