The first two drives of the game – a Tyler Goodson TD, then a Peters pass intercepted by Ojemudia – erroneously made me believe that this game was the beginning of another 63-0 Illinois destruction by the Iowa football team.
It didn’t play out like that though.
Like every other game against a bowl-eligible team, this game was close in the first half. Iowa football, turning the ball over once on an errant throw and missing two field goals, still found themselves up 13-7 at halftime.
The second half started with Brandon Peters driving Illinois down the field.