Hawkeye fans are in uncharted territory. Iowa opened the season with two ranked opponents and defied expectations by coming away with two blowout wins. That led to Iowa’s earliest entry into the AP top-5 in a generation.
As the Hawkeyes prepared for their first road test in the Big Ten, the narrative turned toward Iowa’s offensive struggles early in the year and the likelihood they would be knocked off by a solid Maryland team that could attack Iowa’s offense.
That narrative was blown out of the water on Friday night as Iowa’s defense suffocated a high-powered Terrapin attack and the Hawkeye offense had it’s best performance of the season.