Beathard said the overall effort was what the Hawkeyes wanted in their final tune-up for the start of Big Ten play next Saturday at Wisconsin.
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Canzeri didn’t have to look beyond his own performance to illustrate his point.
UNT rushed for 183 yards, more than triple the 51.0 yards Iowa was giving up per game behind running backs Jeffrey Wilson and Antoinne Jimmerson, who tallied 74 and 66 yards, respectively. “I’ve got to get that fixed”.
Memories came flooding back for Andrew McNulty the moment he stepped onto the Kinnick Stadium turf.
The wealth continued for the Hawks after the second interception of the day by Bo Bower, making for an 88-yard touchdown return. “You have to beat that team”.
This could have been a trap game for Iowa, after a thrilling last-second win last week over Pittsburgh and a crucial league matchup looming next week in Madison. His favorite target, senior wide receiver Carlos Harris, was a preseason All-Conference United States of America pick and has 149 career receptions, including eight for 193 yards and two touchdowns in last week’s loss to Rice. “We aren’t taking anything for granted”.
“We showed up with good tempo”, Ferentz said.
“They executed better than we did”, UNT defensive end Jarrian Roberts said.
Saturday’s reunion is expected to resemble the blowouts McCarney suffered at the hands of Fry and the Hawkeyes early in his 12-year tenure as the coach at Iowa State.
“It’s not about starting though”.
Today’s Iowa Hawkeyes vs North Texas Mean Green college football game has a start time schedule of 3:00pm eastern time and airs on TV channel ESPNU as well as airing on a live stream online.
Ferentz believes that team-first approach has helped Iowa thrive collectively. “We can’t let that get to us…we’ll be ready for Big Ten play”. “He’s doing a great job”. A good back has to do that.
Canzeri collected two of his touchdowns in the opening quarter, the second on a 10-yard run with 5:56 left. Beathard then connected with Tevaun Smith for an 81-yard reception, bringing the Hawks to a 35-13 lead at halftime.
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“Our offense is working well together and I feel like that’s the biggest thing”, said Smith, who finished with a career-high 115 yards on four catches.
