IOWA CITY - Iowa's newest addition to the quarterback room is not quite ready to take the field as a Hawkeye. Ex-South Dakota State quarterback Mark Gronowski will undergo surgery "in the coming weeks" after playing through an injury last season,

Iowa quarterback signee Mark Gronowski will undergo surgery and miss significant time, head coach Kirk Ferentz announced Friday. He will not be able to throw until June. Gronowski committed to the Hawkeyes out of the transfer portal and later signed after four years at South Dakota State.

New Iowa quarterback Mark Gronowski is set to undergo surgery after playing all of last season with a “common football injury,” per release.  Iowa Quarterback Mark Gronowski will have surgery in the coming weeks and will not begin on-field team workouts until June.