Cody Ince, who attended Unity High School in Wisconsin and played the offensive line for four years at the University of Iowa, died suddenly over the weekend according to an Iowa team spokesman, near his home in Grantsburg, Wis.
No cause of death was provided for Ince, 23. Iowa head football coach Kirk Ferentz said in a statement, “He loved football, fishing and hunting, and believed in the importance of family and friendships. Mary and I are heartbroken for his fiancée, his family and all his friends who knew and loved him. All of us in the football program — his coaches and teammates — are mourning his loss.”
A visitation and celebration-of-life service were scheduled for Saturday in Amery, near his hometown of Luck.
Iowa junior offensive lineman Cody Ince (No. 73) was an honorable mention All-Big Ten player in 2020. He died over the weekend.
Ince, an all-state selection by the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association in 2017, was honorable mention All-Big Ten in 2020. He played in 29 games and made 10 starts in his career, one beset by injuries. He graduated in 2022, forgoing his final year of eligibility.
Unity High School is located in Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, which is in Polk County in the northwest part of the state, roughly an hour from the Twin Cities. READ MORE