No matter what, your first college start is likely going to invoke some nerves, but making it on the road in a hostile environment against your team’s biggest rival is on another level. Yet, that’s exactly what Iowa football player DJ Johnson had to do as he was thrust into the starting role due to a plethora of injuries to the Hawkeye secondary.
And to a casual fan, it might not have looked like Johnson had a good game, but that would be doing him a disservice.
Yeah, the guy had a few mistakes, but he finished strong.