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STANZ: Despite chaos, Iowa State brings Cy-Hawk trophy back to Ames
Members of the Iowa State Cyclones soccer workforce have a good time a 10-7 win over Iowa through the Cy-Hawk Collection soccer sport on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa Metropolis. © Bryon Houlgrave/The Register / USA TODAY NETWORK
Iowa Metropolis — O’Rien Vance is just not certain the place he went.
Iowa State’s senior captain solely is aware of he was celebrating. He was celebrating along with his teammates and coaches. He was celebrating with anybody he may discover.
Then, he discovered the trophy.
That’s when readability returned for the Cedar Rapids native who tallied a team-high six tackles, a sort out for loss and compelled a fumble within the Cyclones’ thrilling 10-7 win over Iowa.
For the primary time since Vance was a freshman in highschool, the Cy-Hawk trophy goes again to Ames.
“Means the world,” Vance stated of the frenzy for the trophy after Aaron Blom’s last-second discipline aim try to tie the sport fell nicely in need of the upright. “All of the older guys that we’ve had come via, previous teammates, witnessing what’s occurred, and this being my first time truly taking part in (at Kinnick Stadium) it means the world to me.”
That rush of celebration actually didn’t come with out adversity.
Iowa State trailed nearly instantly after Iowa blocked a punt that gave the Hawkeyes discipline possession deep in Cyclone territory. It was the primary of two punts Iowa blocked within the sport.
Two performs later, Leshon Williams powered into the tip zone and the Hawkeyes led 7-0.
“I believed our potential to deal with some imperfection early, that was massive,” Iowa State head coach Matt Campbell stated. “Man, you wish to get off to an awesome begin. We didn’t get off to an awesome begin. Man, you wish to deal with the ball. We didn’t at all times deal with the ball. Man, you wish to play nice on particular groups. We didn’t at all times do it. However, when it mattered essentially the most, we had been capable of do these issues.”
Iowa State evened the turnover and particular groups battle for the primary time when Gerry Vaughn bought to Hawkeye quarterback Spencer Petras for a strip sack recovered by Will McDonald.
It was the primary turnover Iowa State had pressured on this rivalry since 2015.
Solely eight performs and 49 yards later, Iowa State was on the doorstep of the Hawkeye finish zone, trying to even the sport at seven. Then, Jirehl Brock had the soccer dislodged from his arms as he tried to dive over the pile on the aim line.
Iowa nonetheless led 7-0.
“I am going again to occasions the final couple years the place when issues went towards us, we sort of folded our tents as a substitute of simply stored taking part in,” Campbell stated. “It’s a sport of imperfection. You’ve bought to maintain taking part in. You’ve bought to play 60 minutes, and never take a look at the scoreboard. I believed our youngsters did an awesome job of that right now.”
Roughly midway via the second quarter, Iowa State was capable of work their manner deep into Iowa territory once more, this time courtesy of a 13-play drive that spanned 76 yards.
However, a pair of again shoulder fades to Xavier Hutchinson sandwiched round a quarterback energy from Hunter Dekkers left the Cyclones in need of the tip zone.
Jace Gilbert was capable of knock via a 22-yard discipline aim, however no person was pleased with two journeys contained in the Iowa 20-yard line and coming away with solely three factors.
The Cyclones bought one other alternative to attain when Petras was intercepted by Colby Reeder on the Iowa 18-yard line late within the second quarter.
Two performs later, Dekkers was trying in direction of Hutchinson ultimately zone and threw into double protection. Cooper DeJean got here up with an interception to halt Iowa State’s momentum once more.
Then, it was halftime, and the stage was set for Campbell to tear into his workforce. The Cyclones had gotten inside the Iowa crimson zone on three separate events, and got here out with solely a discipline aim to indicate for it.
Iowa State’s head coach took a distinct strategy.
“I coached sixth-grade women softball this summer time,” Campbell stated. “We bought to the championship sport. And we needed to play over at Roland-Story and their varsity workforce is chanting within the dugout. We had been down 4-2 after the third inning and we got here up the bat and we scored three runs. Acquired it to 5-4 after which we went on our on a run and I stated, ‘Pay attention, if our sixth-grade women can do that towards Roland-Story for a championship, you guys can get this factor found out right here within the second half.’”
The method of figuring that out was lengthy and considerably rocky, however the Cyclones had been capable of break via finally.
The third quarter was one of the crucial eventful, and concurrently uneventful, quarters ever, producing Dekkers’ second interception of the day on a miscommunication with Jaylin Noel then Iowa blocked its second punt to set themselves up inside Iowa State’s 20.
The adversity began to construct up, because it usually does for Iowa State throughout this sport, however their mindsets by no means modified.
“Subsequent play, do your job and onto the subsequent play.”
5 performs later, Vance did his job once more when he pressured Monte Pottebaum to fumble on the aim line. Kendall Jackson recovered the ball and the play was upheld after a overview.
The stage was set for a drive that may stay in Iowa State lore.
The Cyclones marched 99 yards in 21 performs whereas working 11:42 off the clock spanning the tip of the third quarter and the beginning of the fourth.
It was capped when Dekkers discovered Hutchinson ultimately zone for the Cyclones’ first landing in Kinnick Stadium since 2014.
And similar to that, the Cyclones had the lead.
“I’d say this, that’s an awesome protection. And I felt like offensively, we had been in fairly good rhythm,” Campbell stated. “I feel that 99-yard drive sort of emphasizes what we did after we wanted it essentially the most, we made the performs.”
From there, Iowa State’s protection was capable of largely shut down Iowa’s anemic offense. Nonetheless, Iowa State’s offense wasn’t capable of do sufficient to formally seal the sport away.
Iowa State’s protection thought it had sealed the sport away after they had been capable of sack Petras on a fourth down. The sack was worn out by an offsides penalty, and an extra 15 yards was tacked on on account of an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on the Iowa State sideline.
It was chaos. Is the sport over? Ought to Iowa State begin celebrating?
Nope. Onto the subsequent play.
Petras accomplished a cross to Sam LaPorta for a nine-yard achieve to the Iowa State 30-yard line, and out of the blue Blom was working onto the sector with a chance to ship the sport to extra time.
The kick got here up nicely brief — and the celebration started.
“It was simply instantaneous,” Vance stated. “Simply celebrating with my teammates, and to be sincere with you, I don’t know the place I went.”
Iowa State’s seven-year, six-game shedding streak was over. Vance, the person who has skilled extra of Iowa State’s ache towards this arch-rival than anybody else, was able to have a good time with anybody he may discover.
“Then, I discovered the trophy,” Vance stated. “And that’s all that issues.”
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The University of Iowa men’s golf team finished two rounds of play at the Fighting Irish Classic on Sunday. The Hawkeyes currently sit in sixth place out of 15 teams.
Sophomore Noah Kent and junior Gage Messingham are both leading the Hawkeyes, tied for 8th place overall. Kent shot 1-over (71) in the first round and 1-under (69) in the second round, finishing with a total score of 140. Messingham join Kent as the only other Hawkeye to go under-par today in a round.
Sophomore Max Tjoa is tied for 37th place, shooting rounds of 74 and 72, with a total score of 146. Senior Chance Rinkol posted scores of 71 and 77 in the first and second rounds, respectively, and sits tied for 51st place with a score of 148. Senior Josh Lundmark recorded rounds of 79 and 71, finishing tied for 64th place with a total score of 150.
HAWKEYE SCORECARD
| 6/15 | Team | +5 | +3 | 148 |
| T8 | Gage Messingham | -1 | +1 | 140 |
| T8 | Noah Kent | +1 | -1 | 140 |
| T37 | Max Tjoa | +4 | +2 | 146 |
| T51 | Chance Rinkol | +1 | +7 | 148 |
| T64 | Josh Lundmark | +9 | +1 | 150 |
HEAR FROM HEAD COACH TYLER STITH
“Today was a very strong team performance with Noah and Gage leading the way. We showed a lot of grit all day but especially down the stretch. We’re in a great position heading into the final round.”
UP NEXT
The final round of the Fighting Irish Classic is set to tee off on Monday morning.
Nebraska volleyball entered October a perfect 38-0 against Iowa all-time. That number is now 39-0.
The No. 2 Huskers (14-1, 4-0 Big Ten) swept the Hawkeyes (8-8, 2-2 Big Ten), 25-17, 25-11, 25-13. This is the eighth-straight sweep for Nebraska over Iowa and 11th-straight win since falling at SMU.
Nebraska’s offense hit a blistering .404, led by 10 kills on .400 hitting from Merritt Beason.
The story of the day was the middles, though. With Andi Jackson out again, Leyla Blackwell earned the start alongside Rebekah Allick. The pair notched nine kills each, with Blackwell hitting .692 and Allick hitting .583. They also combined for five blocks.
Bergen Reilly dished out 35 assists.
Iowa managed to hit just .155, but did have the player with a match-high for kills: Michel Urquahart at 11.
Nebraska is back in action Friday, hosting No. 10 Purdue.
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Video: Jay Higgins on Iowa’s defensive performance in loss to Ohio State
Jay Higgins discusses a variety of topics after Iowa’s 35-7 loss to Ohio State.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Iowa football coach Kirk Ferentz made his view of the quarterback position pretty clear after Saturday’s 35-7 loss at Ohio State.
No, the Hawkeyes are not headed for a change at quarterback, Ferentz said.
“We’re not ready, I think, to have a controversy at that position,” the longtime head coach said.
The loss to Ohio State again illustrated the gap between Iowa and national powerhouses. The Hawkeyes haven’t beaten one of the three giants of the Big Ten — Penn State, Michigan or Ohio State — since a 2021 win over the Nittany Lions. Against ranked opponents last season, Iowa was beaten a combined 92-0.
Perhaps you could point to the fact that Iowa at least scored on Saturday as progress. But in reality, Saturday’s margin was similar to those three games last season.
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The quarterback position wasn’t good enough on Saturday. Cade McNamara finished the game 14-of-20 passing for 98 yards and three turnovers — two fumbles and one interception. Just like the game itself, the quarterback play fit an old, tired narrative.
When, if ever, will Iowa’s quarterback woes finally be solved?
To be clear, quarterback production was not the only deficient area on Saturday. The Hawkeyes were beaten in the trenches — on both sides of the ball — and outgained 203-116 on the ground. Iowa’s defense also gave up four touchdowns through the air.
After Iowa trailed just 7-0 at the break, it got ugly in the second half. Ohio State is a legitimate national championship threat, and the Hawkeyes didn’t do much in the third and fourth quarters to show they could compete at that level.
“The bottom line is, you’ve got to play clean football against a team like this,” Ferentz said. “We weren’t able to do that. They get some credit on that, too.”
Kirk Ferentz on Cade McNamara after loss to Ohio State: ‘Cade will be fine’
Kirk Ferentz discusses a variety of topics after Iowa’s 35-7 loss to Ohio State.
Since the 2019 departure of Nate Stanley, Iowa’s quarterback struggles have been no secret. Whether it be Spencer Petras or Alex Padilla or Deacon Hill, Iowa hasn’t gotten necessary production from that position. There was optimism that McNamara, once a prized transfer from Michigan, would be the solution.
Through the first 10 games of his Iowa career, McNamara has fallen short of that.
The lowest bar for McNamara to clear as Iowa’s quarterback — taking care of the ball — is something he was unable to do on Saturday.
McNamara’s turnovers came on three consecutive possessions to open the second half, all but erasing any first-half hope that Iowa had managed to build.
Because Iowa lives in such thin margins, avoiding turnovers is paramount, even more so against a team like Ohio State. The lack of ball security was a reason the quarterback position was such a disaster at Iowa last season. Hill finished the season with a ratio of eight interceptions to five passing touchdowns.
McNamara’s touchdown pass-to-interception ratio this season is now 3-to-3. He was without a turnover against Illinois State, Troy and Minnesota, but coughing up the ball proved costly against Iowa State and Ohio State. An early second-half turnover against Iowa State this season gave the Cyclones life. Three against Ohio State on Saturday shut the door on a possible upset.
“We evaluate every position week to week,” Ferentz said about quarterback. “But we’re comfortable. I think Cade’s improving. I really do. It sounds funny with the turnovers today, I think he seems more comfortable. His timing seems better. And he was getting the ball out really well in the first half. We have to improve as a collective offense.”
It might go against popular opinion but to Ferentz’s point, McNamara started Saturday’s contest well, completing 10 of his first 12 passes. There is, however, a gaping hole in that argument.
Completion efficiency is not McNamara’s biggest issue. In fact, in the last two games — against Minnesota and Ohio State — he was a combined 25-of-39, marking major improvement from a putrid 13-of-29 outing against Iowa State.
But that extremely efficient stretch against Ohio State matters less if it amounts to zero points and also means turning the ball over three times later on.
In his Iowa career, McNamara has not yet thrown a touchdown against a power conference opponent (granted, a redzone package with backup Brendan Sullivan was implemented earlier this season, making it more difficult for McNamara to do so). But more troubling than the lack of touchdowns are the fact that all three of his interceptions this season have come against power conference opponents (one was a last ditch heave against Iowa State). You can also add the two fumbles against Ohio State to that turnover tally.
Iowa didn’t get McNamara just to beat up on lower level programs. When the competition level rises, he needs to do so with it.
“We just can’t turn the ball over,” McNamara said Saturday. “We had three drives in a row with turnovers. That just can’t happen. They just came out in the second half and they played well. They’re are a good defense and they’re a good team.”
You can argue ad nauseam against Ferentz’s assertion that McNamara is improving. But bottom line is, the fact that this is even a discussion is a problem. It was reasonable to think that McNamara would’ve been better than this through five games.
Iowa doesn’t need its quarterback to be prolific. Running back Kaleb Johnson solves a lot for the offense with the way he’s been playing. Iowa just needs McNamara to take care of the ball and make defenses pay on occasion when the chance presents itself.
In critical moments, that hasn’t been the case.
Iowa running back Kaleb Johnson reacts to 35-7 loss at Ohio State
The Hawkeyes junior wound up rushing 15 times for 86 yards, but most of those came after the game was decided.
Through the first 10 games of his Iowa career — split between 2023 and 2024 due to injury — McNamara hasn’t done much to validate the excitement that once surrounded him. Ferentz has preached patience for someone who has been out for an extended period — on multiple occasions. That faith in him could still bear results.
But time is becoming of the essence for McNamara to change the narrative.
Said Ferentz: “Cade will be fine.”
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