“He’s there mentally, but just not really able to throw the ball the way you have to be effective. So I felt it was in everybody’s best interest to get him out of there...Alex stepped in and did a really good job. ” - Kirk Ferentz
Following back-to-back ugly three and out possessions, Iowa went to backup quarterback Alex Padilla. The sophomore quickly led Iowa to consecutive touchdown drives and sparked the offense with big plays and an efficient play action pass game.
Where has this play calling been?
Against Purdue and Wisconsin, the Hawkeyes were only able to generate seven points in each game.