Matchup to Watch: Repetition vs. Regression

Iowa’s offense is rarely going to show much variety. Whenever I think of it, my mind turns — almost immediately — to Herman Boone greeting his fellow coaches before the Titans board their bus to training camp:

“Just give it time, it always works.”

It’s been 20 years – plenty of time – and the above is rarely the case. In this young season, though, it’s fair to give the Hawkeye offense at least some benefit of the doubt.

In each of their first two games, they faced two defenses who came in highly regarded. Against Northern Illinois, they were without their top two tackles and sold out to stop the pass rush. The repetition eventually broke the Huskies’ defense via the run game and its addition…