Kirk Ferentz expresses frustration about replay system
The Big Ten Conference’s replay system was again the source of Kirk Ferentz’s frustration following the Hawkeyes’ 26-0 loss in the Big Ten championship game.
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To no real surprise, Hawkeyes lay an offensive goose egg in biggest game
Nothing was expected, and nothing is exactly what the Hawkeyes scored in a 26-0 Big Ten championship loss to Michigan.
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Kirk Ferentz, asked what needs to happen for the offense to be competitive in games like this: "I still think we probably would've been a little better off this year if we had the quarterback we thought was going to be our starter playing."
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Kirk Ferentz on the explanation he received after the replay review: "The arm was going forward, but the hand wasn't, which I'm not sure if that's possible mechanically."
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Kirk Ferentz would attribute "our offensive performance to (Michigan's) defense."
"They got a really good defense. That's statistically proven. ... And that's not our strength right now, and we didn't match up well."
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Iowa DL Logan Lee: "We still got another game. We're still going to come back, and we're going to be a better team. I know that for sure. But yeah, unmet expectations are never fun to deal with."
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Game Report: Michigan 26, Iowa 0
Here's a look at the turning point, key numbers, notes and more from Michigan's win over Iowa.
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No storybook upset: Iowa shut out by Michigan in Big Ten championship game
It was a “Ted Lasso”-themed day for Iowa fans, but there was no AFC Richmond-esque upset in store for Iowa football, no matter how much the Hawkeyes believed, as Michigan pulled away with a 26-0 win in the Big Ten championship game.
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Final: Michigan 26, Iowa 0
No. 2 Michigan is 13-0 and headed to the College Football Playoff with its third straight Big Ten championship.
No. 16 Iowa is 10-3 and will find out its bowl destination Sunday.
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Another 3 for Michigan
James Turner's fourth field goal of the game is a 50-yarder. That was a six-play, 23-yard drive for the Wolverines.
Michigan 26, Iowa 0 (3:38 4th)
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Iowa has not given up a drive of 30-plus yards since the first quarter, yet is trailing 23-0.
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Iowa turns it over on downs
Deacon Hill's fourth-and-5 pass was behind Kaleb Brown and Ja'Den McBurrows broke it up. Michigan has it at the Iowa 45.
Michigan 23, Iowa 0 (7:24 4th)
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3 more for Michigan
Iowa's defense didn't allow anything after the turnover, with Yahya Black's sack making this a scoring drive with negative yardage.
James Turner kicked a 36-yard field goal. He's 3-for-3 in the game.
Michigan 23, Iowa 0 (9:14 4th)
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Iowa fumbles again
Braiden McGregor knocked the ball out of Deacon Hill's hand just before he could throw. Kenneth Grant recovered the fumble and Michigan takes over at the Iowa 15.
Michigan 20, Iowa 0 (10:57 4th)
The ball is out and @UMichFootball has it!! pic.twitter.com/lStXeBnrWT
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Michigan goes three-and-out
Iowa stopped Blake Corum shy of the line to gain on a third-and-2 run. An illegal block in the back called on Aaron Graves during the punt return puts the Hawkeyes at their 15.
Michigan 20, Iowa 0 (12:13 4th)
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Iowa goes three-and-out
Michigan takes over at its 35 after a 35-yard Tory Taylor punt went out of bounds.
Michigan 20, Iowa 0 (14:47 4th)
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End 3rd: Michigan 20, Iowa 0
Iowa's hole has gotten deeper after a rough last six minutes.
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Michigan tacks on 3
James Turner kicked a 46-yard field goal to extend the Wolverines' lead to 20. It was a nine-play, 28-yard drive.
Michigan 20, Iowa 0 (0:22 3rd)
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Iowa turns it over on downs
Michigan stuffed a Deacon Hill QB sneak on fourth-and-1 from the Michigan 44.
The eight-play, 31-yard drive was Iowa's longest of the night.
Michigan 17, Iowa 0 (5:08 3rd)
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Back-to-back first-down completions for Deacon Hill, first to Kaleb Brown then a screen to Addison Ostrenga.
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Iowa gets something it can forever complain about officiating-wise, so that's something.
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Touchdown Michigan: Blake Corum's second
Michigan takes advantage of the fumble after an overturned call. Blake Corum runs for a 6-yard touchdown run on the first play of the drive.
Michigan's TD drives tonight: 5 yards and 6 yards.
Michigan 17, Iowa 0 (9:09 3rd)
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Review rules an Iowa fumble
Call overturned. Deacon Hill fumble instead of an incomplete pass. Michigan takes over in great field position.
Unsportsmanlike conduct penalty to an Iowa assistant coach after the play. Brian Ferentz was livid on the sidelines.
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Michigan punts from Iowa territory
Nick Jackson dropped an interception on second down, but the Hawkeyes still got a stop on Michigan's first drive of the second half.
Iowa starts at its 6.
Michigan 10, Iowa 0 (10:03 3rd)
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Half: Michigan 10, Iowa 0
The Iowa defense is earning its NIL money tonight. All but one of Michigan's drives in the first half went for fewer than 20 yards.
ANOTHER SACK
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Iowa goes three-and-out
Nick De Jong was flagged for a false start for the second time on second-and-3, then Deacon Hill was sacked by Jaylen Harrell for an 8-yard loss.
Michigan takes over at its 26, but with only 16 seconds left in the half.
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Drop on third down forces Michigan punt
Colston Loveland had the ball in his hands for a potential big gain on third-and-6 inside the final minute of the half, but couldn't hang on.
Iowa has it at its 24.
Michigan 10, Iowa 0 (0:46 2nd)
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Tory Taylor is now averaging 53.6 yards on five punts. Four of them have gone 50-plus.
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Iowa goes three-and-out
Deacon Hill's third-and-5 pass was batted down in the backfield by Josaiah Stewart. Tory Taylor's 67-yard punt was downed at the Michigan 18.
Michigan 10, Iowa 0 (1:43 2nd)
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Michigan goes three-and-out
J.J. McCarthy and Colston Loveland couldn't connect on third-and-2 and the Wolverines punted, unable to take advantage of the Iowa turnover.
The Hawkeyes get it back at their 9 after Tommy Doman's 54-yard punt.
Michigan 10, Iowa 0 (3:21 2nd)
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Iowa fumbles
Jaziun Patterson fumbled after a catch on third-and-2 and Iowa comes up empty on a drive that started on the Michigan 40.
Mike Sainristil forced the fumble and Kris Jenkins recovered at the 29.
Michigan 10, Iowa 0 (5:04 2nd)
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McCarthy sacked again on third down
J.J. McCarthy once again had nowhere to throw on third-and-long and tripped while being chased by Ethan Hurkett for a 16-yard loss.
Good field position for the Hawkeyes as Tommy Doman's punt from the goal line took a bad bounce and was finally downed at the Michigan 40.
Michigan 10, Iowa 0 (6:00 2nd)
SACKED AGAIN@HawkeyeFootball continues to swarm J.J. McCarthy 🔒 pic.twitter.com/DlUSeWbstT
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Iowa goes three-and-out
The Hawkeyes lost a yard and punted. Tory Taylor's 53-yard punt bounced out of bounds at the Michigan 28.
Michigan 10, Iowa 0 (7:16 2nd)
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J.J. McCarthy so far: 9-for-10, 70 yards
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Deontae Craig with the third-down sack
After a second-down holding penalty backed Michigan up to third-and-20, Deontae Craig brought down J.J. McCarthy for a 7-yard loss on third-and-12.
Iowa gets it back at its 20 after Kaden Wetjen's 24-yard punt return was brought back by an illegal block in the back penalty on Koen Entringer.
Michigan 10, Iowa 0 (8:59 2nd)
CRAIG WITH THE SACK
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Iowa punts, but at least avoids another big return
Deacon Hill was nearly picked off by Mikey Sainristil on third-and-3. Tory Taylor's punt bounced into the end zone.
Michigan 10, Iowa 0 (13:24 2nd)
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End 1st: Michigan 10, Iowa 0
Sneakin' Deacon for the first down on the last play of the quarter.
Lack of offensive production + big special teams gaffe = Early deficit for Iowa.
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That long Michigan punt return that set up a TD makes Iowa's task harder. But as Jimmy Dugan said, it's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard is what makes it great.
Of course, that was a baseball movie.
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Touchdown Michigan Blake Corum punches it in
Blake Corum scored on a 2-yard run on second-and-goal after the big punt return.
Michigan 10, Iowa 0 (1:07 1st)
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Huge punt return for Michigan
Semaj Morgan returned Tory Taylor's 52-yard punt 87 yards to the Iowa 5. Koen Entringer made the touchdown-saving tackle. It was the longest punt return in Big Ten championship game history.
Nick DeJong's false start on third-and-7 made it third-and-12 for the Hawkeyes and Deacon Hill's completion to Kaleb Brown was good for only 5 yards.
WHAT A PUNT RETURN BY MORGAN
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Leshon Williams runs up the middle on third-and-1 and picks up enough for Iowa's first first down of the game.
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Michigan takes the lead
The Wolverines converted a fourth-and-7 on their opening drive, but kicked on fourth-and-1. James Turner connected on a 35-yard field goal for the first points of the game.
It was a 13-play, 52-yard drive for the Wolverines.
Michigan 3, Iowa 0 (6:01 1st)
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Michigan OL Drake Nugent, who was questionable going into tonight's game, is down with an injury.
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Michigan lined up to go for it on fourth-and-2 from the Iowa 31 but a false start backed it up 5 yards. On fourth-and-7, the offense stayed on the field and J.J. McCarthy hit Cornelius Johnson for a 10-yard gain to move the chains.
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Another first down for Michigan, with McCarthy hitting Colston Loveland on the sideline for a 6-yard gain to the Iowa 39.
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Michigan picks up a first down at midfield with J.J. McCarthy's 13-yard pass to AJ Barner.
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Hawkeyes go three and out on their first drive
Tory Taylor's first punt goes for 39 yards, and Michigan takes over at its own 31-yard line.
Iowa 0, Michigan 0 (13:24 1st)
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Michigan wins the toss and defers. Hawkeyes will receive.
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Definitely seems to be a pro-Michigan crowd here at Lucas Oil Stadium.
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First-team Hawkeyes offensive line: Richman, Feth, Jones, Colby, DeJong
Gennings Dunker is in uniform, but did not work with the second-teamers either.
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Iowa DE Deontae Craig is in uniform for warmups. Center Logan Jones is warming up with tape around his right foot.
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Iowa kicker Drew Stevens hit from as deep as 56 yards in warmups. Was solid. Working with the first-team specialists, as expected.
Previous coverage: Stevens remains Iowa’s top option at kicker despite shaky showing against Nebraska
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Hawkeyes WR Diante Vines, who has not played since the Northwestern game, got some extra work in during early warmups. Was the last offensive player to leave the field.
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Luke Lachey (out) is throwing a football around during warmups. Another week without a boot or anything.
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Iowa defensive end Deontae Craig is listed as questionable for Saturday’s Big Ten championship game.
Defensive back T.J. Hall, offensive lineman Beau Stephens and tight end Luke Lachey are again listed as out.
Center Logan Jones and wide receivers Kaleb Brown and Diante Vines do not have any injury designation.
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Iowa vs. Michigan storylines
3 keys for Iowa: Strike early on offense, force turnovers on defense and exhibit a deep passing threat. Here’s the analysis from John Steppe.
Must-read feature: Iowa’s 2023 team brings flashbacks of the 2015 Hawkeyes that also “had a lot of resiliency” and close wins.
Hlas column: With a miracle vs. Michigan, the Hawkeyes can become college football immortals.
Fun Facts: Michigan has won 18 outright Big Ten football championships including the last two. Iowa has won four, the latest in 1985. Here are 20 things to know about Iowa-Michigan.
Analysis: Iowa faces a daunting task in the Big Ten championship after enjoying a relatively favorable path to Indianapolis.
Michigan perspective: Mike Sainristil has proven to be one versatile football player for the Wolverines.
Injury report: Iowa center Logan Jones and wide receiver Diante Vines are expected to play vs. Michigan.
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Big Ten championship predictions
Line: Michigan -21.5 [Iowa-Michigan has a point spread you just don’t see for conference-title games]
Over/under: 35
Mike Hlas: Michigan 31, Iowa 0
John Steppe: Michigan 31, Iowa 6
Jeff Johnson: Michigan 31, Iowa 3
Rob Gray: Michigan 31, Iowa 16
Beth Malicki: Michigan 28, Iowa 13
Todd Brommelkamp: Michigan 28, Iowa 6
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How to watch Iowa vs. Michigan
Kickoff time: 7:15 p.m. (CT)
TV channel: Fox
Live stream: FoxSports.com or Fox Sports app
TV announcers: Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), Jenny Taft (sideline)
Radio: Hawkeye Radio Network | The Varsity Network app | SiriusXM channel 84