Led by former Iowa center James Daniels, dozens of Black former Iowa football players took to Twitter on June 5 and called for change within the program. Even on a roster filled with high-character leaders, Lomax stood out. Lomax finished with 200 career tackles and started 27 of his 47 games played. In 2015, he was named third-team All-Big Ten and served as a permanent captain of IowaвЂ™s record-setting 12-win squad. In his final three seasons, Lomax was a member of IowaвЂ™s leadership council and represented the football program at Big Ten media days. Declan Daniels (1p), Luke Denson (14), George Lomax (23), Thomas Williams (40), George Lomax (81) Away Scorers.

Three times he was named academic All-Big Ten and was a second-team Academic All-American in 2015. Now age 26, Lomax became one of the most accomplished players of his era. Yet Lomax persevered and earned a starting role at safety over his final two seasons. He pulled his hamstring in the 2013 season opener and was replaced by Desmond King, who never relinquished the spot. After playing as a 17-year-old true freshman, he suffered a season-ending shoulder injury and redshirted in 2012. LomaxвЂ™s five seasons at Iowa were not easy. That season is considered a success story next to the 2013-15 classes which saw seven Black scholarship players finish their eligibility at Iowa and 23 leave before it expired. Lomax was one of 14 Black players who signed with Iowa that year, and seven who completed their eligibility with the program. Growing up in MarylandвЂ™s heavily populated Prince GeorgeвЂ™s County where Black residents double the number of whites, Lomax arrived at Iowa as a defensive back in 2011. IOWA CITY, Iowa - When it comes to Iowa football, Jordan Lomax is both a success story and an outlier.

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