The part of this loss I still can't get over is how does Cooper Dejean intercept the ball around Rutgers' 48 yard line and run it back for TD.
There were at least two tackles completely missed.
If Rutgers had tackled him, perhaps all Iowa may have gotten was just a FG based on how well the defense was playing. Rutgers would still be in the game.
But that TD completely changed the game since Iowa defense made it look so easy to score against Rutgers offense. The stadium noise was not the same after the TD.
The Iowa offense then could be very conservative and they were. That TD was the game.
I can excuse the turnover, since the QB was hit as he was throwing the ball, but not the TD resulting from that.
There were at least two tackles completely missed.
If Rutgers had tackled him, perhaps all Iowa may have gotten was just a FG based on how well the defense was playing. Rutgers would still be in the game.
But that TD completely changed the game since Iowa defense made it look so easy to score against Rutgers offense. The stadium noise was not the same after the TD.
The Iowa offense then could be very conservative and they were. That TD was the game.
I can excuse the turnover, since the QB was hit as he was throwing the ball, but not the TD resulting from that.