Well everyone, that’s (spring) football.
The 2017 Iowa football spring season came to a close last night in Kinnick Stadium with the annual Black (offense) vs. Gold (defense) open scrimmage/practice in front of an announced crowd of 16,500. The defense took the crown in this one, with a final score of 63-47.
Weird score, right? You may or may not remember that Iowa came up with a unique scoring system for its scrimmage a couple years ago:
Offense:
Touchdown: 6 points
“Big” plays (a running play of 12 or more yards or a pass of more than 16 yards): 3 points
1st Down: 1 point
PAT: 1 point
Field goal: 3 points
Defense:
Touchdown: 7 points
Takeaway: 4 points
3 and out: 2 points
Sack: 3 points
Quick change: 4 points
PAT Block: 1 point
The two biggest stories of the night in my opinion: the battle at QB, and junior safety Jake Gervase’s 3 interceptions.