Iowa Hawkeyes (NCAA 2008)

[crich1]

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Week 1 in review

Big Ten Standings

Illinois (1-0)
Indiana (1-0)
Iowa (1-0)
Michigan (1-0)
Michigan State (1-0)
Northwestern (1-0)
Ohio State (1-0)
Penn State (1-0)
Wisconsin (1-0)
Minnesota (0-1)
Purdue (0-1)

Scores
Iowa 66 Northern Illinois 28
Illinois 21 Missouri 17
Northwestern 56 Northeastern 0
Indiana 63 Indiana State 7
Michigan State 24 UAB 7
Bowling Green 31 Minnesota 28 OT
#2 Michigan 48 Appalachian State 3
#17 Penn State 31 Florida International 7
#12 Ohio State 45 Youngstown State 7
#7 Wisconsin 34 Washington State 6
Toledo 31 Purdue 3

Other Top 25 games
#1 USC 62 Idaho 10
#3 LSU 24 Mississippi State 14
#4 Florida 48 Western Kentucky 3
#5 Texas 34 Arkansas State 0
#6 West Virginia 48 Western Michigan 7
#8 Oklahoma 52 North Texas 10
#9 Virginia Tech 35 East Carolina 0
#10 Arkansas 56 Troy 7
#11 Louisville 56 Murray State 3
#13 Auburn 36 Kansas State 14
#14 Nebraska 38 Nevada 14
#16 California 38 #15 Tennessee 35
Oklahoma 39 #18 Georgia 14
#19 UCLA 35 Stanford 7
#20 Rutgers 17 Buffalo 7
Clemson 28 #21 Florida State 24
#22 TCU 41 Baylor 3
#24 Texas A&M 49 Montana State 0
#25 Boston College 44 Wake Forest 14

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Top 25, Players of the Week and Heisman Watch

1. USC (1-0)
2. Michigan (1-0)
3. LSU (1-0)
4. Florida (1-0)
5. Texas (1-0)
6. West Virginia (1-0)
7. Wisconsin (1-0)
8. Oklahoma (1-0)
9. Virginia Tech (1-0)
10. Arkansas (1-0)
11. Louisville (1-0)
12. Ohio State (1-0)
13. Auburn (1-0)
14. Nebraska (1-0)
15. California (1-0)
16. Penn State (1-0)
17. UCLA (1-0)
18. Rutgers (1-0)
19. Tennessee (0-1)
20. TCU (1-0)
21. Boise State (1-0)
22. Texas A&M (1-0)
23. Boston College (1-0)
24. Oklahoma State (1-0)
25. Georgia Tech (1-0)

ESPN.com National Players of the Week
Offense: Aaron Brown - TCU, 22-202, 2 TD rushing, 2-116, 2 TD receiving
Defense: Mike Nixon - Arizona State, 10 Tackles (3TFL), Sack, Int, TD

Big Ten Players of the Week
Offense: Mike Hart - Michigan 13-107, 4 TD rushing, 2-67 receiving
Defense: Bryan Mattison - Iowa 8 tackles (6TFL), 4 sacks, FF

Heisman Watch
Darren McFadden - Arkansas: 26 carries, 177 yards, 3 TD rushing, 14 yards and 1 TD receiving ===
John David Booty - USC: 18-26, 322 yards, 7 TD ===
Brian Brohm - Louisville: 24-29, 340 yards, 5 TD passing, 2 carries, 16 yards ===
Colt Brennan - Hawaii ===
Patrick Turner - USC: 7 rec, 96 yds, 3 TD +++

[superjames1992]

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Wow! 707 yards of offense and 411 rushing yards!

[crich1]

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The first quarter was crazy. Young had about 125 yards and Sims 90 at the end of the first quarter. It is nice to have two quality backs like them. NIU's run defense was pathetic. I saw the real life game on TV and it was bad there too as Sims and Young ran all over them.

After the first quarter, things calmed down a bit. I also began to get a lot of the youngsters in to get them some reps. With 6 minutes left in the game, every player that is not being redshirted had seen action.

[crich1]

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I won game number 2 and will post the story and stats tomorrow, but I just wanted to add to the long list of people that feel the interception bug may be ruining an otherwise great game. I set the slider down to 15 and still had a lot of picks. I guess I will have to move it to zero. When you see the stats, you will, as I did, wonder how Iowa was able to win in spite of all the INTs thrown. Needless to say, there may be a quarterback controversy looming as Christensen was frustrating the heck out of me, while Nelson had a nice game. He may be in line for more playing time, or I may use a two quarterback system.

While checking the depth charts I noticed that Erik Ainge was not starting for Tennessee and was redshirted. Turns out that he sustained a severly briused tailbone early in the Cal game and is out 8 weeks. But they have him taking a medical redshirt.

[crich1]

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Week 2 in Review

Big Ten Standings

Illinois (2-0)
Iowa (2-0)
Michigan (2-0)
Michigan State (2-0)
Ohio State (2-0)
Penn State (2-0)
Wisconsin (2-0)
Indiana (1-1)
Northwestern (1-1)
Purdue (1-1)
Minnesota (0-2)

Iowa 49 Syracuse 38
Purdue 35 Eastern Illinois 23
#15 Penn State 32 Notre Dame 21
Illinois 45 Western Illinois 0
#2 Michigan 46 Oregon 32
#11 Ohio State 38 Akron 0
Michigan State 49 Bowling Green 6
Miami (Ohio) 46 Minnesota 28
Nevada 38 Northwestern 35
Western Michigan 43 Indiana 31
#7 Wisconsin 17 UNLV 7

Other Top 25 Scores

#4 Florida 45 Troy 7
#5 Texas 38 #20 TCU 17
#6 West Virginia 49 Marshall 17
Miami 30 #8 Oklahoma 24 OT
#9 Virginia Tech 41 #3 LSU 21
#11 Louisville 59 Middle Tennessee State 10
#13 Auburn 28 South Florida 21
#14 Nebraska 49 Wake Forest 26
#15 California 63 Colorado State 14
#17 UCLA 55 BYU 3
#18 Rutgers 34 Navy 17
#19 Tennessee 35 Southern Mississippi 14
Washington 17 #21 Boise State 14
#22 Texas A&M 45 Fresno State 7
#23 Boston College 33 NC State 13
#24 Oklahoma State 38 Florida Atlantic 7
#25 Georgia Tech 56 Samford 9

[crich1]

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A Comedy of Errors

Hawkeyes win turnover plagues game, Ferentz not pleased

Iowa City (AP) - Iowa overcame a total of nine turnovers and a ten point deficit to defeat Syracuse (0-2) in the home opener at Kinnick Stadium.

The Hawkeyes (2-0) jumped out to a 28-14 lead with 5:26 left in the second quarter, but a touchdown scored on a 57 yard lateral by Lamar Lobdell ignited the Orange.

The third quarter saw Syrcuse score 17 unanswered points as a capacity Kinnick crowd sat in stunned silence. At that point, starting quarterback Jake Christensen was removed from the game. Christensen struggled, throwing eight interceptions. The turning point came when Syracuse quarterback Andrew Robinson was intercepted by Iowa linebacker Jeremiha Hunter. Two plays later, new signal caller Arvell Nelson, audibled and hit tight end Tony Moeaki for a 21 yard touchdown play. The Hawkeyes regained the lead for good.

The big story were the postgame comments by Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz, who seemed to implay that there be a change in starting quarterbacks for the big rivaly game against Iowa State.

"It would be an understatement to say that Jake struggled out there today," Ferentz said. "As a staff, I think we may have left him in there too long as, being a first year starter, he needs to fight his way through adversity. Arvell did a very nice job and didn't force things. When the defense started to stack against the run, as Syracuse did in the second half, we have to be able to adapt. We demonstrated that we can move the ball in the air, but we have to stop throwing the ball to the wrong colored jerseys. We also need to eliminate the dumb penalties like running into the kicker and excessive celebrations. All these things will be addressed in practice and I told the guys, enjoy your day off because practice will not be fun. They brought this on themselves"

Iowa's defense stood out, harrassing Robinson all day, sacking him ten times.

Syracuse 7 14 17 0 - 38
Iowa...... 7 21 0 21 - 49

Kickoff Time: 11:00am
Weather: 74 degrees clear, winds NE 0-5 MPH

First Quarter
Iowa - Young 1 run (Signor kick), 11:29
SU - Maljovek 56 interception return (Shadle kick), 3:52
Second Quarter
Iowa - Young 9 run (Signor kick), 14:48
SU - Williams 14 pass from Robinson (Shadle kick), 12:31
Iowa - Douglas 5 pass from Christensen (Signor kick), 7:01
Iowa - Brodell 20 pass from Christensen (Signor kick), 5:26
SU - Lobdell 57 run (Shadle kick), 1:57
Third Quarter
SU - Moss 41 pass from Robinson (Shadle kick), 11:58
SU - Moss 22 pass from Robinson (Shadle kick), 8:38
SU - FG Shadle 30, 4:28
Fourth Quarter
Iowa - Moeaki 21 pass from Nelson (Signor kick), 14:03
Iowa - Douglas 22 pass from Nelson (Signor kick), 11:27
Iowa - Christensen 1 run (Signor kick), 5:23

Team Statistics Syracuse....Iowa
First Downs............16.........25
Total Offense........366........490
Rushes-Yards.......36-66....64-138
Passing Yards........300........352
Punt Returns..........11..........26
Kickoff Returns......109.........123
Interceptions-Ret..8-89........4-16
Comp-Att-Int.....22-43-4....22-40-8
Sacked.................10.............4
Punts.................9-33.7.......6-28.0
Fumbles-Lost.........3-2..........3-1
Penalties-Yards......2-17........8-104
Time of Possession 22:28........37:32

Individual Statistics
RUSHING-Syracuse, Lobdell 1-57, Brinkley 26-48, Robinson 9-(minus 39); Iowa, Young 28-77, Sims 21-76, Brown 4-9, Busch 4-8, Christensen 3-(minus 5), Nelson 4-(minus 27)
PASSING-Syracuse, Robinson 22-43-4-300; Iowa, Christensen 16-33-8-235, Nelson 6-7-0-117
RECEIVING-Syracuse, Moss 9-161, Ferron 5-48, Bell 2-55, Brinkley 2-23, Williams 1-14, Evans 1-2, Smith 1-1, Lobdell 1-(minus 4); Iowa, Douglas 8-118, Moeaki 4-90, Brodell 4-72, Cleveland 4-55, Busch 1-10, Young 1-7

Iowa Tackle Leaders - Klinkenborg, Mattison 8
Iowa Sack Leader - Mattison 4
Player of the Game - Bryan Mattison 8 tackles (5 TFL), 4 sacks, FF

Next Game: at Iowa State
Game Time: 6:00 pm
TV: Versus

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Top 25, Players of the Week and Heisman Watch

1. USC (1-0)
2. Michigan (2-0)
3. Florida (2-0)
4. Texas (2-0)
5. West Virginia (2-0)
6. Virginia Tech (2-0)
7. Wisconsin (2-0)
8. Arkansas (1-0)
9. LSU (1-1)
10. Louisville (2-0)
11. Ohio State (2-0)
12. Auburn (2-0)
13. Nebraska (2-0)
14. California (2-0)
15. Penn State (2-0)
16. UCLA (2-0)
17. Oklahoma (1-1)
18. Rutgers (2-0)
19. Tennessee (1-1)
20. Texas A&M (2-0)
21. Boston College (2-0)
22. Oklahoma State (2-0)
23. Georgia Tech (2-0)
24. TCU (1-1)
25. Hawaii (1-0)

Others Receiving Votes: Clemson 177, Miami 124, Georgia 101, Florida State 36, Utah 21
Dropped Out: #21 Boise State

ESPN.com National Players of the Week
Offense: Antone Smith - Florida State 25-145 5 TD rushing, 2-25 receiving
Defense: Syd'Quan Thompson - California 3 tackles (2 TFL), Sack, INT, 2 Forced Fumbles, TD

Big Ten Players of the Week
Offense: Mike Hart - Michigan 26-159 2 TD rushing, 4-49 TD receiving
Defense: Bryan Mattison - Iowa 8 tackles (5 TFL), 4 Sacks, Forced Fumble

Heisman Watch
Darren McFadden - Arkansas: ===
John David Booty - USC: ===
Brian Brohm - Louisville: 19-29, 230 yards, 5 TD ===
Mike Hart - Michigan: 26 car 159 yds 2 TD rushing, 4 rec 49 yds 1 TD receiving +++
Kestahn Moore - Florida: 12 car 90 yds 2 TD rushing, 2 rec 71 yds 1 TD receiving +++