re: Will Iowa's offense be one of the best stories of the 2023 CFB season?

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In their combined meetings against OSU/Michigan from the last 2 years they gave up 42, 27, and 54 points for an average of 41/game.

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Take a look at what Iowas offense did to Iowas defense in the tOSU game.

1st Quarter Iowas offense ran 12 plays, gained 12 yards, and turned it over 3 times inside their own 35 and only trailed 16-7, even led the game briefly.

-1st play of game, INT at own 30. D held to FG. 3-0tOSU
-Next Iowa series - 3 and out, punt
-Iowa D forces strip sack fumble, returns for TD. 7-3 Iowa.
-Ohio state 75 yard drive. 10-7tOSU
-next Iowa series, fumble at own 30. D holds to FG. 13-7tOSU
-next iowa series, TO on downs @ own 30. D holds to FG. 16-7tOSU

Second quarter
-Iowa mounts 44yard FG drive. 16-10tOSU
-Iowa D forces punt
-Iowa goes 3 and out, punts to Iowa 32
-Iowa D holds to FG, 19-10tOSU
-Iowa throws pick six on 1st play of drive 26-10tOSU at halftime

Third Quarter
-iowa D picks off stroud in tOSU territory on opening play
-iowa proceeds to fumble the next snap
-iowa d returns to field, forces 3 and out, Ohio state punts
-iowa offense throws INT @ own 15 two plays later
-tOSU scores, 33-10
-iowa mounts 7 play, 22 yard drive, TO on downs at tOSU 45
-tOSU drives 55 yards for TD 40-10
-@end of 3rd, Iowa had surrendered just 208 yards.

When it was all said and done, Iowa offense committed 6 turnovers and 3 TO on downs—9 total, nearly all in own territory. The defense still kept it a two score game into the third quarter and gave Iowas offense the ball in Ohio state territory in the third quarter with a chance to cut it to a 1 score game. tOSU ended up 360 yards and were 3/13 on 3rd down.