Kirk Ferentz on Erick All knee injury: 'Not good'

Kirk Ferentz isn’t hopeful for tight end Erick All. After the Hawkeyes’ 15-6 win over Wisconsin, the Iowa head coach provided an update All’s condition.

“He’s injured. It’s not good,” Ferentz said. “We’ll know early next week. It’s tough. Like everybody that has been hurt this year, it’s really tough for the individual. Wish I had good news. We don’t have bad news, yet. We should know Monday or Tuesday.”

All went down with just over four minutes left in the first quarter on Saturday. After hauling in a five-yard reception, All was sandwiched by two Wisconsin defenders. In the collision, All’s right knee bent backward, leaving him grasping his injury on the ground.

All had a solid first half of the season, boasting 21 receptions for 299 yards and three touchdowns. He has been the team’s leading receiver this season. All wasn’t the only critical player who left the game with an injury.

Tanner Mordecai suffers injury against Iowa

Wisconsin played all of the second half and a few plays at the end of the first without starting quarterback Tanner Mordecai, who left the game with an apparent right hand or finger injury. And the early prognosis from head coach Luke Fickell wasn’t promising.

Speaking after the Badgers lost to Iowa, Fickell shared that the outlook isn’t good for Mordecai. He didn’t offer a timeline on his potential return.

“No, I don’t know. It doesn’t look good for a little while. He couldn’t grip the ball so we’ll have to make sure we find out what the deal is tomorrow and see how long that may last,” Fickell said.

In place of Mordecai, Wisconsin turned to Braedyn Locke at quarterback to fill in. Locke was pedestrian, going 15-for-30 for 122 yards and an interception. Before he went out, Mordecai was 12-for-20 for 106 yards prior to leaving the game.

The message from Mordecai to his coaches on the sideline late in the 1st half against Iowa was crystal clear and concerning. The transfer signal caller had hurt his hand a few players early and he realized the issue.

Looking to his coaches, Mordecai appeared to say “I can’t throw” while mimicking a dart throw motion before checking out of the game.

Mordecai had hurt his throwing hand while rolling to his right and throwing late with a pass rusher in his face. As he followed through with his throw, Mordecai’s right hand collided full-speed with a defender’s helmet.

On3’s Andrew Graham also contributed to this article.