Who needs kickoffs? Iowa did what above-average teams do to really bad teams. Illinois is really bad. After a tough-to-watch 28-0 shutout of the Illini, Iowa’s defense seems to have regained some of its form after being mollywhopped by Penn State (thank you Saquon Barkley for publicly saying the defense quit in that game). The offense still leaves a lot to be desired, but to quote former Hawkeye player and NFL coach Dennis Green, “they are who we thought they were.” The team is centered around its defense and without the top two receiving targets, a patchwork OL, a struggling CJ Beathard, and Greg Davis still somehow calling plays, it’s just not a team that will score very much.
THE DAY AFTER: Illinois
