IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) Until last week, senior lineman Josh Koeppel was just the guy competing with James Ferentz to be the starting center for No. 9 Iowa.
But last Monday, Koeppel's scooter got drilled by a pickup truck on his way to class, sending the 6-foot-2, 273-pound senior flying through the air and onto the pavement. A short video of the accident shot by a nearby police car camera wound up online and Koeppel has become one of the nation's most famous backup linemen seemingly overnight.
"I never would have guessed it would turn into what it has. I mean, it's weird. I was surprised how fast it spread initially," Koeppel said. (MORE)