LINCOLN, Neb. -- On to Indianapolis and the Big Ten championship game, Iowa is 60 minutes from the College Football Playoff.
The fourth-ranked Hawkeyes rumbled past Nebraska 28-20 on Friday at Memorial Stadium to complete a 12-0 regular season, using a pair of third-quarter touchdown runs by Jordan Canzeri to create separation in ice-cold conditions.
Leading 14-10 at halftime, Iowa stopped Nebraska on three plays to open the third quarter and got a 26-yard punt return from Desmond King -- the Hawkeyes' star cornerback who was suspended for the first quarter. A late hit on the punt return added 15 yards, and Canzeri burst 29 yards untouched two plays later.