Rutgers has been outscored 59-14 in the first quarter of its first three games, but coach Chris Ash doesn’t believe it’s time to change the pre-game routine to counter that.
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Last Saturday’s 23-21 loss to North Dakota State might actually be useful, Iowa cornerback Desmond King said, heading into today’s Big Ten opener at Rutgers.
Ben Niemann is a starting linebacker for the Hawkeyes. Rutgers is averaging 34 points and 388.7 yards per game right now, but the defense is giving up 30 points and 365 yards per contest. We’re not going to go out and do any extra stretches or jumping jacks or whatever to get ready for a game. “It has been all about us this season and it’s a process for us so I think if we focus on us, we’ll go past anybody”.
Iowa and Rutgers kick off at 11 a.m. on Saturday on ESPN2.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Oregon running back Royce Freeman is listed atop the depth chart for the… “We’re always fighting for the next goal so I think that’s gonna be really key going into this weekend”. “And I’m pretty sure he had cowboy boots on, too, like we would never look at his shoes to figure out that he’s really not 6-foot-4, one of those deals”, Ferentz said. “Those are the things that will get you beat, so it takes real discipline”. “I’m expecting both Sean and James to be back in there, but if they’re not, then the guys that are in there have to get it done, and hopefully they’re play at a better level this week than they did last week, and hopefully that’s true of our entire football team”.
The Scarlet Knights wallow in the bottom of the Big Ten pecking order; to call this injury detrimental to the team would be a sheer understatement.
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Grant has already earned praise this season by being named the Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week during Week 2. Iowa is coming off a bad loss, but North Dakota State is a legitimate team that would beat many in the FBS, including Rutgers.
