THE MORNING AFTER — INDIANA

THROW THAT BALL NATEOn Saturday afternoon during a 42-16 win over Indiana, Nate Stanley completed 21-of-31 passes for 320 yards and six touchdowns. He averaged 15.2 yards per completion.

In Kirk Ferentz’s 246 games coaching at Iowa, the Hawkeyes have had an average of 15.2 yards per completion or higher 38 times (in case you’re wondering the highest, it was 25.9 in 2009 against Indiana).

Of those 38 times, just six of them have been 300+ yard games: this week, 2014 Wisconsin, 2009 Indiana, 2005 Minnesota, 2005 Purdue, and 2001 Northwestern. Of those games, just three have featured at least 20 completions.

And until last Saturday, none of them had reached more than 20. So, Nate Stanley actually…