When you can't stop the run, run the ball or take care of the ball, you can't win
EVANSTON, Illinois -- There was one drive that provided all you needed to know from Northwestern's Saturday afternoon destruction at the hands of the Iowa Hawkeyes. 12 plays, 80 yards, 6:24.
The result on the scoreboard was a touchdown that put the visitors ahead, 23-10. The result, psychologically, though, was that Iowa could do whatever it wanted, even if Northwestern knew it was coming. Here was the play-by-play of the drive:
24-yard run, 7-yard pass, 2-yard run, 8-yard run, 13-yard run, 4-yard run, 4-yard run, 5-yard run, -3-yard run, 8-yard pass, 6-yard run, 2-yard run TD.