Iowa QB Stanzi out with ankle injury

IOWA CITY, Iowa, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Ricky Stanzi, quarterback of the No. 13 Iowa Hawkeyes, likely will miss the team's final two regular-season games with an ankle injury, Coach Kirk Ferentz says.

The coach said Stanzi had surgery Monday "and everything went well."

"So it's a matter of rehab," Ferentz said. "He's disappointed. But other than that, he's doing fine."

Iowa plays Big 10 co-leader Ohio State this week and Minnesota the next.

Ferentz said Stanzi will miss the OSU game for sure and likely that one against the Gophers, but did not rule him out of a possible bowl game.

Stanzi sprained his ankle when he was sacked in end zone by Northwestern's Corey Wootton in the second quarter last weekend and the Hawkeyes wound up losing their first game, 17-10. The Hawkeyes are 9-1 overall with a 5-1 conference mark.

Stanzi has thrown for 2,186 yards in 10 games this year.

Redshirt freshman James Vandenberg, who was 9-of-27 passing for 82 yards with an interception after replacing Stanzi, will start this week against Ohio State.