Two week ago, Iowa’s football team was 0-2 with little prospect for improvement. The Hawkeye offense was as dysfunctional as ever and while the defense had performed well enough to keep Iowa in its first two games, the unit hardly seemed as dominant as Hawkeye fans have grown accustomed to in recent years. With Iowa’s hopes of having a strong, balanced offensive attack circling the drain, it was clear that the team needed its defense to be great, not good, for the Hawkeyes to turn their season around.
Iowa’s defense rose to the occasion over the past two games.