I was all settled on Yetur Gross-Matos as the game MVP following an outstanding performance against Indiana, where he led the team in tackles with 10, to go along with two sacks. But then Shaka Toney caught fire to help thwart a rally by the Hoosiers with four sacks and two forced fumbles on the final three Indiana drives.
A week later, Gross-Matos has the honor all to himself after another dominating performance in as many weeks. Gross-Matos constantly disrupted Iowa’s offense throughout a wild four quarters of action, and was a major reason why the defense did not allow a single offensive touchdown by the Hawkeyes.