... road trip of the year, facing Iowa in Kinnick Stadium.

They were enjoying mild success against the Hawkeyes, particularly in the running game, and I recall attributing that success to Iowa's refusal to provide safety help against the rush.

Despite the fact that the avowed goal of the Rodriguez spread n' shred system is to run the ball every time the numbers in the box favor it, Iowa refused even to walk up their safeties to the line of scrimmage and assist in run support—instead remaining in a deep-drop cover-two for most of the game.

I suppose they didn't want to get beat deep by Tate Forcier w...

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