Nothing personal, just business

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Still, no one Iowa has said Derrell Johnson-Koulianos' name, but that's not really the point.

It's not a demand from head coach Kirk Ferentz. The mantra all week has been that the Hawkeyes are focused on the players who are in Arizona and getting ready to face No. 12 Missouri (10-2) in Tuesday's Insight Bowl.

Understandably, a drug-related arrest less than 10 days after the final game will earn you a dismissal and a shunning.

Depending on who you talk to in Iowa's receiving corps -- players who lined up everyday with Johnson-Koulianos -- it doesn't seem personal. It's just business and that business is moving on.

"We've talked about it as players and it's obviously been in the media," junior wide receiver Marvin McNutt said. "But really, right now, our whole thing is let's move forward. Regardless of what happened in the past, we're going to need to fill that void. We're going to need 11 guys on the field."

Senior wide receiver Colin Sandeman passed on the DJK question.

"If some guy goes down, it's really not a big deal and we're not really talking about it or thinking about it at all," Sandeman said. "We just keep moving forward. We've got a great group of receivers, many of whom have already played in an Orange Bowl game. I think that confidence has helped us a lot."

Still, the name wasn't heard during an Iowa media day Saturday.

"He's not here, and we're focused on other things," sophomore receiver Keenan Davis said.

As far as replacing Johnson-Koulianos' production -- he caught 46 passes for 745 yards and 10 TDs this season -- it doesn't appear one player will be asked to fill the void.

Iowa receives talked Saturday about a rotation. McNutt will be the one fixture, but after that you'll see Sandeman, Davis and senior Paul Chaney rotate into the game against one of the best defenses in the Big 12 and the nation. Senior Don Nordmann and true freshman Don Shumpert also are in the mix.

"It's all of us growing up and making the plays that DJ and all of us can make," said Davis, who caught 10 passes for 126 yards and a TD this season. "It's moving on and it's our turn, next man in. We're all going to be rotating in at different times. We all trust each other."

DJK's replacements fall into two distinct categories: seniors trying to leave a mark in their final game and underclassmen who might want to get their foot in the door for 2011.

Sandeman has been an on-and-off starter during his career, with his main job being punt return. This season, he has 17 catches for 183 yards and two TDs. In the Orange Bowl last January, he caught four passes for 53 yards and a TD.

He missed a game late this season after suffering a sprained foot, sprained ankle and turf toe during his last punt return at Indiana on Nov. 6.

"Some guy decided to take a seat on my foot," Sandeman said. "It still hurts a little bit, but it feels fine to play on."

Chaney has caught one pass for 15 yards this season. He's mostly known as Iowa's end-around specialist. When he's in the game, it very well could be an end-around handoff to Chaney, who has six rushes for 53 yards this season.

Nordmann is a fifth-year senior who's made his mark mostly on special teams. He has three career receptions, including one for 14 yards this year.

Davis, a 6-3, 215-pounder, was the first thought of many when the Johnson-Koulianos news broke. Coming out of Cedar Rapids Washington, he was a recruit everyone wanted.

He has lived in the shadows of Johnson-Koulianos and McNutt, who's career has taken off the last two seasons at receiver after beginning his career at Iowa as a quarterback. Davis has 14 catches for 181 yards and two TDs in his two seasons at Iowa.

"This isn't just a chance for me, it's for all the receivers," Davis said. "It's going to be different and I think it's going to be pretty good for us to show what we can do. I think it's going to be fun."

Shumpert is a complete unknown. He's a true freshman who's played special teams this year but has yet to line up with the offense. Quarterback Ricky Stanzi mentioned said he liked what he saw out of the 6-3, 185-pounder earlier this week.

These are the bodies that will try to spell "DJK" in Iowa's offense for the Insight Bowl.

"You can't worry about who's not here," Sandeman said. "That's what coaches have told us and that's what I believe. You just worry about who's here. That's all I really have to say about that."

It's nothing personal. It's just business.