PISCATAWAY -- Four weeks after getting overwhelmed by a Top 15 team, Rutgers showed signs of significant improvement against a Top 15 team one week removed.
It still wasn't enough to overcome the talent gap Saturday as Iowa made more winning plans -- like a nine-yard run on a third-and-7 to seal the victory and a 99-yard touchdown drive.
And yet somehow the defense was one of the stars of the game.
Here's the "honor roll" from a strange 14-7 loss to Iowa.
HEAD OF THE CLASS
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