The Buckeyes downed the Hawkeyes, 54-10, at Ohio Stadium. Fifty-four factors is essentially the most Iowa has given up in a single sport throughout Kirk Ferentz’s head teaching tenure.
Iowa operating again Kaleb Johnson searches for yards throughout a soccer sport between Iowa and No. 2 Ohio State at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Junior quarterback Alex Padilla took his first snaps of the 2022 season Saturday at Ohio Stadium. Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz put him into the sport after benching senior Spencer Petras at halftime.
When Padilla entered the sport, Iowa trailed, 26-10. He dedicated two turnovers on his first two drives. He fumbled his first snap of the sport and Ohio State recovered. Then, he threw an interception inside his personal 20-yard line.
By the point the fourth quarter started, Ohio State led 40-10. Padilla performed seven complete drives, and Iowa’s offense didn’t rating whereas he was underneath heart. He went 5-of-10 for 32 yards within the Hawkeyes’ 54-10 loss to the Buckeyes.
“I believe, as an entire, our group didn’t actually carry out the way in which that we wished to,” Padilla mentioned postgame. “We clearly turned the ball over means too many instances to beat a very good group. They’re a extremely good group. , it’s only a disappointing efficiency for all of us. I assumed we did a couple of good issues on the market, however clearly there’s quite a bit we have to enhance on going into subsequent week.”
Padilla dedicated fewer turnovers than Petras, who threw two interceptions and misplaced a fumble within the first half. Petras’ first interception got here on the opening play of the sport, giving Ohio State the ball contained in the Iowa 30-yard line. Petras additionally threw a decide six with 3:25 remaining within the second quarter.
Petras completed the sport 6-of-14 for 49 yards. Padilla and Petras have been sacked a mixed 5 instances because the Hawkeyes’ offense scored three complete factors. Iowa turned the ball over 9 instances on the sport.
“[It’s] only a cumulative factor,” Iowa head coach Ferentz mentioned. “I simply assume, you understand, at that time, it was the perfect factor to do. However once more, it’s only a powerful, powerful state of affairs for both quarterback.”
The Buckeyes didn’t win Saturday’s contest in wire-to-wire vogue. The Hawkeyes briefly led, 7-3, through the first quarter.
After Petras’ game-opening decide arrange Ohio State’s first area purpose of the day, Iowa’s protection discovered a solution to rating the following time the Buckeyes bought the ball. Senior defensive finish Joe Evans pressured Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud to fumble close to the Buckeye 11-yard line. Evans then picked the fumble up and returned it to the top zone for a landing.
“For the time being, I felt so on high of the world,” Evans mentioned. “Like, you noticed the place all of the dad and mom have been, and that’s the place I ran it in. I simply checked out my household. Me and my dad, earlier than each sport, we give one another a bit chest bump. So, should you can see within the celebration, that’s what I did. I checked out him and did that.”
Evans’ rating gave Iowa a 7-3 lead. The Hawkeyes benefit didn’t final, as operating again Miyan Williams scored a 2-yard landing on the Buckeyes’ ensuing drive. As soon as Ohio State recaptured the lead, it by no means let it go.
The 54 factors Iowa’s protection surrendered Saturday is essentially the most the Hawkeyes have allowed throughout Ferentz’s near-25-year head teaching tenure at Iowa. The earlier excessive got here within the Hawkeyes’ 51-14 loss to the Minnesota Golden Gophers in November 2014.
Earlier than Saturday’s contest, Iowa’s protection ranked seventh and third within the nation in complete and scoring protection, respectively. Ohio State’s offense was rated second within the nation earlier than it performed Iowa.
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The Hawkeyes are actually 3-4 on the season. Iowa hasn’t dipped underneath .500 because it began the 2020 season 0-2.
The Hawkeyes gained 12 video games in a row after they began 0-2 in 2020. Since they put collectively the 12-game profitable streak, the Hawkeyes have gone 7-8.
“I not solely assume it’s potential, I consider it’s potential, and I consider it’s going to occur,” Ferentz mentioned of Iowa’s probabilities to place collectively a late-season win streak. “It’s as much as us to make it occur. So, completely, I consider it’s potential. That’s our job. That’s our purpose. That’s what we attempt to do any time we compete is get your self ready the place you may exit and achieve success. We weren’t capable of do it as we speak, however we’re going to maintain pushing exhausting.”
Iowa is at present tied for final place within the Massive Ten West with Wisconsin.
Up subsequent
The Hawkeyes will play their first sport at Kinnick Stadium since Oct. 1 subsequent week. Iowa will welcome Northwestern for its homecoming sport.
Iowa misplaced its final residence sport to Michigan, 27-14. The final time Northwestern and Iowa met, the Hawkeyes picked up a 17-13 win at Ryan Subject in Evanston.
