Forget about the score for a moment.
>>Keep your outside free<<
A principle that should be written all over your defensive playbook.

Look how the defensive play progresses. Avery Jones stays with Deshaun Lee and keeps his outside arm free, allowing Conyers

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#Iowa vs #NorthernIllinois
#Hawkeyes

3Q End: Iowa 40 - NIU 0

Huskies finally got a 1D (via PI penalty), now have 3. #Hawkeyes highlight: 77 YD punt return by Evan James.
Hecklinksi a bit inconsistent + careless (bad pick in the EZ) - not the way to "win" the QB1 contest.

The Stats

End 3rd: #Hawkeyes 40, Northern Illinois 0

"My prognosis is a #Hawkeyes win today, but a close Iowa opener is as likely as 40-0." So glad they went with the latter. It makes all of our Saturdays so much more relaxing.

Touchdown #Hawkeyes! Evan James with a 77-yard punt return. Iowa leads 40-0 with 2:20 left in the 3rd.

Got a strong feeling there won't be an OR at the quarterback position on this week's depth chart. #Hawkeyes

2Q End: Iowa 33 - NIU 0

If you're a #Hawkeyes fan, you gotta love what you've seen so far. Diaz + Moulton having themselves a day. Both QBs have flashed (see stats below). 372 YDs TO! D has swarmed (NIU has 0 1Ds!!!) Keep an eye on the PKs though. Great start to the season.

Halftime Stats

The #Hawkeyes kick a field goal on 3rd down to likely take a 33-0 lead into the locker room. 2 seconds left.

Caden Buhr with a 45-yard field goal to put the #Hawkeyes up 30-0 with 3:34 left in the half.

Touchdown #Hawkeyes! Jeremy Hecklinski to Xavier Williams. With 7:40 left in the half, the #Hawkeyes are up 27-0.

PENALTIES AND SPECIAL TEAMS ARE KILLING US!!!!

I do not believe any of that is true, I just wanted to be the first to say it.

#Hawkeyes

1Q End: Iowa 20 - NIU 0

Quite the season-opening period for the #Hawkeyes who have totally dominated everything. UI has 251 YDs TO vs NIU's 22.

The Stats...

End 1st: #Hawkeyes 20, Northern Illinois 0. Time to wave! 👋

@ben-bessman.bsky.social
Now this is a fantastic start to a game!
#Hawkeyes

Touchdown #Hawkeyes! How about another Kamari Moulton run? This time for 37 yards. Iowa up 20-0 with 4:10 left in the 1st quarter.

Pretty good first quarter for Kamari Moulton. #Hawkeyes

Touchdown #Hawkeyes! Kamari Moulton for 50 yards. Iowa up 13-0 with 6:46 left in the 1st.

Iowa looks like a 12-0 team. Playoff will be tough but this is the year. #Hawkeyes

My favorite thing annually about #Hawkeyes game number one is that is always give you hope that this might be the year we can score like they should