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No. 23 Missouri rallies from 10 down, beats Iowa 27-24 in the Music City Bowl
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Blake Craig kicked two field goals in the fourth quarter, his second a 56-yarder with 4:36 left as No. 23 Missouri rallied to beat Iowa 27-24 on Monday in the Music City Bowl. Missouri trailed 24-14 when the Tigers started the comeback, scoring the final 13...
No. 23 Missouri and Iowa finally get to play each other in the Music City Bowl
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Missouri Tigers and Iowa Hawkeyes finally get to make up for a missed opportunity on Monday at the Music City Bowl. The teams originally were set to play each other here in 2020 when Missouri was hit hard by COVID-19 cases, canceling the game. Iowa got...
Drew Stevens' 53-yard field goal lifts Iowa over Nebraska 13-10
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Drew Stevens kicked a 53-yard field goal as time expired and Iowa rallied to defeat Nebraska 13-10 on Friday night. Stevens got his chance after defensive end Max Llewellyn forced and recovered a fumble by Nebraska quarterback Dylan Raiola at the Huskers’...
Kaleb Johnson rushes 35 times for 164 yards in Iowa's 29-13 victory over Maryland
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Once Iowa's running game started rolling, it never really stopped. That meant a bigger workload than ever for Kaleb Johnson. Johnson rushed for 164 yards and a touchdown on a career-high 35 carries, and Kamari Moulton scored on a 68-yard run...
Garbers, Schwesinger lead UCLA past Iowa 20-17 for Bruins' 3rd straight win
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — UCLA knew it was in for a challenge facing the nation's second leading rusher in Iowa's Kaleb Johnson. Not only did the Bruins hold Johnson to his lowest rushing performance of the season, but UCLA's ground game finally got out of first gear. ...
Iowa QB Cade McNamara is in the concussion protocol, Brendan Sullivan will start against Wisconsin
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa quarterback Cade McNamara is in the concussion protocol and will not play Saturday against Wisconsin, coach Kirk Ferentz announced Tuesday. Brendan Sullivan, who replaced McNamara in the second half against Northwestern last week, will take over as the...
Kaleb Johnson leads Iowa's 28-point third-quarter outburst in 40-14 win over Northwestern
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Kaleb Johnson rushed for 109 yards and three touchdowns, and backup quarterback Brendan Sullivan added another rushing touchdown as Iowa defeated Northwestern 40-14 on Saturday. The Hawkeyes (5-3, 3-2 Big Ten) scored 28 third-quarter points behind Johnson and...
Iowa's Leshon Williams and Kaleb Brown leave the team and plan to enter the transfer portal
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa running back Leshon Williams and receiver Kaleb Brown have left the team and plan to enter the transfer portal in December, coach Kirk Ferentz said Monday. Both players had diminished roles this season and appeared in only three of five games. ...
Iowa will try to slow down No. 3 Ohio State and its arsenal of offensive weapons
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Iowa has a reputation for stout defenses, but there's likely some head-scratching going on in meetings this week as the Hawkeyes ponder Ohio State's arsenal of offensive weapons. When Iowa (3-1, 1-0 Big Ten) visits the No. 3 Buckeyes on Saturday, defenders...
Overlooked by the No. 3 Buckeyes, Iowa's Kaleb Johnson packs some extra motivation for his trip home
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa's Kaleb Johnson is returning to his home state this week motivated to show the third-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes what they missed out on. The junior didn't receive a scholarship offer from the Buckeyes when he was coming out of Hamiltion High School....
