Video: Iowa flips switch in 31-14 win over Minnesota thanks to run game and a second half defensive shoutout
By Dallas Jones
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN – The Hawkeyes traveled to Minneapolis Saturday night looking to start the conference season off right, while also bringing Floyd back to Iowa City with them. Thanks to Superman (Kaleb Johnson), they were able to do that.
First things first, I hope all of Hawkeye nation is cherishing what they are seeing when Kaleb Johnson touches the football field this year. In the first half alone tonight, Johnson totaled 88 yards on the ground on 12 carries and was responsible for the lone touchdown Iowa scored in the 1st quarter. Every other Hawkeye combined for 19 yards. That was just the beginning.
Minnesota took advantage of Iowa’s inability to move the ball after that score. Quarterback Max Brosmer was 11-14 with 118 passing yards and two touchdowns in the second quarter alone. On the other hand Cade McNamara was 4-8 for two yards in the quarter for Iowa.
Iowa popped back in the second half with a big play by Addison Ostrenga and Kaleb Johnson (of course) to tie things back up. That would be the push Iowa needed as they put together one of the best quarters of football in recent years.
Kaleb Johnson almost doubled his total rushing yards in the third quarter alone, as he put up 85 and two touchdowns in the quarter. Finishing the third with an astonishing 173 yards on the ground and three touchdowns as the Hawkeyes took complete control
A seventeen point swing is not something many teams can withstand and after what I assume was quite the halftime speech from Phil Parker whipped the Hawkeye defense into shape.
The Hawkeyes ended up scoring 24 unanswered points in route to their victory. Morale is high and the Hawkeyes are starting the conference season off the right way.
Check out what they had to say after the win here: