An early stalemate gave way to a second quarter of wild momentum swings as Iowa leads Nebraska 10-7 at halftime in a relative shootout mitigated by two Husker field goal blocks.
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Drive 17 (cont.): Chubba Purdy threw it underneath to Thomas Fidone II for a gain of four then the QB scrambled out and fumbled but Billy Kemp recovered the fumble to bring up 4th & 4. Brian Buschini’s punt was downed at the 1.
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Drive 11: Starting on the NEB 35 after Stevens kicked the kickoff out of bounds, Emmett Johnson ran for four yards up the middle. Chubba Purdy then ran to the left for another four yards. Purdy then ran for two yards for a first down. The quarterback then ran for three. Then Purdy was sacked for a loss of one (Billy Kemp was injured on the play). On third-and-eight, Purdy’s pass to Malachi Coleman was broken up by Logan Lee. Brian Buschini’s punt went for 32 yards and out of bounds.
Drive 12: Deacon Hill’s pass went incomplete under pressure by Nash Hutmacher. Leshon Williams ran up the middle for seven yards. Hill’s pass went incomplete and Tory Taylor punted.
Drive 13: Under pressure for Jay Higgins, Purdy’s throw to Johnson went incomplete. Anthony Grant then ran for four yards up the middle. Purdy’s short pass to Johnson went for 11 yards. Grant’s rush up the middle resulted in a one-yard loss. Purdy’s pass to Ty Hahn went incomplete. Then on third-and-11, Purdy fired off a pass to Josh Fleeks for 25 yards and the first down. Fleeks ran to the right for two yards. Purdy’s pass to Jaylen Lloyd was broken up by Jermari Harris. Johnson ran to the right for two. On fourth-and-six, Tristan Alvano came out and kicked a 44-yard field goal to tie the game at 10-10.
Drive 14: Kaleb Johnson ran for three and two yards. Hill threw incomplete to Jacob Bostick (pass breakup by Tommi Hill). The Hawkeyes punted.
Drive 15: Purdy’s pass to Grant went for one yard. Grant ran to the right for two yards. Purdy’s pass to Billy Kemp went for six yards. On fourth-and-one, the Huskers opted to punt, the ball was fair caught at the Iowa 21.
Drive 16: Hill’s deep pass to Nico Ragaini was broken up by Nash Hutmacher, who also had the quarterback hurry. Leshon Williams ran to the right for one yard. On third-and-nine, Williams ran for six yards. The Hawkeyes punted.
Drive 17: Emmett Johnson ran for one yard, then Purdy ran up the middle for 14. Johnson ran to the right, but was stopped for a one-yard loss. Time expired in the third.
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Drive 5 (cont.): Deacon Hill began the quarter with a short pass to Steven Stilianos who ran down the right sideline for 37 yards to the one-yard line. After Jaziun Patterson was stuffed twice in a row at the goalline by Luke Reimer, Deacon Hill jumped over the line and the ball crossed the plane for a touchdown. Drew Stevens’ PAT was good.
Drive 6: After a touchback, Anthony Grant started the drive with a one-yard loss tackled by Ethan Hurkett. Chubba Purdy was under pressure and spiked a pass to Grant. On 3rd & 11, Alex Bullock found an open spot down the left sideline for a 22-yard completion from Purdy. Purdy then rolled out on first down and when trying to attempt a shovel pass, had the ball knocked out by Sebastian Castro and the Hawkeyes recovered. The play was under review and stands as called.
Drive 7: Deacon Hill began the drive on the NU 44 with a completion in the flat to Steven Stilianos who was tackled immediately by Omar Brown for a one-yard gain. Jimari Butler tipped away Hill’s pass to bring up 3rd & long where Hill scrambled for a 8-yard gain and was marked just short of the first down at the NU 35. The spot was reviewed and stands to bring up 4th & 1. Deacon Hill pushed forward on the QB sneak to convert the 1st down. Leshon Williams ran up the middle for a gain of four. After an offsides penalty on Ty Robinson, Williams picked up the 1st down on 2nd & 1 with a 3-yard gain. Hill threw incomplete looking for Addison Ostrenga before Jaziun Patterson ran up the middle for two. On 3rd and 8, Hill threw a screen to Kaleb Brown who bounced off his own lineman and picked up the 1st down on a 9-yard gain to the 11. Kaleb Johnson and Williams carries were stopped for a total of one yard to bring up another 3rd & long. Williams then tried to break out to the sideline and was shoved out by Marques Buford Jr. to bring up 4th down. Drew Stevens’ 28-yard field goal is good.
Drive 8: Drew Stevens’ kick rolled out of bounds and starting at the Iowa 35, Chubba Purdy was sacked for a loss of one. Josh Fleeks then was stopped for no gain. On 3rd & 10, Purdy dropped back and found Jaylen Lloyd for a 66-yard TD. Tristan Alvano’s PAT is good.
Drive 9: Kaleb Johnson ran up the middle for six and then eight yards to move the ball to their own 39. Deacon Hill overthrew his target Nico Ragaini for an incompletion before a 52-yard run up the middle by Leshon Williams all the way inside the 10. On 1st and goal, Johnson pushed forward to the 6-yard line for a gain of two. Hill threw into the end zone incomplete looking for Steven Stilianos and on 3rd down, Kaleb Brown dropped a pass in the end zone. For the second time today, Ty Robinson and Nash Hutmacher combined to block the Drew Stevens field goal and Nebraska takes over on its own 14.
Drive 10: Chubba Purdy was under pressure and threw a short pass to Jaylen Lloyd incomplete. Purdy then found Ty Hahn for a two-yard pass and on 3rd & 8, scrambled for a seven-yard gain just short of the 1st down marker. Iowa used its second timeout. A Brian Buschini punt was returned and fumbled by Kaden Wetjen who recovered. Iowa took a knee to end the first half.
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Drive 1: Iowa wins the toss and will receive. Kaleb Johnson ran up the first for the Hawkeyes first play for no gain (tackle Luke Reimer, Jimari Butler). Leshon Williams ran up the middle for one yard. Deacon Hill’s pass to Nico Ragaini was incomplete, and punter Tory Taylor came out and kicked a 41-yard punt.
Drive 2: Chubba Purdy opened up Nebraska’s offense with a four-yard pass to Malachi Coleman. Then Emmett Johnson ran for four yards and then six yards for a first down. Purdy ran to the right for one yard. He followed that with a six-yard pass to Billy Kemp, but his next one to Coleman went incomplete. And Brian Buschini punted the ball 36 yards.
Drive 3: Hill’s pass to Kaleb Brown resulted in a one-yard loss (tackle Reimer). His second pass to Brown went for 13 yards and first down. Johnson gained one yard on a run to the right, then ran up the middle for six. Hill threw to Addison Ostrenga for four yards and a first down under pressure from Reimer. A pass to Ragaini was broken up by Tommi Hill. On third-and-six, Hill’s pass to Ragaini went for six and the first down. Kaleb Brown ran for two. Brown ran for two, but Tamon Lynum forced a fumble. Brown recovered, then a Hill pass to Ostrenga was broken up by Isaac Gifford. Taylor punted to the NEB 13, but Ethan Nation fumbled the punt which was recovered by Iowa on the NEB 17. Brown ran for 11 yards. An illegal shift penalty moved the Hawkeyes back five yards. Jaziun Patterson ran for one yard, then for three. Hill threw incomplete under pressure by Ty Robinson, the ball was fumbled but Iowa recovered. On a field goal attempt, Iowa got a delay of game penalty moving them back five yards. On the fourth down, Iowa’s Drew Stevens attempted a 30-yard field goal but Ty Robinson blocked it and the Huskers took over on their own 20-yard line.
Drive 4: Emmett Johnson ran for four yards. Purdy threw the ball away under pressure from Nick Jackson. A pass to Malachi Coleman went incomplete. Brian Buschini punted 50 yards. Kaden Wetjen returned for 8 yards, but a unnecessary roughness penalty on Garrett Snodgrass moved the ball up 15 yards for Iowa.
Drive 5: Leshon Williams ran up the middle for seven yards. Williams ran again for a yard (Gennings Dunker injured on play). Hill’s pass to Ostrenga went for five yards and the first down as time expired in the first.
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The Huskers will be playing the Hawkeyes in 25° with the wind chill at 13°, according to the National Weather Service. The wind is blowing at 14 mph from the northeast.
Nebraska listed linebacker Nick Henrich and defensive lineman Elijah Jeudy as out for the game, while running back Anthony Grant is listed as questionable.
Iowa has listed center Logan Jones and defensive end Deontae Craig as questionable.
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