IOWA CITY, Iowa – IowaTheir defense was twice safe in the second half, and the Hawkeyes opened the season with a 7-3 win. South Dakota State on Saturday.
No team can attack much. Iowa finished with 166 yards of fouls, while South Dakota State was at 120. The two teams combined had more fouls (21) than the first foul (16).
The first safety came after Iowa Tory Taylor was knocked down at the 1-yard line by South Dakota State in the third round. One Play Later, Linebacker Jack Campbell grab run back Isaiah Davis after he took the hand and brought him down a yard when out of the end area.
The second safe came at the fourth, when Iowa Joe Evans The midfielder was fired Mark Gronowski in the last sector in the second and eleventh plays.
Iowa leads 3-0 in the first half on Aaron BlomTarget on the field 46 yards. The only point for the State of South Dakota has arrived Dust hunterThe goal at the pitch was 44 yards long with 20 seconds left before halftime.
Iowa Midfielder Spencer Petras completed 11 of 25 109-yard passes. Leshon Williams There are 72 folding rulers.
Gronowski was 10 of 26 passes that were 87 yards long. Davis has 18 runs for 50 yards.
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Iowa didn’t have three offensive starts – wide receiver Keagan Johnson and Nico Ragainiand run again Gavin Williams. All three missed time at pre-season camp because of undisclosed injuries. Starter Helper Justin Jacobs left the match in the second half with an injury and did not return.
The state of South Dakota closes in tight Tucker KraftThe Associated Press FCS All-American’s second team last season, was injured after catching a pass in the first half and failed to return.
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Iowa had one of the worst offenses in the nation last year despite 10 wins during the season, ranking 99th for fouls and 121th for total fouls. Petras’ struggle has resulted in a lot of booing from the ticketing crowd at Kinnick Stadium, and with same-state rival Iowa State coming next Saturday, there will be plenty of questions for coach Kirk Ferentz responds to Petras, who is in his third season. as a beginner.
South Dakota State, which fell 2-10 to the FBS teams, struggled to move the ball in front of the Iowa defense, one of the best in the nation last season.
