This isn’t how Iowa’s season was supposed to go. While national observers who only began following the Hawkeyes once they became ranked might struggle to articulate what made this team successful in the first place, Iowa fans are mystified by how a potentially successful campaign fell apart so quickly and which of the many holes blown in the hull of the Hawkeyes’ ship is in most need of repair. Nate Stanley went from missing what Todd McShay called “middle school throws” against Penn State to throwing for well over 500 yards with zero interceptions in the subsequent two games, only for the running game, which appeared to have found an answer in the form of Mekhi Sargent, to completely fall off a cliff.
Iowa Football Opponent Preview: Illinois
