Iowa City, Iowa — At one point in the third quarter on Saturday, Rocky Lombardi reached down behind his center, grabbed a white towel off the ground and chucked it behind him.
Michigan State’s quarterback might as well have been waving a white flag.
A week after pulling off a huge upset at Michigan, things imploded for Michigan State. From the opening kick to the final gun, Iowa dominated the Spartans, rolling to a 49-7 victory at Kinnick Stadium and smacking Michigan State across the face with a wallop of reality.
It was Michigan State’s worst loss since a 48-3 defeat at Ohio State in 2017.