Hawkeyes footballer's horrifying crash caught on video

Iowa City - Iowa Hawkeyes offensive lineman Josh Koeppel was riding a moped in Iowa City when a truck crashed into him, flipping Koeppel into the air.

According to Sky News, police said a 54-year-old truck driver did not observe traffic properly when he made a left turn at the traffic light, crashing into the oncoming moped of Koeppel's. Incredibly, after taking the horrific impact and being flipped into the air before slamming down and rolling along the pavement, Koeppel immediately got himself up. The Huffington Post reported that he was seen at the university hospital and released with just "scrapes, bruises and significant soreness." Hawkeyes coach Kirk Ferentz told Quad City Times he doesn't think Koeppel will be up to playing tomorrow's opening season game against Eastern Illinois. Ferentz said: "The most important thing is he's healthy and ready to go and that's a big thing. Could have been a lot worse, certainly." The coach has been against his players riding mopeds and scooters ever since he became Iowa's football coach. He said: "I've been worried about this for 11 years ... on a couple of fronts. Number one, very few of them wear helmets, and the other thing is they're just not very protected." Ferentz went on to say he understood why the guys rode the little vehicles. "Anybody who has worked on campus knows it's a nightmare to park. All we can do is encourage them to be careful and wear a helmet, and we haven't been very successful in that regard." Guard Julian Vandervelde said almost all of the players own a moped or scooter to get around on. "We're still poor college students," Vandervelde said. "It's like two bucks a week for gas, and you can get anywhere you need to go in 5 minutes. It's very convenient." When he heard what happened to Koeppel, he rushed to the hospital to see his friend, but he had already been released to go home. Vandervelde said: "Typical Koeppel. He was already out of the hospital. ‘Oh, I got hit by a truck. I've just got a few scratches and things.' He was up and about doing the Josh Koeppel thing. The guy is tougher than heck."