Three points. That’s all Iowa was able to muster against Michigan in the Big Ten Championship Game. The Wolverines won 42-3 in convincing fashion, and the Michigan pass-rush disrupted the timing of Iowa’s two quarterbacks — Spencer Petras and Alex Padilla, all night long.
“It’s a challenge. We have a lot of respect for them coming in. Even more now. Certainly their defensive side, both sides, but their defense,” Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz said. “We knew it was going to be tough, but we still thought we’d be able to come up with something. And obviously it didn’t work out the way we hoped.