We saw something we have rarely seen from Kirk Ferentz and the Iowa Hawkeyes on Saturday night. The head man pulled the plug on his starting quarterback in the first quarter and the Hawkeyes responded nearly instantly.
The night had a different feel right from the start as Iowa won the toss and elected to defer, rather than taking the ball as usual. The Hawkeye defense did their part forcing a three and out.
In their first possession, Iowa looked to establish the run and got things going with a pair of Tyler Goodson runs for a first down, but immediately stalled out when they opted to throw on second and long.