As a freshman, Iowa quarterback James Vandenberg was thrown into some pretty heavy situations as a backup to Ricky Stanzi, including having to start against Ohio State and Minnesota after Stanzi went down with injury. Now that Stanzi is gone, Vanderbeng feels ready to step into the starting role and lead the Hawkeyes to victory. Says the Iowan signal caller, "It's something I've been looking forward to for a long time. Like I've been telling people, if I'm not ready now, I'm never going to be ready."