IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s offense is designed to control the tempo, not light up a scoreboard.
But when the Hawkeyes are clicking on all cylinders, their methodical approach can be just as effective as a pass-happy spread attack — and just as demoralizing to opposing defenses.
Iowa’s offense was rolling in a 35-7 win over rival Iowa State on Saturday, which wasn’t nearly as close as the final score indicated.
The Hawkeyes (2-0) scored touchdowns on five of their first seven possessions, controlled the clock for more than 20 minutes in the first half and ran the ball on 50 of 70 plays.
Iowa rushed for 275 yards against the Cyclones, converted 7 of 14 third downs and now have scored 56 points in the first half through just two games.
