Whew! That felt good. Going into the game I thought the three glaring keys were the following: a balanced offense after the debacle the previous week vs Northwestern, putting up some second-half points, and slowing/containing the Ricky White / Rocky Lombardi train from their trashing of Michigan’s secondary. Check, check, check. Who’s next? (Shout out to the barbershop scene from the classic Eddie Murphy movie “Coming to America” there).
Balance?: Check
The Hawkeyes played like a team under the direction of Kirk Ferentz. Iowa ran the ball 41 times, passing it 29.