A week ago, the Hawkeyes hit all the marks on the stat to watch and still came up short thanks to a slew of penalties and a pair of turnovers. This week, we were looking to correct those mental errors and put and emphasis on run defense. Here’s a look back at how the Hawkeyes fared in another disappointing loss.
Fewer penalties
Going into the Northwestern game it was evident that the Hawkeyes needed to play a more disciplined version of football than we saw vs Purdue. If you remember, and we can’t forget because that’s how we roll, the Hawks had 10 penalties for 100 yards.