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Kirk Ferentz bloodied by Nate Stanley's headbutt after Iowa win

Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz looked as if he'd survived a Black Friday skirmish at Walmart after the Hawkeyes beat Nebraska on Friday, winning 31-28 on Miguel Recinos' 41-yard field goal as time expired.

Ferentz walked off the field with a bloodied mouth, courtesy of a headbutt from his quarterback, Nate Stanley.

No, Kirk Ferentz isn't wearing lipstick.

He got headbutted in the postgame celebration, but the @HawkeyeFootball head coach didn't let that ruin the interview: pic.twitter.com/vWIB0kU7CR

"I just headbutted Stanley. Not intentionally, he got me.