My best friend Troy texted me during the Hawk game, “Touchdown, Troy!” He, too, is a Hawk fan, but I failed to see the humor in this traitorous statement. I predicted the Hawkeyes to go 10-2 this season. I knew Iowa State was going to be a tough game. I did not expect to trail the Fighting Troys at halftime in Kinnick Stadium. At the end of the day, Kaleb Johnson continued to run like a nimble, speedy dump truck. The Hawks actually used a change-of-pace quarterback in a red zone package, and eventually, Iowa’s ground game became too much for the visitors from Alabama.