It’s a record, passing Sedrick Shaw’s 42 carries against Michigan State in 1995.
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“The first touchdown, that was me”, Fejedelem said. “Yeah, we like to run the ball around here”.
Iowa led 16-7 at halftime before Taylor Zalewski connected on field goals from 37 and 40 yards to trim the Hawkeye lead to 16-13 with 2:56 remaining in the third quarter.
Yes, 11 straight carries.
“You never really know what you’re capable of until you push through the barriers that you have set up for yourself and go”, Canzeri said after the game. He was busy coaching. “I’m not keeping track”.
He said he doesn’t believe in “pitch counts” and never has had any qualms about giving it to a smallish back that often. I don’t believe it in baseball, either. “I think right now he’s probably just sitting in there taking it easy”.
But their performance at North Carolina in Week 3 was enough to make fans wonder about the legitimacy of the defense after the unit allowed 471 total yards in the 48-14 loss. “We had to, the game was on the line”.
Ferentz said he never once saw Canzeri look to the sideline as though he was exhausted and looking to come out.
The defense for Iowa stepped up following Illinois’ initial touchdown, and the Fighting Illini didn’t score in the second quarter. Ferentz said the staff and players adjusted.
The Illini defensive front was very aggressive right from the start of the game and they pressured Iowa quarterback C.J. Daniels sealed the end.
Here’s what we learned from the team’s trip to Iowa City.
Even after the 75-yarder, the door was still open.
Wes Lunt threw for 317 yards and a touchdown and Allison had 148 yards receiving for Illinois (4-2, 1-1). By the time Illinois trudged off the field holding its head, Canzeri had a game for the ages. Iowa has the home field advantage for today’s contest.
But Illinois’ opportunity to climb back ahead abruptly ended when Iowa sophomore linebacker Josey Jewell recovered a fumble by Illinois true freshman running back Ke’Shawn Vaughn. The Iowa Hawkeyes are 4-0 and 3-1 against the spread.
Also in the third quarter, defensive lineman Drew Ott suffered a knee injury and left the game.
The injury will cost Ott the remainder of his career as an Iowa Hawkeye. “We didn’t want to give the ball back to their offense”. “We’ll keep our fingers crossed”.
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Ott hyperextended his elbow earlier in the season, according to Elonich, but returned to full strength in Week 5’s 10-6 win over the Wisconsin Badgers.
