DYNAMIC ONE OF THE BEST RUSHING TANDEMS IN THE COUNTRY IS LEADING IOWA’S OFFENSE DURING THE TEAM’S DUO FIVE-GAME WIN STREAK.

The Daily Iowan PREGAME SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12 IOWA VS. WISCONSIN KINNICK STADIUM 2 - The Daily Iowan - PREGAME - Iowa City, Iowa - Friday, December 11, 2020 Iowa Starters WR 12 Brandon Smith 6-2 215 SR. TE 84 Sam LaPorta 6-4 249 SO. LT 77 Alaric Jackson 6-6 315 SR. REMEMBER WHEN... LG 73 Cody Ince 6-4 285 SO. C 65 Tyler Linderbaum 6-3 289 SO RG 61 Cole Banwart 6-4 296 SR. RT 79 Jack Plumb 6-7 293 SO. WR 6 Ihmir Smith-Marsette 6-1 179 SR. QB 7 Spencer Petras 6-5 231 SO. RB 15 Tyler Goodson 5-10 200 SO. FB 38 Monte Pottebaum 6-1 244 SO. PK 3 Keith Duncan 5-10 178 SR. LE 57 Chauncey Golston 6-5 270 SR. DT 54 Daviyon Nixon 6-3 305 JR. DT 96 Jack Heflin 6-4 312 SR. RE 97 Zach VanValkenburg 6-4 270 SR. LEO 35 Barrington Wade 6-1 236 SR. MLB 44 Seth Benson 6-0 231 SO. WLB 49 Nick Niemann 6-4 233 SR. LC 8 Matt Hankins 6-0 180 SR. SS 26 Kaevon Merriweather 6-0 205 SO. FS 28 Jack Koerner 6-0 205 JR. RC 33 Riley Moss 6-1 191 JR. P 9 Tory Taylor 6-4 225 FR. Wisconsin Starters LT ­ 71 Cole Van Lanen 6-5 305 SR. LG 67 Jon Dietzen 6-6 319 SR. C 62 Cormac Sampson 6-4 290 SO. RG 60 Logan Bruss 6-5 319 JR. RT 75 Tyler Beach 6-6 310 JR. Nick Loomis/The Daily Iowan WR 7 Danny Davis 6-0 194 SR. Matt Roth sacks Wisconsin John Stocco for a loss of eight yards in the first quarter of the 2004 football game between Iowa and WR 3 Kendric Pryor 5-11 189 SR. Wisconsin and Kinnick Stadium. TE 84 Jake Ferguson 6-5 245 JR. QB 5 6-3 224 FR. The 2004 Iowa football team lost two of its first four two-minute mark in the first half to tie the game. But RB 8 Jalen Berger 6-0 210 FR. games of the season, including its Big Ten opener. But less than a minute of game time later, Tate spun out of a FB 34 Mason Stokke 6-2 240 SR. heading into the final game of the regular season, the hit and delivered a 51-yard pass to Solomon for another PK 19 Collin Larsh 5-10 185 JR. No. 17 Hawkeyes could clinch a share of the Big Ten ti- score to make it 14-7 Hawkeyes at halftime. Tate threw tle by defeating the No. 9 Badgers. Earlier in the day, another touchdown in the third quarter, this time to DE 97 Isaiahh Loudermilk 6-7 287 SR. Ohio State defeated Michigan, meaning Iowa had a shot tight end Scott Chandler. Kicker Kyle Schlicher nailed NT 95 Keeanu Benton 6-4 318 SO. at a conference championship. And it capitalized. Iowa three field goals in the second half as well, and Iowa DE 93 Garrett Rand 6-2 285 SR. defeated Wisconsin, a team that was 9-1 coming into rolled on its way to its second conference crown in three OLB 19 Nick Herbig 6-2 225 FR. the game, 30-7, at Kinnick Stadium. Iowa finished as seasons. Tate finished the game with 186 passing yards, ILB 57 Jack Sanborn 6-2 236 JR. co-champions in the conference with Michigan. Iowa’s three touchdowns, and three interceptions. Defensive- ILB 45 Leo Chenal 6-2 255 SO. win over Wisconsin prevented the Badgers from playing ly, Sean Considine and Jovon Johnson both intercepted OLB 41 Noah Burks 6-2 240 SR. in the Rose Bowl. For a battle between ranked teams, the passes for the Hawkeyes. Iowa finished the 2004 season CB 1 Faion Hicks 5-10 185 JR. game wasn’t particularly close. Iowa opened the scor- on an eight-game win streak, culminating in a last-sec- SS 9 Scott Nelson 6-2 206 JR. ing with a six-yard touchdown pass from quarterback ond victory in the Capital One Bowl. To read more on the FS 25 Eric Burrell 6-0 203 SR. Drew Tate to Clinton Solomon late in the first quarter. 2004 game against Wisconsin, go to page eight for the CB 21 Caesar Williams 6-0 183 SR. Wisconsin responded with its own score just under the DI’s one-on-one interview with Tate. P 38 Andy Vujnovich 6-3 232 JR.

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IOWA IOWA IOWA IOWA IOWA IOWA IOWA Wisconsin vs. It’s about time. Time to party like it’s My dad lived in Wisconsin Daviyon Nixon is out for Why stop at five? Hawkeyes finally break Give Keith Duncan all 2015. when the Badgers were Badger blood. through against the the FGs. No. 16 Iowa bad. Badgers.

NERBASKA NEBRASKA MINNESOTA NEBRASKA NEBRASKA NEBRASKA I’m just here for the late The boat still floats. I want Omaha Steaks now! Eh, flip a coin. No fan deserves to be this I guess I have to pick I need a shower after Minnesota vs. timeouts and the sideline sad. someone, so it’s the picking this one. Nebraska clapping. Huskers.

MIAMI NORTH CAROLINA MIAMI MIAMI MIAMI MIAMI MIAMI No. 17 North U know it. Michale Jordan > Michael It’s acutally a tough Sam, how well can you Whatever happened to Always tough to play the Hurricane season is not Carolina vs. Irvin. school to get in to. play against the ‘Canes? the turnover chain? Hurricanes at home. quite over. No. 10 Miami Not well enough.

OREGON WASHINGTON OREGON WASHINGTON OREGON OREGON OREGON Washington vs. Haven’t watched a Pac-12 How long has it been Haven’t been to either of I’m on the Grey’s Anatomy I forgot the Pac-12 was A good Pac-12 matchup, if Huskies don’t pass the game yet this season. since Pac-12 football these states. binging badwagon. having a season. there is such a thing. Duck test. Oregon mattered?

NAVY ARMY ARMY NAVY ARMY NAVY ARMY I LOVE option football. Army runs Kirk Ferentz’s I support America’s Thank you for your Choosing between these A coin-flip game. A rare home game in this Army vs. Navy ideal offense. No passes. Armed Forces. service. teams is like choosing a historic rivalry. favorite parent. 4 - The Daily Iowan - PREGAME - Iowa City, Iowa - Friday, December 11, 2020 Goodson, Sargent bring the lightning, thunder

Iowa’s running game has dual weapons of speed and strength in the form of the team’s two star playmakers in the backfield. BY CHRIS WERNER smart, he has a lot of power to him. He’s tre- [email protected] mendously strong and I think that puts fear in teams and individual defenders coming It’s a relationship of balance. down and trying to fit the run. When I go in Tyler Goodson and Mekhi Sargent are a there, if I can lower my shoulder I will. But productive running back combination for knowing that Mekhi has put that fear into a Iowa again this season. defender allows me to know that defender’s Goodson is the shifty speed back, Sargent not going to come as hard if I have a chance provides the power. to break the run.” It’s something that Maurice Goodson, Ty- While Goodson is the primary back in ler’s father, has seen. most situations, in the red zone, Sargent “They’re jelling and meshing together to shines. Thirteen of Sargent’s 63 rushes have become a strong unit,” Maurice said. “They come inside of the opponent’s 20 yard-line have strong chemistry and camaraderie. and seven of those runs have resulted in They’re one unit. touchdowns. “They’re one band, one sound, and they’re In Iowa’s game against Nebraska on Nov. after the same goal.” 27, after Sargent scored on a 2-yard run, That goal? Reviving the rushing attack. Hawkeye radio broadcaster Ed Podolak Goodson and Sargent have complement- called Sargent a “tremendous player inside Shivansh Ahuja/The Daily Iowan ed each other exquisitely in the Hawkeye the 10-yard line.” Mekhi Sargent plows into the Michigan State defense on Nov. 7. backfield this season. Although Goodson has It took some time for the Hawkeyes to more than twice as many carries as Sargent start running the ball effectively enough to starting quarterback Spencer Petras and And beginning with the 49-7 win over this year, Sargent has one more touchdown. win games, though. how he would fare in his first season as a Michigan State, the start of the Hawkeyes’ “We’re like a one-two punch,” Goodson Before the season began, much of the starter. When the season started, he had the current five-game winning streak, the said. “Mekhi, he’s a great runner, he’s very conversation around Iowa was about new ball in his hands a lot, perhaps throwing the Hawkeyes did what Ferentz wanted — ball a little more than Iowa fans expected. played with a more balanced offense. But the emergence of a solid, reliable Petras attempted 27 passes, and Good- running game has helped the Hawkeyes son and Sargent combined for 23 rushing to a current five-game winning streak and attempts—Ivory Kelly-Martin got in on the vaulted them into the national rankings, ground game too, among others — as Iowa sitting at #16 in the latest College Football rushed a total of 40 times. Playoff rankings. It was the first time any Iowa rusher had Petras threw the ball 89 times in Io- more than 100 rushing yards this season, as wa’s first two games, losses to Purdue and Goodson finished with 113 on the day, aver- Northwestern. aging more than eight yards per carry. In those two games, Goodson and Sar- Iowa ran the ball more than it passed in gent only carried the ball 44 times com- the next four games, leading to more scor- bined. ing and easier completions for Petras in the After the Northwestern game, in which passing game. Petras threw 50 passes and Iowa only at- “[The running game] opens up the naked tempted 23 rushes — 17 of those by either game, it opens up the play-action game, Goodson or Sargent — head coach Kirk Fer- it’s huge,” Petras said after Iowa’s 41-21 entz stressed the need for more balance on win over Penn State in Week 5. “It slows offense. the [pass] rush down, makes the lineback- “If you look historically at those kinds of numbers, it means the outcome wasn’t good,” Ferentz said in his post-game press He’s a great runner. He’s very conference after the loss to Northwestern. smart. He has a lot of power to him. Shivansh Ahuja/The Daily Iowan “We don’t want to play that way. [We’re] Tyler Goodson surveys the running lanes through the Nebraska defense on Nov. 27. looking for a lot more balance than that.” — Goodson, on Sargent The Daily Iowan - PREGAME - Iowa City, Iowa - Friday, December 11, 2020 - 5

the offensive line’s mentality, everybody Kelly-Martin is focused on leading the that’s in the football game.” younger guys and showing them how to be Offensive lineman Cole Banwart said he successful as Hawkeyes. views each running play as an opportunity “I’m just trying to make myself as useful for the linemen to prove themselves. as I can on the field,” Kelly-Martin said. “I’m “Every time we get a run call, we kind of trying to do as much as I can off the field as take that on our shoulders, thinking we’re well, whether that’s leadership, making sure doing things right,” Banwart said. “We’re I’m leading by example.” trying to push forward because the more Last season, Foster described Kelly-Mar- runs we get the better we’re looking and the tin as an extra assistant coach in the back- more time we have the ball in our hands, field and commended his attitude for red- the better off we’ll be.” shirting for most of 2019. Even though Goodson has had the ma- Both Sargent and Kelly-Martin are up- jority of the carries this season—he has perclassmen and have helped Goodson 132 carries through the first six games to along, as the sophomore has more of a Sargent’s 63, both running backs play a workload than in his freshman year. pivotal role on the field. In five of the sev- Goodson’s father Maurice, who has been en games, although Goodson has had the instrumental in his son’s development as a team’s most carries in every game this football player, said that the relationship season, Sargent has carried it at least nine between his son and Sargent is ‘awesome.’ times. “I do talk to [Mekhi,] talk to Tyler the Against Penn State, one of Sargent’s same,” Maurice said. “I try to treat Mekhi as Shivansh Ahuja/The Daily Iowan two two-touchdown performances, he out- he’s my own son.” Mekhi Sargent carries the ball against Michigan State on Nov. 7. gained Goodson on the ground 101 to 78. Goodson and his counterpart in the Ferentz said the running back room as backfield are leading Iowa’s offense during ers late into their drops if they’re in zone yards and 14 touchdowns on the ground a whole has been supportive of each other, the team’s five-game winning streak. coverage, so it’s very important. Helps our across 10 games, all while averaging more adding to their on-field success. And they’re doing it together. rhythm offensively, so it’s huge.” than seven yards a run. Sargent was named “It’s a great room,” Ferentz said. “[Run- “Tyler is a great athlete,” Sargent said. In the process of finding offensive bal- NJCAA offensive co-Most Valuable Player, ning backs coach] Derrick Foster does a “He comes in, works hard, and competes. ance, the running back duo of Goodson and and then arrived at Iowa ahead of the 2018 great job coaching those guys first and He just makes the whole running back Sargent has become one of the most pro- season. foremost. The whole group is just a very room better because all of us are striving ductive tandems in the conference, and in Sargent took the same path to the start- good group, they’re very unselfish, they to be great. He’s very smart and he’s very the country. ing job at Iowa as Goodson did, except a pull for each other. The guys are just real- competitive. Goodson is second in the Big Ten in year earlier. ly positive, they work with each other, they “Throughout the course of [Tyler’s] time rushing yards (656), and Sargent is eight Sargent backed up Ivory Kelly-Martin help each other. That’s what you hope your here, we’ve done a good job of coaching (381). Sargent is third in the conference in and Toren Young for the majority of 2018 whole football team does. If anybody wants each other up, it’s not going to always come rushing touchdowns (seven), and Goodson but worked his way into the starting role to model their behavior, that’s really a good from Coach Foster. I feel like us being out is fourth (six). in that season’s final four games. A start- thing for our football team.” there as athletes and players, it’s important Goodson came to Iowa in 2019 as a three- ing job Sargent would keep until Goodson Ferentz noted that he considers Kel- for us to tell each other what we see or if star recruit with offers from more than 10 came along. ly-Martin to be a starting running back Tyler’s in getting a rep, I’m going to tell him Power 5 schools, including Big Ten teams Even when the team wasn’t finding suc- too, saying that he would have a starting what I saw as opposed to what he saw if Indiana, Michigan State, and Nebraska. cess early in 2020, Goodson and Sargent spot in most seasons. After playing in four the play goes wrong. That way, we just help Goodson, who was named the Gatorade each found the end zone in one of the games in 2019, Kelly-Martin redshirted af- each other and progress into the next play. Georgia Player of the Year as a high school Hawkeyes’ losses. Sargent ran for a touch- ter playing behind Goodson, Sargent, and That’s been the strategy and I feel like it’s senior, took over the starting role for Io- down in the season-opener against Purdue, Young. been a really great one.” wa’s last three regular-season games last and Goodson scored on Northwestern the season as well as the Hawkeyes’ bowl win following week. over USC. In the red zone, Sargent credits the The sophomore has taken over the lead- team’s blocking ability for the rushing suc- back responsibilities for Iowa, taking hand- cess. Last season, Goodson and Sargent on- offs, catching check-down passes from ly combined for nine rushing touchdowns Petras on occasion, and even running the all season. offense from time to time. “Just our willpower,” Sargent said while Goodson has taken some direct snaps meeting with the media on Dec. 1. “It starts out of the wildcat formation this season, al- upfront with the O-line, I give credit to though he has yet to throw a pass this year. those guys. O-line, fullbacks, tight ends, On one series against , Goodson wide receivers, everybody is doing their job took five straight direct snaps. outside of the running back position. After Sargent, a senior, took a different path to that, it’s us versus whoever’s up. It’s the the Hawkeye backfield. willpower to do so.” After graduating from Key West High The rushing attack was on full display School, Sargent went to Iowa Western for the Hawkeyes in the win over Michigan Community College, where he redshirt- State. Both Goodson and Sargent scored ed his first year, then put up 1,449 rushing two touchdowns and ran for a combined 144 yards. “It’s all about having a fresh mentality He comes in, works hard, and going into each and every week that we’ll competes. be able to be successful in the run game,” — Sargent, on Goodson Goodson said in his post-game press con- Shivansh Ahuja/The Daily Iowan ference. “That’s just gotta be my mentality, Tyler Goodson breaks a tackle during the game against Michigan State on Nov. 7. 6 - The Daily Iowan - PREGAME - Iowa City, Iowa - Friday, December 11, 2020 vs. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2020 | KINNICK STADIUM | 2:30 PM | FS1 IOWA WISCONSIN 1 Aaron Blom K 5-11 188 Fr Oskaloosa, IA 45 Nick Phelps P 5-10 207 Soph Kingsley, IA 1 Faion Hicks CB 5-10 185 Jr Miami, FL 43 Preston Zachman LB 6-1 215 Fr Elysburg, PA 1 Nolan Donald WR 5-9 194 #Fr Morton, IL 46 Logan Klemp LB 6-2 232 Soph Jewell, IA 2 Chase Wolf QB 6-1 196 Soph Cincinnati, OH 44 John Chenal FB 6-2 252 Jr 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Goetz LB 6-3 241 Soph Muskego, WI 45 Deontae Craig DL 6-3 249 Fr Fort Wayne, IN 42 Jaylan Franklin TE 6-4 222 Fr Brownstown, MI 99 Isaiah Mullens DE 6-4 283 Soph Columbus, OH The Daily Iowan - PREGAME - Iowa City, Iowa - Friday, December 11, 2020 - 7 IOWA HAWKEYES vs. WISCONSIN BADGERS SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2020 | KINNICK STADIUM | 2:30 PM | FS1 IOWA WISCONSIN 1 Aaron Blom K 5-11 188 Fr Oskaloosa, IA 45 Nick Phelps P 5-10 207 Soph Kingsley, IA 1 Faion Hicks CB 5-10 185 Jr Miami, FL 43 Preston Zachman LB 6-1 215 Fr Elysburg, PA 1 Nolan Donald WR 5-9 194 #Fr Morton, IL 46 Logan Klemp LB 6-2 232 Soph Jewell, IA 2 Chase Wolf QB 6-1 196 Soph Cincinnati, OH 44 John Chenal FB 6-2 252 Jr Grantsburg, WI 2 Ryan Gersonde P 6-4 194 Jr Milwaukee, WI 47 Nick Anderson LB 6-2 230 Sr Waukee, IA 3 Kendric Pryor WR 5-11 180 Sr Hazel Crest, IL 45 Leo Chenal LB 6-2 250 Soph Grantsburg, WI 2 Deuce Hogan QB 6-4 213 Fr Southlake, TX 47 Andrew Wilson TE 6-3 220 Fr Sterling, IL 4 Donte Burton CB 5-10 180 Soph 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than some of the other rivalries you guys have against Minneosta or are all those ri- ONE ON ONE WITH valries kind of similar? Tate: It definitely picked up when they brought in the trophy. I think that year was the first year when they brought in the Heartland Trophy. That was a new trophy game. You had the Cy-Hawk and you had DREW TATE the Floyd of Rosedale, and then the Heart- land came in. It wasn’t that kind of rival- Iowa clinched a share of the ry trophy game at the time. The best part Big Ten title by defeating about it is the managers, they have the big- Wisconsin in 2004. DI Pre- gest rivalry playing for the toolbox. game Editor Robert Read DI: You lost two of your first four that season, including your Big Ten opener, but spoke to Tate about that you won out after that. What allowed the game and the rivalry with team to get going and get on that streak?

the Badgers. Tate: I think it was our defense, first off. The best defense that I’ve ever seen personally would be our defense that year. They were at least going to give us an op- portunity on offense. We could only take it one game at a time. We tried to make a leap every day. I was only a sophomore at the time. We had a lot of young players on offense. So it took us a little time to get better. Our defense was lights-out from the beginning.

ROBERT READ DI: I’m sure I’m only the 100th person [email protected] to ask you something like this, but how of- Aaron Holmgren/The Daily Iowan ten does someone bring up the last-second The Daily Iowan: Thinking back to that UI quarterback Drew Tate evades Ohio State defensive end Mike Kudla in the second half of the Hawk- touchdown in the Capital One Bowl? Can Iowa-Wisconsin matchup in 2004, do eye’s victory over Ohio State on Oct. 16, 2004. Tate passed for 331 yards with three touchdowns, rushed you even go a week without hearing some- you remember anything leading up to the for 24 yards with one touchdown and completed 26 of 39 passing attempts. thing about it? game, whether it’s in practice or anything that week, knowing what you guys had at kinda calling the play out. When the play ning back Tom Busch] like, ‘Dude can you Tate: In the spring and the summer it stake? breaks down or something, you’ve just got believe this? We’re about to win a Big Ten dies down a little bit. But during football to make stuff happen with your feet, that’s championship right here.’ We knew before season it picks up. That was cool. It was ob- Drew Tate: I know we knew that if we your job as a quarterback. Keeping the play the game started that Ohio State had won. viously amazing. The best part about it was were able to win and Ohio State was able alive with your feet at least. We were so focused by that point that it that it was Warren Holloway’s only touch- to beat Michigan we were going to be co- didn’t matter. A meteorite could have hit down. People are always like, ‘Oh man, that champs. At that point we’d won six in a row, DI: Winning a share of the Big Ten title, in Chicago and it wouldn’t have affected us was you?’ It’s just one of those things where we were already kinda rolling. And that’s and doing it in a game you dominated at in Iowa City one bit. We were so focused at you watch it like, ‘What are y’all doing? Oh kinda Iowa football with coach Ferentz. Kinnick Stadium against a top-10 team, that point. my God you just won the game.’” Playing your best ball by November. We what was it like to have the trophy present- were able to start that off in October, and ed? DI: Obviously you guys had plenty of mo- DI: This is a question I have to ask when- really hit our stride in November. Especial- tivation for what you could do as a team, ever I talk to guys from older Iowa teams, I ly defensively, we were so good on defense. Tate: Yeah that was the pinnacle really… was there any extra factor that you guys talked to Pat Angerer and Marvin McNutt Offensively it was one of those, ‘Alright, Winning the Big Ten in Kinnick Stadium beating Wisconsin prevented them from and some other guys from that 2009 team what are we going to do to win this week?’ like that, with the crowd. That was only my going to the Rose Bowl? last season and they were propping the We knew they were really good. They were second night game. So I thought that was 2009 team up as the best under Kirk Fer- undefeated to start off but lost their pre- awesome. It was great for the fans, great for Tate: Me as a player, and I think coach entz. When you talk to guys from other vious game against Michigan State. But the program, the city, everything. You won Ferentz and his staff, it’s never been about teams, is there any argument about things where we were at in November mentally, a Big Ten Championship on your field. You anyone else. It’s about us and what we do like that or do you stay out of it? we didn’t think anyone could beat us except get to have the trophy presentation with all and how we do it. Because if we do what ourselves. your fans. That’s what you do it for. I don’t we do, we’ll be fine. We don’t want others Tate: I don’t think you can really compare think there’s anything better than that. to dictate what we do. Our motivation was the teams. All the teams that won are good. DI: The touchdown you had at the end of beating them and winning a Big Ten Cham- I mean there’s only two Kirk Ferentz teams the first half where you spun out of a hit and DI: In the second half of a game like that pionship on our field. We never thought that have won Big Ten championships, so I then threw it, was that all instincts on your when you’ve pretty much taken control, did anything about them, or preventing them think those sort of stand alone to be honest part or what did you see on that play? you ever catch yourself thinking, ‘We’re from doing something. Because it’s not with you. about to be conference champs’ or does that about them. The only team we thought Tate: Yeah, playing football is pretty not really kick in until the game is over? could beat us was ourselves. Go to dailyiowan.com to read the much all instincts. That was going in right full interview. before half, so I think we might have even Tate: By the fourth quarter, I remember DI: What was it like playing in the Io- been in two-minute mode where we’re just having a conversion with [former Iowa run- wa-Wisconsin rivalry? Is it any different The Daily Iowan - PREGAME - Iowa City, Iowa - Friday, December 11, 2020 - 9 SCOUTING REPORT WISCONSIN western, 17-7. Their next opponent, the , had COVID-19 issues in their program. The Golden Gophers were forced to cancel the game. Last week, the Badgers did get their game in against the No. 12 Indiana Hoo- siers in Madison. Though the Hoosiers were without their starting quarterback Michael Penix Jr., they got past the Bad- ISAAC GOFFIN gers and won 14-6. [email protected] Though the Badgers have played four The Wisconsin Badgers (2-2) have been games, there is enough information for playing on and off in 2020, literally. Iowa to know what it will be facing Sat- Wisconsin’s first game of the season urday. was against Illinois, which it won 45-7, For one, Badgers redshirt freshman but the Badgers canceled their contests starting quarterback Graham Mertz has against Nebraska and Purdue because of slowed down since the season started. positive COVID-19 tests within their pro- After having an amazing five touchdown gram. performance and completing 20-of-21 of Shivansh Ahuja/The Daily Iowan The Badgers won their next game at his passes in the season opener, Mertz Iowa and Wisconsin line up before a play during a football game between Iowa and Wisconsin at Camp Michigan, 49-11, and then lost at North- SEE SCOUTING REPORT, 10 Randall Stadium in Madison Nov. 9, 2019. The Badgers defeated the Hawkeyes, 24-22. 10 - The Daily Iowan - PREGAME - Iowa City, Iowa - Friday, December 11, 2020 SCOUTING REPORT Tight end Jake Ferguson, a junior, is CONTINUED FROM 9 the Badgers’ leading receiver. He has 235 receiving yards and four touch- downs so far, and three of the touch- hasn’t reached 10 touchdowns this sea- downs came against Illinois. Wisconsin son. has two other players with over 100 re- He threw three interceptions at ceiving yards — receivers Chimere Dike Northwestern and didn’t throw a (121) and Kendric Pryor (119). touchdown against Indiana. Mertz isn’t Defensively, the Badgers have al- a great runner, and the Badgers have lowed only 12.25 points per game, sug- allowed nine sacks in 2020. With the gesting the Hawkeye matchup could be Hawkeye defense showing they can de- a low-scoring, gritty game. fend opposing , as well as Forcing turnovers hasn’t been Wis- get sacks, they should have an oppor- consin’s strong suit. Against North- tunity to show that again western and Indiana, Wis- against the Badgers. consin forced one turnover Though Mertz isn’t Wisconsin’s defense in each of those games, contributing much to the 12.25 which wasn’t good consider- running game — unlike is only allowing 12.25 ing it committed five turn- the recent quarterbacks points per game overs against Northwestern Iowa has faced — the Bad- and two against Indiana. gers have other players that do. Averag- Quarterbacks haven’t had a great Shivansh Ahuja/The Daily Iowan ing 199.8 yards per game, the running time throwing the ball against Wiscon- game is led by redshirt freshman Jalen sin, as the Badgers defense has allowed Iowa wideout Tyrone Tracy, Jr. runs after a catch during a football game between Iowa and Berger. He has 267 yards on the ground 157 passing yards and 1.25 passing Wisconsin at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison on Nov. 9, 2019. The Badgers defeated the with one touchdown this season. touchdowns per game. Hawkeyes, 24-22. That number may seem low, but he Their rushing defense has been averaged 5.9 yards per carry, and he strong also. Allowing 2.9 rushing yards Sargent has scored 13 combined touch- jnovich has averaged 42.5 yards per didn’t play in the first game. Sopho- per attempt, no opponent has scored downs in 2020, so it should be a con- punt, and kicker Collin Larsh has gone more Nakia Watson is the team’s sec- a rushing touchdown. Iowa’s running trasting matchup. 3-for-3 on field attempts. Larsh’s lon- ond leading rusher at 162 yards. back duo of Tyler Goodson and Mekhi On special teams, punter Andy Vu- gest field goal this season was 29 yards. FREE LEGAL ADVICE BY LICENSED ATTORNEYS FOR UNIVERSITY STUDENTS Including but not limited to: Alcohol Tickets Criminal Law Landlord Issues Divorce Small Claims Actions Lease Reviews

319.335.3276 G115 Iowa Memorial Union [email protected] legal.studentlife.uiowa.edu The Daily Iowan - PREGAME - Iowa City, Iowa - Friday, December 11, 2020 - 11 MATCHUPS POWER RANKINGS 1) Ohio State Can COVID-19 be The Buckeyes aren’t CFP material. There, I said it. declared the winner of 2) Indiana AUSTIN HANSON the Big Ten? No Penix, no problem. [email protected] Minnesota @ Nebraska 3) Northwestern Not my Big Ten West champion. 11 a.m. | FS1 Matchup between two programs that think they’re better than they actually 4) Iowa are. We all know this is the team that should’ve won Michigan @ No. 4 Ohio State the Big Ten West this year. 11 a.m. | FOX 5) Wisconsin The only way Michigan “wins” in this scenario is if this game isn’t played. It’s week eight of the Big Ten football season, Michigan would avoid a blowout loss and render the Buckeyes ineligible (may- and Wisconsin is 2-2. be?) for the Big Ten Championship Game. CANCELED 6) Maryland Illinois @ No. 14 Northwestern Maryland hasn’t played enough games to even 11 a.m. | ESPN 2 qualify for an eye test. Illinois will probably win this game just to keep the Hawkeyes and their fans 7) Minnesota asking “what if” until next season rolls around. CAUTION: NO TEAMS WITH A WINNING RECORD BEYOND THIS POINT. Rutgers at Maryland 11 a.m. | BTN 8) Illinois Do people actually acknowledge that these two schools are in the Big Ten? I thought this team was dangerous. Last week- Should these institutions be in the Big Ten? These are the questions I need end’s game has proven me so wrong. answered. 9) Nebraska Wisconsin @ No. 16 Iowa Painful to put the Cornhuskers this high. 2:30 p.m. | FS1 or BTN 10) Purdue This game should’ve been a primetime showdown for a Big Ten West title. In- How did Iowa lose to this team? stead, it features a Badger team that’s ineligible for the Big Ten Championship Game and an Iowa team that can’t win the West. 11) Rutgers Sing us a song, you’re the Schiano man. Purdue @ Indiana 2:30 p.m. | BTN 12) Michigan State SPARTY ON!? Nah, SPARTY OFF. Can this game really be a battle to see which team is the best in the state of Indiana if Notre Dame isn’t playing? 13) Penn State CANCELEDMichigan State @ Penn State Thankfully, we AREN’T Penn State. 2:30 p.m. | ESPN 14) Michigan Both of these teams have supplied Iowa fans with a great deal of scar tissue in What are the Wolverines waiting for? the last five years or so, but not this season. Fire Jim Harbaugh already. 12 - The Daily Iowan - PREGAME - Iowa City, Iowa - Friday, December 11, 2020 IOWA CITY’S BIG 3 Now Renting For Fall 2021 Telluride 278 E Court St

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